Opportunities
Opportunity for early career musicians – Emergent Commissions 2020/21 with Saffron
Applications for our next round of Emergent Commissions, in partnership with Saffron, are now open!
Tag Archives: accessible music technology
Discussion
Guest Blog: Coventry Music talk musical inclusion and recruiting Disabled music leaders
Coventry Music hub lead Mark Steele talks to us about their work on musical inclusion and their drive to recruit more Disabled music leaders.
Updates
DM at NIME2020 and the Accessibility award
Celebrating the winners of the NIME2020 Accessibility award, chosen by Drake Music
Updates
DMLab Keynote at NIME2020
DMLab will present our new project – the Accessible Musical Instrument Collection at NIME2020.
Discussion
Drastic Effects of Digital Poverty
Artist in Residence Elinor Rowlands discusses how Coronavirus has highlighted and made worse the effects of digital poverty – a lack of access to the tech and connections needed to participate fully in society.
Discussion
Music:Response // Eight ways that MEHs can support specialist schools’ music provision without ‘being in the room’.
Associate Musician Ben Sellers looks at how to support music-making in non-mainstream schools, suggesting 8 methods to apply locally, regionally and nationally.
Discussion
Meet the artist: Remi Fox-Novak
Meet Remi, one of the 2019/20 Emergen artists. He makes live dancefloor music and lives in Nottingham.
Resources
Using iPads for Music – a free guide
A free resource for music educators, build up your confidence in using iPads in music-making sessions.
Opportunities
Let’s hear you! Students, send us your music
A chance for young musicians to have their music played by professional musicians and shared on our social media!
Showcase
Drake Music commission: Steve Varden ‘Cloud Looping’
Enjoy this rhythmic electronic composition by Steve Varden, created and recorded live at the Barbican in London.
