Our new three-part series supports early‑career and freelance music practitioners to better understand the UK music education landscape, build sustainable working practices, and develop high-quality, fundable music education projects. You are welcome to join whichever sessions are most useful to them, whether that’s just 1 or 2 or all 3.
We will be delivering the series both in person and online, and there will be the option to take part in facilitated peer mentoring sessions, creating ongoing opportunities for reflection, connection and shared problem-solving beyond the sessions.
Full speaker line-up to be announced soon.
Part 3 – Developing, Funding and Evaluating Music Projects
The final session supports practitioners to move from ideas to delivery – equipping participants with the skills to design, fund and evaluate impactful music education projects.
We will explore how to write strong funding applications and develop realistic budgets and resource plans. The session will demystify what funders and partners look for in music‑led work, particularly in relation to inclusion, access, quality and outcomes.
Alongside this we’ll also look at how to measure the impact of projects and programmes and how this can actively strengthen future project design, rather than functioning as a tick‑box exercise.
This event will take place online on Thursday 4th February 2027, 10.00–12.00. An in‑person version of the event will run on Wednesday 20th January 2027, 10.30–13.30, offering different ways to take part depending on circumstances and access needs.
This listing is for the online event only. If you would prefer to attend in person, please book via the separate in‑person event listing, which is linked here.
The themes and learning from the event will also be developed into a digital resource, allowing the content to be revisited and shared more widely.
Tickets to all Sound Connections’ events are currently fixed at just £15 (discounts and bursaries still apply, see below for details).
Free to young people aged 16-25, students and unwaged.
We want to ensure our training events are fully accessible and that cost is not a barrier. We therefore have a limited number of bursary places available to those who are unable to pay (subject to availability). Please email emily@sound-connections.org.uk to discuss the options.
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If you have any suggestions about training and events that you would like to see in future, please contact Emily at emily@sound-connections.org.uk.
