Sunderland Music Education Hub

Sunderland Music Hub delivers, supports and champions music-making activity across the city. We aim to unlock musical potential and ensure young people have opportunities to progress regardless of their background.
We give equal weight to all music-making activity, whether formal or non-formal and regardless of instrument, genre or skill level. We believe in the potential of music to change lives and believe in the right of every child or young person to engage in music-making activity. We aim to make Sunderland the best place to be a young musician. We work with schools to fulfil the National Plan for Music Education, ensuring the opportunities for high-quality music education are available to every child and young person across the city. Our work with cultural and community organisations delivers a broad, diverse and open-access music offer with progression routes for any child or young person who is interested in developing further. Alongside a city-wide offer, we target areas and demographics of young people who we know are least likely to have access to music-making activity to level the playing field and ensure all young musicians have the opportunity to thrive.