A collaborative production between Sound Sense, Leeds Beckett University and AMP, exploring innovative practice in community music.

This two-day event is suitable for both emerging and experienced practitioners and researchers, with opportunities to connect, share, celebrate and learn from each other. Programme highlights include:

Musicians Without Borders (https://www.musicianswithoutborders.org/about-us/)

Duncan Chapman (https://www.duncanchapman.org/)

Manasamitra (https://www.manasamitra.com/)

Flash Company Arts (https://flashcompany.art/)

AMP Producers (https://amp-music.co.uk/youth-voice/youthledprojects/)

Community Music Platform session featuring researchers and practitioners sharing ‘snapshots’ of their current practice

More speakers to be announced soon!

Our Community Music Now event aims to provide an exciting and diverse programme of professional development activities for community music practitioners, researchers and students. We want to provide a platform for you to share your work and be inspired by the work of others. Find out how to contribute to the event here. (https://forms.cloud.microsoft/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=X5hyBZkEqkadCZ0Br9K6WOlTRV3BpbhDlHQTntC-PvhUOE84REkxQkZLR0JJNkYxM0RWWVJYSTZQQy4u&route=shorturl)

FOOD & DRINK

Tickets include lunch plus refreshments on arrival and during morning and afternoon breaks. All food will be vegetarian. Please let us know of any further dietary requirements when booking.

Access information

We would like everyone to feel welcome and be fully able to participate in our Community Music Now event.

We are open to providing support for a wide range of access needs, bespoke to attendees’ requirements.

Please contact us directly by 9am Monday 24th February on 07761 525 709 or at abby@amp-music.co.uk to discuss any specific needs you have. After this date, we are unable to guarantee capacity to accomodate requests.

In the meantime, it may help to know:

* Thanks to generous support from our partner organisations, we are offering a concessionary rate for self-funding individuals and small organisations

* Free places are available for carers and companions, please contact us directly to book these places (email abby@amp-music.co.uk)

* Leeds School of Arts is a modern, accessible venue. You can find venue information at: https://www.leedsbeckett.ac.uk/leeds-school-of-arts/facilities/ (https://www.leedsbeckett.ac.uk/leeds-school-of-arts/facilities/)

* There will be a quiet space available at all times

* We will be producing an event guide with further access information nearer the time

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