We are delighted to announce our ‘Live & Inspired’ tours for the year ahead, and we have some huge offers for you to choose from! For those who are new to your Music Subject Lead role, as part of the 24/25 Music Education Hub Membership offer, your school will be scheduled ONE in-school live music experience from the options below.

Live & Inspired is exclusive to SoundStorm and has been continued to be commissioned in response to feedback and our Arts Council England objectives. The aim of the input is to widen participation with a simple ambition of offering your whole school access to a live music experience but with no additional travel costs for the school.

Choosing the right event for your school

Due to having 100% of possible schools sign up to SoundStorm in September 2023, anticipating this, this year we have commissioned SIX exciting, distinct offers that extend across different genres, cultures, and instruments. We try to provide variety and broaden pupil’s exposure to as many genres as possible and bring back favourites occasionally! You will be asked to select a 1st and 2nd choice and consider what would be the best time for the event to happen. i.e., AM or PM. Flexibility on this will provide a greater chance of you receiving your first choice of input. You will also be asked if you would like one or two performances; if your school is large, can the whole school fit into the hall you are planning to use? If not, you are able to have two shorter performances (often split by KS1 and KS2). Whole school performances are 40-45 mins, or approx. 30 mins if you select to have two separate performances.

We have aimed to schedule the events at a time that we believe avoids key dates such as SATS, end of term performances etc. With over 50 schools to schedule, we balance a first come first served policy with complex travel logistics so don’t hesitate to book in. Due to the complex nature of scheduling large tours, once confirmed, it is highly unlikely that we will be able to make a change should you discover a timetable clash, and you may lose your place.

Equipment and access

It is vital that the school is prepared for the visit and that the artists are met and escorted to where they will perform; we appreciate that the hall you may be using could be the one used for lunch. In most cases, access to electricity, (and maybe some chairs) is all that is required and a space with suitable safe distance between the front row of children and musicians. Please make sure your colleagues are aware of the booking and any offers of assistance in preparing the space for the performance would be very much appreciated. Our artists may well have a lot of equipment so reserved parking nearby is preferred; if this is not possible, we ask that you communicate with us about the best access for artists to unload their equipment and where they can park in the meantime.

What to do next: Please read the tour options overleaf then click here to complete the reservation form

Once the scheduling has been completed, you will receive a confirmation email from your SoundStorm coordinator, asking for a few final details and guidance on how to prepare.

*All the artists have an Enhanced DBS with no declarations.

Click here to complete the reservation form

*All the artists have an Enhanced DBS with no declarations