We are delighted to announce that Drake Music has been awarded a significant funding grant by Youth Music.
Drake Music is one of only 13 organisations around the country selected to become a strategic partner.
The National Foundation for Youth Music is giving £83,700 this year with further grants of up to £185,300 being made available over the following two years.
Over the 3 year period Drake Music will deliver a national programme of infrastructure building to improve access to music making for disabled children and young people.
Disabled musicians will be at the centre of the work which will include:
- training for teachers to build a ‘Community of Learning’
- strategic planning with music hubs
- hands-on workshop delivery in schools
- development of new instruments & technology to break down disabling barriers.
Carien Meijer, Chief executive of Drake Music said:
“This strategic delivery partnership with Youth Music is a huge step forward in creating a consistent approach to music education provision for children and young people who face disabling barriers.”
“We are excited to be able to work strategically with music hubs and many other organisations across the country to advocate for, deliver, train, share and embed best practice in SEND music education over the next three years.”
Matt Griffiths, Chief Executive Officer, Youth Music said:
“We’re really delighted to be working with Drake Music as one of our strategic partners to deliver an exciting programme of music-making opportunities for disabled children and young people across the country. We want to see all children being able to access music-making opportunities and we’re sure that Drake Music will make a great contribution towards achieving this aim.”
