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Tim Yates, John Kelly and Sally Currie sat on-stage in front of a projector screen at Berklee, with stage lighting shining on them.

Drake Music at the 2025 ABLE Assembly Conference, Boston, USA

Find out about our time at the Berklee College of Music in Boston, USA!

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23 Apr 2025   Collaboration, Disability issues, International, Music Education
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DMLab North West: The Next Frontier in Accessibility – In Review

Review the action from the Next Frontier in Accessibility event, at our new home, School of Digital Arts (SODA).

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18 Apr 2024   Artistic Development, Collaboration, Research & Development
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A message from the Board of Trustees. 28th March 2024

A message from the Board of Trustees – 28th March 2024

An update from the Board here at Drake Music.

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28 Mar 2024   DM Team
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3 images: A sketch of Zen Olenski, a photo of Lee Holder and a photo of Nicola Woodham.

Introducing Our New Accessible Instrument Grantees

After a thorough selection process, we are pleased to announce three successful grantees, who will each be receiving seed funding towards the development of new accessible instruments. Our selection panel […]

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27 Sep 2023   Commissions
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Meet our 2023 Resident Artists

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7 Aug 2023   Commissions
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An image coloured red which shows musician Steve Varden in his one man wheelchair band kit

PRS Talent Development Partners 2019/20

Drake Music have again been awarded funding by PRS to offer new commission opportunities to Disabled musicians.

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27 Mar 2019   Artistic Development, Commissions
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Dike wears a black trilby hat and his black suit and white shirt are just visible. He looks down with the brim of his hat pulled low and a slight smile

Emergent Commission Winners Announced!

Find out which 3 up-and-coming artists have been awarded Emergent commissions.

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26 Sep 2018   Commissions
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James Rose

The Rose Conducting Baton – update released for BBC Proms

We are excited to announce the release of a new update to James Rose’s conducting baton, which will make its debut at the BBC Proms on 27th August 2018. Version […]

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24 Aug 2018   Research & Development
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Steve plays his new 'one man band' kit in Manchester

DMLab, Music Tech Fest and OHMI events

September is a busy time for the Drake Music R&D programme, with three events coming up showcasing various projects to build new accessible musical instruments. 8th September 2018 – OHMI […]

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24 Aug 2018   International, Research & Development
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Text on coloured background reads The Short Guide to Accessible Music Education

Over 200 entries in the Short Guide to Accessible Music Ed!

We are pleased to report that the award-winning Short Guide to Accessible Music Education has seen a big rise in the number of new entries. With now 200 entries to […]

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24 Jul 2018   Music Education

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