Sound Sense :: the UK professional association for community musicians

Member Monday is back!

We are bringing back Member Monday and we want You to be celebrated! Do get in touch to be featured in the next one: info@soundsense.org

This week's Member Monday is Emily Crossland: gamelan player, music creator, improviser, and occasional folk fiddle player. Over the past 20 years, her facilitation work has spanned prisons, mental health settings, theatres, festivals, youth programmes, leisure-time ensembles, mentoring schemes, and education institutions. Find out more about Emily and look out for future Member Mondays on our socials:

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News & Views

18 May 2026

Bulletin Board May 2026

New Sing Up report on young people and mental health
creative health focus in latest Big Issue
Community music events, jobs and resources

15 May 2026

Call for Proposals: 11th Annual ICCM Student Research Symposium

Anyone interested in research surrounding community music practice is invited to participate in these two days of discussion, critique, practice, networking and sharing of ideas

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Courses & Events

12 May 2026 - 16 June 2026

Music Leadership Training 2026

Training

Are you a musician who wants to build your confidence and expand your skills as a music leader? Join Starling Sessions Artistic Directors Lauren Spiceley and John Ruddock for this free six week training course in music group leadership

09 June 2026 - 16 June 2026

First Aid for Youth Mental Health with Soundcastle

Training

Obtain a FAA Level 2 Award / SCQF Level 5 Award in First Aid for Youth Mental Health (RQF) and tools to help you support young people’s mental health, in this course led by Soundcastle

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PHOTO CREDITS

Thank you to all our members who have shared their images to help us celebrate community music on this website.

Soundcastle

People's Music programme brings people together through shared music making for wellbeing and mental health recovery.

soundcastle.co.uk

Oasis One World Choir

Working with Oasis Cardiff, a centre for asylum seekers and refugees, to deliver the Oasis One World Choir Project.

oneworldchoir.co.uk/

Moor to Sea Music Collective

A collective that believes that socially engaged music creation provides a space to consider and address the barriers that prevent people from participating in music and community.

moortoseamusic.org.uk/

Musical Keys

Making music accessible to everyone, supporting diverse music-making at a grassroots level and to sustain and improve wellbeing.

musicalkeys.co.uk/