Access to Music Conference 2025
Access to Music at Cheltenham Jazz Festival 2025
Hosted at HubMX, Cheltenham
Free to access online
Access to Music returns in 2025 with a packed programme of keynotes, panels and performances exploring inclusion and innovation in music-making. This year’s themes span education, technology, live event access and policy, with contributions from across the UK and beyond.
TiME will be hosting a roundtable on Adapted Instruments in Music Education, bringing together designers, educators and musicians to explore how we can build a more coherent and joined-up approach to accessible instrument design. Speakers include Tim Yates, Sally Currie, Kate Rounding, Richard Llewelyn and Lee Holder.
Highlights include:
Suzanne Bull MBE delivering the keynote, drawing on her extensive experience improving access to music and culture
Updates on haptic technologies tested in 2024
Panels on accessible music notation, access at live events, and a global manifesto for disabled musicians
International insight from Rhoda Bernard (Berklee College of Music), sharing inclusive education models from the US
Research sessions led by the Association for Events Management Education (AEME)
Find out more and reserve your place at www.cheltenhamfestivals.org/events/access-to-music-conference-2025
The event is also free to access online and welcomes musicians, educators, researchers, and anyone interested in making music more inclusive.