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…