Strategy

sound futures currently works in four priority areas:

Early Years and their families
developing communication skills between children and parents

Young People at Risk
reducing anti-social behaviour, developing self esteem and building confidence

Youth Consultation
developing user-led initiative including the planning, execution and evaluation of small grant projects

Workforce Development
preparing music leaders to deliver music project work that delivers outcomes against multiple agendas

Our objectives are to:

1. initiate experimental and progressive models of partnership working
2. disseminate models on a citywide basis, and wider as appropriate
3. recruit and retain youth music leaders in the city and develop their practice
4. support organisations in the non-arts sector and their staff by developing their capacity to plan, initiate, deliver and evaluate youth music work
5. develop work that delivers measurable outcomes against partners’ objectives
6. link opportunities in the formal and informal sectors
7. provide clear routes to vocational training

 Some key aims from our action plan 2008-2010 are to:

• roll out Birmingham City Council’s Music Entitlement Programme
• upskill music leaders to work sensitively and successfully with Muslim children
• develop a dynamic programme of user led projects

 Our pledge to Birmingham is to:

• champion the power of music
• positively affect the lives of individuals and communities
• listen, learn, teach and inspire