Autumn term training and events programme announced!

Sound Connections are pleased to announce our Autumn Training and Professional Development programme! With a range of both in-person and online events, and exploring topics including youth voice, wellbeing, contemporary music curriculum design, and forming connections with others in the music and creative sectors, we have lots on offer next term and would love you to join us. Find out more below.

*Please note: we will be announcing a series of Early Years-focussed training events in the coming weeks. To be notified once these events are live, you can register your interest here.

Image credit: Norfolk & Suffolk Music Hub

Youth Voice from a Music Hub Perspective

Monday 22 September 2025, 10:00am – 12:30pm (online)

Join us online to hear how four Music Hubs from across England are embedding youth voice in their work, following their involvement in our Activate 2024–25 programme. Expect honest reflections, practical insights, and open discussion. Ideal for anyone interested in youth participation across music, creative and cultural settings.

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Wellbeing for Music Educators – in partnership with Soundcastle

Tuesday 30 September 2025, 4:30pm – 6:30pm (online)

Join us for a vital and reflective session led by Soundcastle, experts in grassroots community music and Mental Health First Aid Training, focussing on the wellbeing of music teachers and leaders across the education and creative sectors.

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Contemporary Curriculum Design: Building on the National Plan for Music Education

Tuesday 25 November 2025, 4:30pm – 6:30pm (in-person)

Explore how to build inclusive, flexible and relevant music curricula rooted in national guidance and 21st-century practice. Led by music specialist, Jenetta Hurst, this in-person session at Rich Mix in East London offers practical strategies for music educators at all stages, with a focus on musical elements, cross-genre teaching, and contemporary context.

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Would Love To Meet! – Sound Connections Social

Tuesday 25 November 2025, 7:00pm – 9:00pm (in-person)

Join us for an informal and welcoming in-person gathering at Rich Mix in East London, designed to bring together people from across the music education and music industry sectors. Whether you’re a young person passionate about music, part of a music education hub, a music teacher, emerging leader, practitioner, artist, label representative, or any other creative professional, this is your chance to connect, share, and collaborate.

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How to Attend

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. 

Discover Sound Connections’ full Training and Events Programme here >