Compose & Perform Success 2018!
The 2017-18 academic year has finished with great success for our Compose and Perform course. Nearly 100 students – all of whom face barriers to music – have achieved accredited […]
Jonathan Westrup’s blog
Arts Award webinar – Using Arts Award to accredit music for disabled young people
On March 1st this year, Drake Music and Trinity College London hosted a one hour webinar on ‘Using Arts Award to accredit music for disabled young people’ as part of our series of […]
Compose & Perform Training for Teachers
On September 15th Drake Music held its second Compose and Perform Training Day for schools, as part of our Think2020 programme to boost inclusivity in music education. Compose & Perform […]
Youth Music’s SEN/D Adapted Quality Framework… in Review
Q: When is a framework not a framework? A: When it’s a bridge. The Youth Music SEN/D Quality Framework is helping special schools and music organisations to talk together and […]
Farewell Cinderella: 2016 has been a good year for music and special needs
As 2016 draws to a close, many ‘end of year’ reviews in the media are already speaking of a difficult twelve months. However – and the papers may not necessarily […]
Absorbed by Sound: playing things our way
(The following piece is written by Drake Music Associate Tara Baggott, who plays bass guitar in this film) Absorbed by Sound is a group made up of young disabled musicians […]
Assessment isn’t always glamorous but it’s a right
Assessment and Accreditation with SEN/D music education
Guest Blog: Charly Richardson (hub lead) on Drake Music’s Top 10
At the end of October 2015, Drake Music released its Top 10 of common needs for music hubs and SEN/D music provision – the first evidence-based survey of its kind […]
Music leaders choose their favourite from our Top 10
We invited colleagues from the music sector to pick just one from our Top 10 common needs for music hubs and SEN/D – and tell us why it’s especially important […]
Drake Music show how to open up your classroom using music tech
On Friday 23rd October 2015, Drake Music will be running a workshop at the Music Learning Revolution conference in London. The focus of the session is: ‘Explore how new technologies can […]
