Hear My Music

17/06/2026

🎶 “We’re all different and that’s OK!” 💖
We’ve just been looking through the feedback from our latest Hear My Music project, and our hearts are absolutely full! Mainstream pupils joined their peers at Riverbrae ASN School to connect, create, and perform together—and the results speak for themselves.
Through singing, playing instruments, and performing together at the Town Hall, these amazing young people didn’t just make music—they built lasting connections.
Here is what the pupils told us:
✨ How it made them feel: Happy, calm, excited, free, and brave!
🤝 What they learned: How to listen, practice, take turns, and lift each other up.
👥 The biggest takeaway: Learning that they can play together, that they are friends, and celebrating everyone's unique differences.
The only thing they didn't like? Leaving when it was all over! 😭👋
A massive well done to all the pupils involved for showing us the true power of teamwork and inclusion. You did yourselves proud! 🥁🎸🎤
Delivered in Partnership with Renfrewshire IMS and Creative Scotland's Youth Music Initiative fund

Image Descriptions:
Slide 1: titled "MUSIC MAKES ME FEEL........" featuring a purple watercolor splash with pupil feedback words including CALM, EXCITED, HAPPY, FREE AND BRAVE, and CHILLED.
Slide 2: titled "WHAT DID WE LEARN ABOUT EACH OTHER?" featuring an illustration of hands joined around a heart and text reflections including WE ARE FRIENDS, WE'RE ALL DIFFERENT AND THAT'S OK!, and WE CAN PLAY TOGETHER.
Slide 3: titled "HEAR MY MUSIC HELPED ME TO....." featuring a pink watercolor splash displaying the pupil feedback: SING, TAKE TURNS, MEET NEW PEOPLE, BE MORE CONFIDENT, WORK TOGETHER, and BE BRAVE.
Slide 4: titled "I LIKED....." featuring a yellow watercolor splash with a town hall illustration and text feedback including BEING TOGETHER, TEAMWORK, PERFORMING, SINGING AND PLAYING, and INSTRUMENTS.
Slide 5: titled "HOW DID WE LEARN TO PLAY TOGETHER?" featuring a blue watercolor splash listing pupil feedback: GIVING INSTRUCTIONS, LISTENING, PRACTICE, HELPING EACH OTHER, and INSTRUMENTS.
Slide 6: titled "I DIDN'T LIKE......" featuring a green wheelie bin icon and a grey watercolor splash with the pupil responses: "(MAINLY NOTHING)", "LEAVING", and "WHEN IT WAS OVER".

11/06/2026

What will be, will be! 🎶✨
Our legendary Glad to Hear It group creating more joy at their recent sharing session, where they performed a host of classic songs for our friends at Cathcart Church's Moments Cafe!
GtHi is a space where everyone - adults with complex needs, their families, support staff and/or carers- meet to make, and create, music together. No one gets in without a shaker......!



Image description: the camera pans around a large hall, where a group of adults are sitting in a semicircle, singing and playing instruments together. Everyone is joining in - some are rocking excitedly, smiling with joy and waving their arms in time to the music.

04/06/2026

Singin’ aye aye yippee yippee aye! 🎶

There's nothing quite like the power of music to bring us all together. Absolute bottled joy at our Tony's Music group this week, bringing smiles, uplifting spirits, and (naturally) hitting all the right notes! 😊✨



Image description: an older person with short blonde hair, dressed in blue is seated, holding a microphone and singing.

01/06/2026

Still time to join this July! 🎵
❓Looking for some experience in an inclusive community music setting❓
❓Want to give some time to support young people and their families❓

We’re looking for volunteers to join us for our annual Spectrum Summer Music Week at Cathcart Church, in Glasgow.
Whether you’re an a musician yourself, or just want to help out in our breakout spaces and support our amazing young people, we’d love to have you on the team.

Dates:13th–17th July
Time:9:30 – 4:30 daily
Gain experience, enhance your CV, and we'll cover your travel!
(HMM is also seriously committed to the provision of snacks and/or coffee ☕🍪)
Ages 16+ ; all backgrounds and experience welcomed.
If you are disabled and/or neurodivergent yourself, we'd love to hear from you - we're happy to discuss any support needs in advance.
Ready to dive in? 🌊
Drop an email to [email protected] for a chat!



Image Descriptions:
1. A surfing-themed poster for "Spectrum Summer Music Week 2026" in Glasgow, featuring a cartoon character on a wave and event timings.
2. A "Join the Team" slide showing a woman and a child playing guitar together, outlining the 5-day programme for neurodivergent young people.
3. A "Participant-Led" slide featuring a boy and a man with guitars, explaining the project's core principle of giving individuals a musical voice.
4. A "More Than Music" slide showing a woman and child in a sensory breakout space, highlighting support for families and carers.
5. A "Your Role" slide detailing volunteer duties like assisting in sessions or chatting to families, with no specialist music knowledge required.
6. A "Who Can Apply?" slide showing a smiling participant and stating that volunteers aged 16+ from all backgrounds are welcome, with travel expenses covered.
7. An "Interested?" slide featuring a seagull on a surfboard with the contact email for [email protected]

28/05/2026

What actually happens at Hear My Music? 👀
It’s a space to explore and be heard.
Swipe on for creative canines, sausage rolls and big beats....


Image description: a carousel showing behind the scenes clips of Hear My Music sessions.
Slide1: a fun graphic of a stick person with a magnifying glass, looking at music notes.
Slide 2: a practitioner is seated cross-legged on the floor, holding a guitar, with a small black dog next to them. The dog is playing the guitar strings with its paws.
Slide 3: a large whiteboard on a wheeled frame - visible behind the frame are the feet and legs of a participant, who is hiding behind the board but still rocking their legs in time to the bear.
Slide 4: a participant and a practitioner in a close shot, seated at a piano. They take turns to riff into the camera frame and are smiling and giggling.
Slide 5: a participant seated,playing a large red samba drum with great energy and rhythm. He clearly prompts and indicates to the off-camera group when it its time to stop, to cheers.
Slide 6: a graphic slide with the Hear My Music logo, and banners saying "My Sound", "More than music" and "My voice". There is a QR code with a link to a donations page.

27/05/2026

😎☀️

27/05/2026

Great opportunity for recent graduates!

St Andrews Music Participation (StAMP) is the award-winning outreach programme located in the Laidlaw Music Centre at the University of St Andrews. We believe in the transformative power of music and create high quality educational and musical experiences for children, young people, and communities....

26/05/2026

All You Need Is....Space...
Sometimes all it takes is a little silence before the magic happens 💗

Image description:
Video 1- a participant is seated opposite a practitioner, both are playing the same tongue drum rhythmically. The practitioner is improvising around the participant's vocalisations, eventually leading to clear words emerging.
Video 2- a young child is standing opposite a practitioner, who is singing a song encouraging him to stamp his feet. After giving space and time, the child does so.
Video 3- a practitioner is playing the piano and singing. A participant in a wheelchair is sitting next to him, gradually exploring the piano keys at her own pace- she glances at the camera to affirm her choices.