Drake Music Blog

Time (The Revelator)

31. January 2012 - 14:26

Last November, Drake Music invited disabled young people and musicians, their parents/ carers and also all those involved in music education to complete an online consultation about barriers to formal music education in England. Currently, my colleague Doug and I are sifting through the many responses we received and we plan to publish the findings of the consultation in the near future.

Initial thoughts on the National Plan and SEN/disabled music provision

25. November 2011 - 14:51

NB: This is my initial response to the National Plan, which I read for the first time today (25/11/11), in my role as DM Education Associate. Drake Music will issue a full response to the plan on our website early next week.

A message to the hubs...

15. November 2011 - 16:14

Since I began working for Drake in 2005, I can't remember a period of time where the musical needs of SEN/disabled students was so firmly on the agenda. We seem to have reached a 'tipping point' of sorts whereby conversations at every level around the future of music education feature this group as a matter of course.

Drake Music Freelance Administrator Job Description

28. September 2011 - 15:59

Application by letter and CV to info@drakemusic.org

Deadline is Thursday 20th October.  Interviews will take place week beginning 24th October in Manchester

Job Description

Post: Administrator

Drake Music at Decibel Performing Arts Showcase

22. September 2011 - 11:47

Last week Gemma Nash (NW regional programme manager) and I attended the Decibel Performing Arts Showcase in Manchester http://www.decibelpas.com/.  The wee

Drake Music's 'Introduction to Music' course: a short history in three acts...

21. September 2011 - 20:35

The Introduction to Music course is now available! See the web page for details. Meanwhile, here's how it came about.

Act 1: We find ourselves in a (slightly creaky) portacabin in a special school in North Bristol...

DM Education launch

18. September 2011 - 9:50

I'm really excited about launching DM Education this week. Four year's work on what was the 'Curriculum Development Initiative' is finally coming to fruition!

Ars Electronica 2011 – Pixelspaces – The One-Handed Musical Instrument (OHMI)

8. September 2011 - 13:55
Carsten Nicolai’s (DE) Modell Zur Visualisierung - a device that makes the effects of magnetic fields on a beam of electrons audible. Carsten Nicolai’s (DE) Modell Zur Visualisierung - a device that makes a beam of electrons audible.

Last weekend I was fortunate enough to attend one of the world's leading Media Art Festivals, The Ars Electronica Festival. I had been invited by new collaborators, The One-Handed Musical Instrument (OHMI) Trust to speak at the launch of their competition at the prestigious establishment in Linz, Austria.

Access to Music/ Access to Sport...a watershed moment?

29. July 2011 - 18:14

On July 19, 2011, Oscar Pistorius clocked 45.07 in Lignano, thus qualifying for the world championships and the London Olympics.

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