Changing lives through music

Our mission is to ensure that all children and young people can experience music and creative opportunities that are relevant to them and responsive to their needs in a changing world.

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Emerging Music Leader Scheme (Early Childhood Music) *Apply Now*

Applications are now open for Sound Connections Emerging Music Leader Scheme (Early Childhood Music) 2025-26.

This career development opportunity is for anyone keen to develop their music leading practice with young children aged 0-5. The scheme offers; training sessions; paid shadowing placements; and group coaching sessions, and will take place over the period September 2025 – May 2026.

Sound Connections exists to create change. We work across the music community to achieve inclusion, equity and social justice. We do this through supporting young people, the music education workforce, and the wider music education sector. In addition to delivering charitable programmes, we offer a comprehensive consultancy service for music, arts, cultural and heritage organisations.

Meet our team

Our dedicated team work across our specialisms to create high quality musical opportunities for young Londoners, support music practitioners and strengthen the music sector.

And they are backed by our board of trustees who oversee the governance of Sound Connections and guide us on our mission to achieve our charitable objectives.