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Sound Sense member benefits are designed with you in mind! There are a range of categories of membership for both individuals and organisations, all aimed at making sure you receive the support you need with your community music practice.

Please note that member benefits vary between different membership categories, so refer to the table below to make sure you have the membership that best suits your needs.

Member Categories
Annual Price (price per quarter)
Public
Liability
Insurance
Find a
Musician
Listing
DBS
Checks
Free
Ads
Exclusive
Information
Sounding
Board
Bulletin
Board
Voting
Rights
Individual
£77.00 (£19.25 per quarter)
Public
Liability
Insurance
Find a
Musician
Listing
DBS
Checks
Free
Ads
Exclusive
Information
Sounding
Board
Bulletin
Board
Voting
Rights
Public Liability Insurance: Yes
Find a Musician Listing: Yes
DBS Checks: Yes
for self
Free Ads: Yes
Exclusive Information: Yes
Sounding Board: Yes
Bulletin Board: Yes
Voting Rights: Yes
Student
£25.00 (£6.25 per quarter)
Public
Liability
Insurance
Find a
Musician
Listing
DBS
Checks
Free
Ads
Exclusive
Information
Sounding
Board
Bulletin
Board
Voting
Rights
Public Liability Insurance: No
Find a Musician Listing: No
DBS Checks: Yes
for self
Free Ads: Yes
Exclusive Information: Yes
Sounding Board: Yes
Bulletin Board: Yes
Voting Rights: Yes
Organisation, turnover over £150,000 a year
£121.00 (£30.25 per quarter)
Public
Liability
Insurance
Find a
Musician
Listing
DBS
Checks
Free
Ads
Exclusive
Information
Sounding
Board
Bulletin
Board
Voting
Rights
Public Liability Insurance: No
Find a Musician Listing: Yes
DBS Checks: Yes
for workers
Free Ads: Yes
Exclusive Information: Yes
Sounding Board: Yes
Bulletin Board: Yes
Voting Rights: Yes
Organisation, turnover under £150,000 a year
£66.00 (£16.50 per quarter)
Public
Liability
Insurance
Find a
Musician
Listing
DBS
Checks
Free
Ads
Exclusive
Information
Sounding
Board
Bulletin
Board
Voting
Rights
Public Liability Insurance: No
Find a Musician Listing: Yes
DBS Checks: Yes
for workers
Free Ads: Yes
Exclusive Information: Yes
Sounding Board: Yes
Bulletin Board: Yes
Voting Rights: Yes
Associate
£61.00 (£15.25 per quarter)
Public
Liability
Insurance
Find a
Musician
Listing
DBS
Checks
Free
Ads
Exclusive
Information
Sounding
Board
Bulletin
Board
Voting
Rights
Public Liability Insurance: No
Find a Musician Listing: No
DBS Checks: No
Free Ads: No
Exclusive Information: Yes
Sounding Board: Yes
Bulletin Board: Yes
Voting Rights: No
Things to note

Members not based in the UK will get the same benefits as UK members except for:

  • DBS checks: not available in any category
  • Public liability insurance: available only in the Individual, earning category for work carried out in the UK
  • Direct Debit payments: available only from UK bank accounts

We take fees quarterly for your convenience, but membership is for a minimum period of a year, and we expect your membership to run yearly. If you do decide to cancel at any point we cannot refund any outstanding portion of your latest quarterly instalment of your fee.

Fees apply for DBS checks, please click here.

Public liability & professional indemnity cover

More and more, it’s vital that your working practices are safe. Sound Sense’s specialist insurance scheme covers individual members for planning and carrying out community music activities, as well as work in music teaching and music therapy. Find out more >>

Members can download a personalised pdf insurance certificate from this website – simply log in, click on “My Details”, and you will see a “Download Certificate” link near the top of the page.

Sound Sense Code of Practice
If you are a community music practitioner, adopting the Sound Sense Code of Practice is your first step to professionalism. Sound Sense members can sign up to the Code of Practice online. Find out more >>
Sounding Board, the journal of community music

Sounding Board is the widely-respected UK journal of community music. Recharging your work regularly, you’ll find cutting edge debate, latest research described, opinionated columns and music practice unpicked and more. Find recent issues in our Resources & Publications section >>

Bulletin Board monthly newsletter

A dozen issues a year of Bulletin Board link you with information on training, conferences, jobs, networking contacts plus all the latest funding opportunities direct to your inbox. Find recent issues in our News & Views section >>

For individuals working in community music
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Individual
Membership
For organisations working in community music
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Organisation
Membership
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Find a Musician
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