Vision and Values

Our vision is for sound futures to be a citywide development agency, supporting young people’s music making of the highest possible quality across the full range of musical styles. We achieve this by:

• developing strategic partnerships and providing coherence of approach
• drawing in additional resources and working towards sustainable results
• working on a local level to ensure relevance, local ownership and ongoing local support for participants

Placing children and young people at the core of our values, we embrace music as a powerful means of expression which affects the lives of individuals and communities, transcends boundaries and brings about social change.

Through tireless advocacy and cutting edge project commissions, we:

• promote individual self-esteem and achievement
• build positive relationships
• improve the physical and emotional wellbeing of the young people we work with
• celebrate diversity, access and inclusion
• craft a creative, safer and tolerant society.

Wherever possible we place our projects within the contexts of Every Child Matters, Creative Futures and the National Curriculum. All project activity occurs during out of hours learning in school and community settings, with the exception of Early Years activity.