Let’s make music!
The Song School CIC exists: to create communities for music making, accessible for everyone regardless of circumstances. We want to bring children & young people together from all circumstances to contribute to a more fair and understanding society and therefore our growing community is welcoming space for all.
We exist to break down the barriers associated with learning music, including high tuition fees, access to instruments and practice spaces, plus environments where all children and young people can thrive. We want all to access the benefits that include improved confidence, self-esteem, mental wellbeing and educational aspirations and have developed three core aims for the communities we serve:
“Contribute to creating a music industry that is reflective of its audience”
“Be a beacon of change for the resilience of our young people, in society”
“Support young people with neurodivergence to find their way in the world”
Current landscape
“Huge disparities in participation in extra-curricular activities exist depending on social background”
“Send crisis in England risks creating ‘lost generation’ of children”
“Urgent referrals of children in mental health crisis in England rise 13% in year”
TSS solutions
“Levelling access”
“Celebrating difference”
“Supporting mental health”
Values
At TSS we believe every young person should be given a level playing field for opportunity. We have developed our value set to lay the foundations and help us monitor and improve our programmes
SHINE YOUR LIGHT BRIGHT
SHINE YOUR LIGHT BRIGHT
Community is always our first priority at TSS. We recognise being part of a like minded group of people brings an unparalleled sense of belonging and encourages everyone to be their true unique selves and ‘shine your light bright’
COLLABORATION NOT COMPETITION
COLLABORATION NOT COMPETITION
We have carried this ethos with us right from the start. We believe young musicians should work together to encourage, support and build each other up. This fosters our community spirit and encourages more light shining!
ZERO TOLERANCE FOR INTOLERANCE
ZERO TOLERANCE FOR INTOLERANCE
Everyone is welcome at The Song School. We are committed to constantly reviewing our equality and diversity priorities and ensuring we are developing programmes that make everyone feel comfortable.
ROCKSTAR QUALITY
ROCKSTAR QUALITY
We want to provide the highest quality music mentoring across disciplines to ensure all children and young people have access to the best training. This ensures they are all given an equal chance of success.
REACH FOR THE STARS
REACH FOR THE STARS
At TSS there are no unrealistic goals. All students should feel they can achieve their goals: whether this is mastering a guitar riff, applying for music college or simply attending a class with a new group of people.
IT’S GOOD TO TALK
it’s good to talk
Our awesome community of music mentors are passionate about the mental wellbeing of all students within our community. We have an open door policy for anyone needing or simply wanting a conversation.
who we are
Governance
Each of our Executive team bring a unique perspective to organisational development and the future of music education, ensuring we have a balanced view of how and where to distribute our resources to best benefit the communities we serve.
Louisa Strachan
Founder and Director
Neil Thompson
Non-Executive Director
Carla Marshall
Non-Executive Director
Hayley Hill
Non-Executive Director
Trigger Bliss
Non-Executive Director