South Coast Music Partnership Conference
Inspiring Minds. Shaping Futures.
Driving excellence in music education
Thursday 8 January 2026
Sir James Matthews Building, Guildhall Square, Southampton, UK
South Coast Music Partnership's Music Conference 2026
Thank you to all those speakers and delegates who joined us on Thursday 8 January 2026 for a powerful day of inspiration, collaboration, and professional growth at the South Coast Music Partnership Conference, hosted in the Sir James Matthews Building, Guildhall Square, Southampton, in partnership with Turner Sims and the University of Southampton Department of Music.
This year’s theme Inspiring Minds, Shaping Futures: Driving Excellence in Music Education, invited educators, practitioners, and leaders to come together to explore bold ideas, share best practices, and ignite new thinking around the future of music learning
All the slides and material shared with us by our speakers this year can be found below.