Minute of Listening is a completely free resource, developed to assist and inspire primary teachers of all levels of musical experience and confidence, to find new ways to engage their class in reflective listening and creative thinking.
Minute of Listening is quick and simple to use and can be delivered in a number of creative ways. There are some ideas to help get you started here.
Since it was piloted in 2011, over 30,000 children have experienced Minute of Listening. Find out more about its impact through reading our independent evaluation, executive summary and teachers’ survey results.
A BIG thank you
Minute of Listening has been developed and supported with the help of some fantastic partners, funders, friends and of course…..children.
So thank you and thanks for listening!
About Sound and Music
Minute of Listening has been developed over the past eight years by Sound and Music, the national charity for new music.
Our mission is to be the base camp for anyone in the UK who wants to make, experience or support new music and sound to shape the modern world.
We deliver artist-centred development programmes and essential funding to young, emerging and established artists breaking new ground across music-making in the UK. We lead research, campaigns, networks, archives and collections to further originality, discovery and equity within music.
For over 15 years, we have worked with thousands of music creators and hundreds of organisations to boost musical creativity, careers, cultures and communities.
Reducing barriers and championing inclusion underpins everything we do driven by our sector leading Fair Access Principles.
Sound and Music is supported by Arts Council England and proud to be a National Youth Music Organisation.
