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Reaching Out

Drop-in online chats for anyone planning and managing inclusive music activity for children and young people.

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When
10.30am-12pm
Where
Online via Zoom
Part of the Initiative
Reaching Out
Sign Up
Dates
29 January
21 May
19 November

What is Reaching Out?

Reaching Out is a place for music leaders to meet, chat, learn and share. It's a future-thinking network for anyone who plans and manages inclusive music activity for children and young people.

At Reaching Out you get to:

  • Share ideas, approaches and problem-shoot plans for future delivery of music projects with children and young people
  • Stay up to date and connected with other programme and project managers working across the region
  • Find ways to support each other through signposting, sharing resources and identifying potential partnerships

Hosted by Brighter Sound and More Music.

What's involved

29 January: Music Careers
Theme: “How do we support young people into the industry?”

21 May: Fundraising
Theme: “Budgeting and raising funds for our projects.”

19 November: Collaborative Projects
Theme: “Shared experiences of working across sectors.”

How to join

The session will take place on Zoom.

Once you sign up, we'll email you the link.

If there is anything we can do to help you access this session, please let us know.

New to Reaching Out?

We’re always open to new sign-ups and love to see new faces. Contact Ash Murphy at [email protected] or Rachel Waters at [email protected] for more info.

Reaching Out is a partnership project between More Music and Brighter Sound, with funding from Youth Music.

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