Music Makes Kids Feel Good
SONG provides free music education to children and youth in Northumberland County.
The Heart of SONG, Explained
Sing & Play
SONG offers free choral, strings and music technology programs for children and youth ages 6+, at locations in Cobourg and Port Hope.
Join us up to 4 times a week. Music, instruments, uniforms, healthy snacks, and community are provided for free.
Volunteer
We are always looking for volunteers to assist with our choral and string programs.
Join our musical community where children and youth can learn, create, and be part of a team.
Donate
Help music change lives.
Your gift provides music education that builds skills like confidence, creativity, resilience, and social development. Please help us change lives, one rehearsal at a time.
"I love coming to SONG. During the concerts, you just get this amazing feeling. The whole audience is just looking at you and other SONG players, and it just sounds so beautiful.
It's an amazing experience. Learning the violin means a lot to me. You should join and try it out. It's really good for your brain."
News & Events
Cultivate and SONG Launch Growing Stages
NewsA new pathway for Northumberland’s young artists Port Hope, ON — SONG and Cultivate Festival are proud to launch Growing Stages, a new youth artist development opportunity designed to help young Northumberland musicians take the next ste...
Hamilton Township Innovation Award for SONG
News, Community Music, NewsSounds of the Next Generation (SONG) is proud to announce that we have been awarded the 2025 Innovation Award from the Township of Hamilton as part of its Community Recognition Awards. The Innovation Award recognizes organizations that a...
SONG’s Instrument Drive Hits a High Note with 20 Donated Violins
News, Announcements, Fundraising, GrantsPort Hope, ON — December 2025 — Sounds of the Next Generation (SONG) is thrilled to announce a major success in bringing free music to kids across Northumberland: a donation of 20 violins! The donation of instruments, including 18 fr...
Free Online Music Lessons & Games for Kids
Advanced Music Reading Practice
Free Online Music Lessons & Games, NewsPut your music reading skills into action as Dave leads you through three violin studies. Study #1 – all the notes you see are either open strings or use your first finger. Play along with Dave, then try it again on your own. Study #2 – ...
Rhythm Practice on the Violin (Part 2)
Free Online Music Lessons & GamesLet’s improve your rhythm reading on the violin. In this online violin lesson Dave helps you learn to read rhythm in a piece of sheet music. Follow your heartbeat or tap your toes to keep the beat, and learn how to play whole...
Violin Note Reading Practice (Part 1)
Free Online Music Lessons & GamesLearn tricks to improve your music reading on the violin! In this online violin lesson Dave helps you learn to read sheet music, including understanding what the open string notes are and what notes can be found using each finger on...