Having experienced first hand this school's commitment and understanding of the crucial importance of music to the pupils, we couldn't be prouder to announce that the brilliant Children's Trust School in Tadworth is the recipient…
Help us to understand how music is working in schools and shape our future activities! Have you got 10 minutes to complete this questionnaire? https://tinyurl.com/soimusicimpactsurvey This is a unique opportunity to not only make Sounds…
You might remember that at Sounds of Intent we are working on a device which can turn movements into music. The aim of this device, the MUGO, is to make instrumental music-making more accessible to…
Some very exciting news! Six Cinnamon care homes were the first in the country to receive our new Take Note Music in Care bronze awards, recognising their work using music to support people living with…
Check out these free live online concerts, starting this week! They are designed for anyone supporting someone living with dementia and will feature a 30 minute concert and a 30 minute workshop hosted by musician…
We’d like to congratulate the 15 students at Beechlawn School on successfully earning their Trinity Certificates! Based in Northern Ireland, these students have been working towards their Awards and Certificates in Musical Development. These are…
Electric Umbrella are using Sounds of Intent and the Trinity awards to great effect in local primary schools. To find out more about their amazing work, we recently visited their studio in Hemel Hempstead and…
Sounds of Intent’s founder, Adam, is here with an apt and crucial reminder. It’s a philosophy that underpins all our work. At Sounds of Intent, we don’t see music as a ‘bonus’ or a ‘nice…
Our Sounds Right resources are OUT NOW with a 25% discount over Christmas! You can buy the ebook here: https://store.trinitycollege.com/products/sounds-right Sounds Right brings everyone together for inclusive music making, even in very mixed ability groups.…
Sign up to our next webinar here: https://forms.office.com/e/mvv2TU8Fgs and learn about our new Sounds Right resources. Sounds Right supports practitioners working with children from level 2 to level 6 of the Sounds of Intent framework…
The BBC One Show caught up with Lucy, an exceptional young musician who we love to celebrate here at Sound of Intent! At just 3 years old, Lucy played the entirety of twinkle twinkle little…
Music for All Charity has launched an excellent and important petition called the Music Makers' Charter. It seeks greater investment in music making opportunities, increased support for those facing social, health or other barriers to…
In this post we offer our heartfelt congratulations to Jon Cohen, who has just received his Trinity Award in Musical Development. Collaborating with Trinity UK and thanks to the tireless work of Prof Adam Ockelford,…
The good news keeps rolling at Sounds of Intent! We are beyond proud of our founder, Adam, who has recently been awarded the University of Roehampton Social Impact Award for Research. There were just 8…
On Monday, researchers in Music Psychology and Applied Musicology at The University of Roehampton came together to share research ideas and exchange thoughts on how we conduct research. This work supports Sounds of Intent, and…
The amazing Chapman Shum has just been featured in Channel 4's The Piano, performing at Heathrow Airport Terminal 5 in Series 3, Episode 5. Chapman, who is blind and neurodiverse, first arrived in the UK…
Get to know the newest device on the block for musical inclusion the Mugo. A key takeaway from this video has to be the bottom-up nature of the development of the device. Children and young…
Enjoy this video of our ambassador, the fantastic Derek Paravicini improvising on hip-hop chords! One of the major contributions of Sounds of Intent to music inclusion, especially from our founder Adam, has been to help…
What IS the Sounds of Intent framework of musical development? The framework was the starting point for this charity. It is a theory of music psychology developed by our founder, Adam Ockelford, and others. It…
