Sound Practice

Are you looking to develop, strengthen, or refine your skills in facilitating inclusive music-making?

Sound Practice offers a comprehensive, flexible, and practical training and development pathway, designed to support those working alongside, or those who want to work alongside, Learning Disabled people with complex support needs.

Running from September 2026 to July 2027, across the Sound Practice programme, you will deepen your understanding of inclusive music music-making through 12 specialist modules, all anchored in Soundabout’s unique methodology, and split into two distinct strands:

• Part 1: Fundamentals (Modules 1 to 6) – supporting you in developing and deepening your understanding of the theory, principals, and philosophy behind inclusive music-making, through the lens of Soundabout’s unique approach.
• Part 2: Further Applications (Modules 7 to 12) – supporting you in developing and refining your confidence in applying these fundamental principals across a range of resources, settings, and age groups.

Running from September 2026 to July 2027, training sessions take place either at The Platform in Swindon, Westonbirt Arboretum in Gloucestershire, or online, via Zoom.

You can choose to join the full programme, or to select and participate in the individual modules most relevant to you.

Whether you’re new to this work, or looking to develop your existing skills, the Sound Practice Training programme will offer a welcoming and supportive environment for you to grow.

Session Details

Part 1 – Fundamentals:

• Module 1: Commusication Fundamentals – Building Interactions through Sound; 24th September 2026
• Module 2: Commusication Activities – Using Voice and Body; 15th October 2026
• Module 3: Commusication Activities – Using Soundmakers and Sensory Resources; 5th November 2026
• Module 4: Song Writing and Storytelling; 14th January 2027
• Module 5: Part A: Session Planning; Part B: Session Assessment, Evaluation, and Reflection; 26th November 2026
• Module 6: Part A: Session Delivery; Part B: The Practitioners Role and Maintaining Self-wellbeing; 4th February 2027

Part 2 – Further Applications:

• Module 7: Resonance Boards; 25th February 2027
• Module 8: Multi-Sensory Music-Making; 22nd April 2027
• Module 9: Immersive Nature-Inspired and Nature-Based Music-Making; 17th June 2027
• Module 10: Music-Making with Learning Disabled Early Years Children with Complex Support Needs; 18th March 2027
• Module 11: Music-Making with Learning Disabled Children and Young People with Complex Support Needs; 13th May 2027
• Module 12: Music-Making with Learning Disabled Adults with Complex Support Needs; 8th July 2027

About Soundabout

Soundabout are the UK’s specialist Learning Disability music charity.

We offer a wide range of music making and training opportunities, both online and in-person, around the country. We believe that everyone should be able to access and experience music and we use music, sound, and silence to create opportunities where Learning Disabled people with complex support needs can thrive.

Soundabout are a CPD Member with the CPD Certification Service.