SoundLife Scarborough

Make music at UTSC this fall! 🎶🥳 We are excited yo welcome all of you back for SoundlIfe’s Fall Weekly Programming.

These free drop-in sessions are open to everyone! This include UTSC staff, students of all programs and the public.

🎸This Ukes for U-TSC on Wednesdays 12-1pm
☀️Steelpan with Joy Lapps-Lewis on Thursdays 12-2pm
🥁Brazilian Maracatu with Aline Morales on Thursdays 7:30-9:30pm

Just bring yourself (and a friend!) and let’s jam out together 🎸✨

We’re hiring! 📣📣

Looking for a way to start and accelerate your career in community music, research or marketing/communications?

Join SoundLife Scarborough (SLS), a vibrant research centre for music and community engagement at the University of Toronto Scarborough!

We are now accepting applications for the following positions:

👉 Senior Research Assistant and Coordinator (1)
👉 Graduate Research Assistant (1)
👉 Programming and Events Assistant (2)
👉 Marketing and Communications Assistant (1)

Apply now on CLNx 🙌

This could really be a good life! 🙌🎶

On April 24, we brought together musicians, educators, youth, health researchers, and community leaders to explore the intersections between music and wellbeing 🧠🎤🎶

What resulted was an energizing day of sharing and music-making! 🎉🎊

Thank you (x3) to everyone who joined us at for “This Could Really be a Good Life”: Music and Youth Mental Health Year 2! Our facilitators and staff, you rock!

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Stay tuned for more photos!

This event, and our Music and Youth Mental Health series, was supported in part from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada ( ).

Early bird gets the worm 🐛! Or in this case, access to an exciting conference for less 🙌

Register now for the ISME Community Music Activity Pre-Conference and join us on July 21-24 🎶

We have a special announcement… 🙈 UTSC is the proud host of the 2026 ISME Community Music Activity Commission Pre-Conference! ✨🎉

We are excited to welcome attendees from around the world to explore community music! The commitments of SoundLife Scarborough and the LCMC to fostering inclusive and accessible spaces for music-making and education will be evident throughout the event, with opportunities for hands-on participation, community engagement, and cultural exchange.

👉Registration is open now! Join us July 21-24, 2026

Open to all (including all community members, faculty, students, and beyond!)

Did someone say FREE forum? Save the date!!! ✨✨🎶

On Friday, April 24th, join us at the University of Toronto Scarborough for a full day of programming that brings together youth, educators, community partners, artists and health professionals. This gathering centers youth voices and lived experiences while fostering meaningful connections between communities, practitioners and researchers, featuring a dynamic panel discussion, interactive sessions and many opportunities for shared music-making and dialogue.