Events - past
8th April 2018 – New work by Ben Lunn, live in Manchester
Don’t miss the premiere of composer Ben Lunn’s new work, a powerful piece dedicated to the disabled victims of the Nazi operation Aktion T-4 and Tory Austerity. Ben will be […]
Updates
Announcing a new consortium to open up access to music
We are delighted to announce that we are collaborating with Creative United, OHMI and OpenUp Music to help tackle the crisis in music education. Together we are calling on the […]
Discussion
Honesty and dialog: learning from Exchanging Notes at Belvue School
This reflection was originally written for a presentation I gave at the last annual Exchanging Notes partner’s meeting, hosted by BCU in March this 2018. Over the last few years […]
Resources
Finding new ways to compose through improvising with technology
As we move towards the final year of peripatetic sessions at Belvue School, we have been looking for ways to use technology to enhance learning and playing. While the focus […]
Resources
Informing iPad play with movement in the classroom
Click here to download some example ThumbJam presets for school workshops. This video is an example of music sessions developed through the Exchanging Notes project at Belvue School. For the […]
Updates
2018 Music Teacher Magazine Award Winners!
We are thrilled to be able to say that Drake Music, in partnership with Drake Music Scotland and MEC, are winners of a 2018 Music Teacher Award for Excellence! The […]
Updates
Working in Japan
The Drake Music team will be heading to Japan this Spring with the British Council. Chief Exec, Carien Meijer; Head of R&D, Gawain Hewitt and Artistic Development lead Daryl Beeton […]
Updates
Commission Winner – Louis Walkden
We are pleased to announce the final winner of our first round of Emergent commissions. Emergent: A Music Legacy is our project funded by Help Musicians UK to give emerging […]
Discussion
#WAMM2018 – Inclusive music education
Coming up soon is our flagship music education event – We All Make Music, 9th March 2018. This is part of Think2020, funded by Youth Music. This will be a […]
Events - past
Music & Drama Education Expo 2018 – John Kelly speaking
Drake Music will be participating in this year’s Music & Drama Education Expo, taking place at London Olympia on 22nd & 23rd Feb. John Kelly, a Drake Music Associate Musician […]