Sound Connections
Sound Connections' 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.
About Sound Connections
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.
Latest from Sound Connections
- Feature15 Jul 2026UK government’s new music plan promises to connect classrooms, communities and careers
The government’s music strategy places education, access and grassroots development within a single national music ecosystem. Its ambitions have been warmly received, but sector leaders warn that long-term funding, effective coordination and meaningful involvement of practitioners will determine whether the plan delivers lasting change.
- News26 Jun 2026Sound Connections opens applications for CULTIVATE 2026–27
Sound Connections has opened applications for the 2026–27 round of CULTIVATE, its development programme for grassroots music organisations working with young people.
- News01 Jun 2026Sound Connections opens Activate Fund for London early years music-making projects
Music charity Sound Connections is inviting applications for its 2026 Activate Fund, supporting Music Hubs and Music Services to develop action-focused early years music-making projects with young people in London.