Updates
DM Musician Ray De Grussa Wins Adult Learners’ Week Digital Participation Award!
Ray De Grussa is a disabled person in his late 40s with significant physical, communication and literacy impairments.
Discussion
Crossing Into Yesterday
Crossing Into Yesterday is a cross-arts, participatory initiative striving to inspire SEND and primary school pupils and teaching staff to connect with the borough’s history and heritage, culminating in a performance at Rich Mix in May 2012.
Discussion
Ofsted SEN film case study: Whitefield Schools and Centre
This 15 minute film is part of the five ‘Best Practice’ case studies made to accompany the 2012 Ofsted report into Music Education (‘Music in schools: wider still, and wider’)… […]
Resources
Reactive, proactive and interactive: why Sounds of Intent is a framework for success
Assessing the musical development of children with complex needs has long been a fairly unexplored area of education in this country. In special schools in particular it is common for music to be taught by non-specialists who lack the confidence, planning time and resources to bring out the potential in their students.
Discussion
Ramp It Up! Lisburne School, Stockport
Ramp It Up! is Real Accessible Musical Participation for disabled children and young people in school.
Updates
‘Disabling barriers…’ consultation findings published
Findings of the DM Education consultation into ‘disabling barriers to formal music education’ have now been published. The findings represent a significant insight into the experiences of SEN/Disabled young people & musicians, teachers & music educators.
Discussion
Disabling barriers to formal music education – consultation
In Autumn 2011, DM Education carried out a nationwide consultation into disabling barriers to formal music education. The consultation findings are posted here in the ‘Experiences’ section of the DM […]
Updates
Help Drake Music to choose new accessible songs!
Drake Music are creating more Accessible Singing Resources for the Sing Up Song Bank website. Help us choose the songs!
Discussion
Time (The Revelator)
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.
Discussion
Stockport CP Music Group
The Stockport CP live music-making session happens twice a week in Heaton Moor, Stockport.