Sound Connection Providers Submission Form

Musical Routes is an exciting new mechanism to enable young people to identify and access music provision in London. It will support them in trying new skills and progressing from one activity to another.

The information that you provide us will feed an online search engine. Young people will use this to find out about music activities in particular geographical areas or genres, or to contact providers they know about.

Musical Routes is a unique and specialised music service with information about types and styles of music you offer and has been designed specifically for young people. They will be encouraged to use the resource through the support of teachers, youth workers and advisors.

By spending only a few moments you can be part of Musical Routes, which for the time being is FREE. Even if all your courses and workshops are fully booked, sign up to take advantage of being part of this trailblazing project that will contribute to mapping music education provision in London, influence decision makers and, in time, provide key results about young peoples’ needs and gaps in the current provision.

Musical Routes is managed by Sound Connections and initial funding came from Musical Futures (a Paul Hamlyn special project), Youth Music Action Zone and Arts Council England Grants for the arts scheme.

By registering with Musical Routes you also become a member of Sound Connections and can take advantage of the information, support, training and potential to become involved in other projects and opportunities we share regularly to our membership. In turn Sound Connections advocates on behalf of its membership to raise awareness of the importance of work being done by members.

The registration form will only take you about 10-15 minutes to complete.

Complete the form by answering all questions and providing additional information where asked. Individuals must answer YES to questions 2-5 and Organisations must answer YES to questions 2-6 to be eligible to join Musical Routes.

Once you have chosen your password and submitted the form your information is then checked by Sound Connections. If the form is accepted it will be uploaded onto the website. If your form is rejected we will email to explain why and suggest ways to resolve any issues.

You are able to update your information whenever you like by logging on with your password. So if you have a fully subscribed course, or have new workshops to add, then log on to amend your details. Sound Connections will also remind you to periodically maintain your information.

1. Are you registering with Musical Routes as:

An instrumental teacher/tutor who teaches directly to individuals or groups

An organisation

(If you are a freelance musician who does not directly offer services to young people (i.e. you usually run sessions / projects on behalf of other providers) then you should not be listed on Musical Routes – you would receive enquiries directly from young people wanting to access activities)

If the answer to any of the questions from 2-6 is NO you are ineligible for inclusion on the Musical Routes database. Users of this service will be informed that in being listed you have told us you have said yes to the following questions. We will advise them to check this themselves hen they attend your sessions. We will also ask a random selection of providers to provide evidence that these procedures are in place.

2. Do you agree to normally respond to enquiries/referrals from Musical Routes within three working weeks?

Yes

3. Do you have public liability insurance?

Yes

4. Does your organisation CRB check all staff and volunteers (full and part-time) who come into contact with children/young people/vulnerable adults? OR If you are an individual, are you Disclosure checked?

Yes

Questions 5 and 6 are for organisations only. If you are registering as an individual go to question 7.

5. Does your organisation have a Child Protection Policy that includes the handling of data and personal information?

Yes

6. Does your organisation have a Health & Safety Policy / procedures that ensure that you provide a safe and secure place for adults, young adults and/or children?

Yes

7. Please provide your details below

Details of person dealing with Musical Routes in your organisation:
Organisation name:
First name:
Last name:
Job title:
Email address (this will be used for login):
Phone:
Mobile:
Address:
Town:
County:
Postcode:
Borough:
Web address:	http://
*Details of person to whom we should send information about strategic issues and opportunities (this might be your director or senior manager):**
Copy the details from above form?
Contact name:
Contact Job title:
Contact Email address:
Contact Phone:
Contact Address:
Contact Town:
Contact County:
Contact Postcode:
Contact Borough:

8. Which sector(s) do you work in? (Tick all that apply)

Formal sector

Non-formal sector

9. Which of these areas do you primarily work in? (Tick all that apply)

Early years (e.g Sure Start Worker, child care professional)

Commercial Music Industry (e.g Producer, manager, studio engineer)

Music/Arts Education (e.g Music teacher,community musician,arts ed officer)

Other Education (e.g Non-music teacher, lecturer, classroom assistant)

Youth Justice (e.g YIP & YOP managers)

Youth Services (e.g Youth worker, Connexions personal advisor)

Voluntary Sector (e.g Charity Worker)

Disability Arts

Other (Please specify below)

10. Which London Boroughs do you offer services in? (Tick all that apply)

Barking	Barnet	Bexley
Brent	Bromley	Camden
City of London	Croydon	Ealing
Enfield	Greenwich	Hackney
Hammersmith & Fulham	Haringey	Harrow
Havering	Hillingdon	Hounslow
Islington	Kensington & Chelsea	Kingston
Lambeth	Lewisham	Merton
Newham	Redbridge	Richmond
Southwark	Sutton	Tower Hamlets
Waltham Forest	Wandsworth	Westminster
		All

11. Which age group(s) do you work with (Tick all that apply)

0-4 Years	5-7 Years	8-11 Years
12-14 Years	15-18 Years	19-25 Years
25+ Years

12. What subject areas do you cover? (Tick all that apply)

Brass	Drums	Composition
Piano/Keyboards	Percussion	Careers Advice
Guitar	Woodwind	Bass
Songwriting	Strings	Music Business
Music Theory	Singing	Music Technology
Rap	DJing	Other (please state)

13. Please select the genres that you work with (Tick all that apply)

Classical	Gospel
Jazz & Blues	Rock & Pop
Folk	Urban (R&B, Hip Hop, Garage)
Opera	Dance/Electronic
Music Theatre	Roots
African/Caribbean	Reggae
East Asian (Japanese, Korean, Chinese)	Indian Classical (Hindustani, Canartic)
Asian Popular	Other Asian (inc. Gamelan)
Country	South American

14. Are your courses: (Tick all that apply)

Full Time

Part Time

15. Are your lessons during: (Tick all that apply)

School/College hours

Out of school hours

Weekends

Holidays

16. Do you provide courses for: (Tick all that apply)

Beginners

Intermediate

Advanced

17. Are your courses accredited? (Pick one only)

Yes

Some

18. Do you teach: (Tick all that apply)

One to one

In a group

19. Are all your courses: (Pick one only)

Free

Charged

Some courses charged

20. Do you provide taster sessions for beginners?

Yes

21. Do you provide resources/equipment/instruments for participants on your courses?

Yes

22. Do you supply equipment for individual practice?

Yes

23. Do you have rehearsal space?

Yes

24. Do you currently have places available on your provision?

Yes

25. If No, please provide a message that will be read by young people who have your details in response to their search (ie. how to join your mailing list or dates when new courses will be open).

26. Please give a brief overall description of the music making opportunities that you provide for young people - remember young people will read this so use language they will understand!

Privacy / Data Protection statement

The purpose of this statement is to explain to you what personal information we collect and how we may use it.

When you subscribe to this service you become an Associate of Sound Connections and gain a listing on the Musical Routes ‘system’.

The details you provide will be used by Sound Connections to provide content for a search engine accessible to young people and the general public. Sound Connections will also use your details to list its Associates and, on occasion, to provide you with further information about its work and that of its Partners, Members and Funders. Some of the information may also be used for statistical reporting to funding bodies etc.

Sound Connections may, in future, request additional information about your organisation / service which will be fed into a profile of the ‘sector’ in London.

We do not sell, rent or exchange your personal information with any third party for commercial reasons unless with your express permission.

Sound Connections are on the Data Protection Register and will hold the information securely in accordance with UK Data Protection legislation.

We do not collect sensitive information about you except when you specifically knowingly provide it. In order to maintain the accuracy of our database, we may periodically invite you to review/update your details.

We follow strict security procedures in the storage and disclosure of information which you have given us, to prevent unauthorised access in accordance with the UK data protection legislation.

I have read and understood the terms and conditions of the Musical Routes Privacy/Data Protection Statement and I would like my details to be listed on the database.

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