Resources
Reflections on 4 Aspects of Music Session Delivery
For this latest blog post I am looking back at the work I did earlier in the year at Abbots Lea at Matthew Arnold, helping to introduce the Sounds of Intent musical assessment framework.
Tag Archives: Assistive Music Technology
Events
Invitation to Songs For All Performance – April 2014
Drake Music in partnership with Daylight Resource Centre, Islington cordially invites you to the performances of Songs For All, a celebration of accessible song writing and performance.
Resources
Follow the Leader
I was recently involved in a week-long project for Drake Music at Springwood Heath primary school in Liverpool. Springwood Heath is a school that caters for both mainstream pupils and those with a variety of needs, and for this project a team of four Drake Music associates were working alongside 19 pupils to develop and perform a production of Hansel & Gretel.
Discussion
‘Ethnomusicalty’ Music and Animation Project
Between November 2013 and February 2014, Drake Music – Connect & Collaborate London provided mentoring and technical support for Carlo Keshishian and Phil Baird, artists/musicians from Network Arts Lewisham to facilitate their Music and Animation Project.
Discussion
Augmented me – assistive technology for Generation-Z
Throughout my life I have used a range of assistive and/or mainstream technology to break down the disabling barriers I experience.
Discussion
Teachmeet Event on SEN/D music and good practice (Music Expo 2014)
Here is a ‘Storify’ blog about the Drake Music Teachmeet discussing good practice in SEN/D Music Education at the Music Expo 2014. It includes video footage of some of the […]
Discussion
Using iPads for the first time in a SEN school
These two short films show iPads being used in music sessions for the first time with young people on the Autistic spectrum at Uplands SEN School in Swindon (Jan – […]
Discussion
Students imitating rhythms in a SOI session
This video was taken during a music session at Abbots Lea Assessment Centre during a Drake Music Sounds of Intent session. It illustrates a few things about the sessions that […]
Discussion
Using Pitched Bells as an Interactive Music Tool for Sounds of Intent Assessment
This video clip shows an extract from a session at ‘Abbots Lea at Matthew Arnold’ – a specialised assessment service for pupils aged 3 – 7 years with complex needs. […]
Discussion
More Musical Adventures in Manchester
The Prospectors are a 12-strong band of disabled musicians who’ve been meeting once a week in Heaton Moor near Stockport for over 6 years
