Discussion
Stockport CP Music Group
The Stockport CP live music-making session happens twice a week in Heaton Moor, Stockport.
Showcase
Film: Ray deGrussa of Sheffield University uses assistive technologies with Drake Music
Ray deGrussa uses The Grid 2 software with Sibelius to write music for his composition degree at Sheffield University.
Discussion
Jigsaw Performance at Bury Met
Jigsaw is a social and sports group for young disabled people living in Bury.
Discussion
Initial thoughts on the National Plan and SEN/disabled music provision
‘Hubs and schools need to break down barriers to music through innovative approaches to teaching and making music’
Discussion
A message to the hubs…
Since I began working for Drake in 2005, I can’t remember a period of time where the musical needs of SEN/disabled students was so firmly on the agenda.
Resources
P Scales Level Descriptors
P Scales are a format for assessing progress for students who are operating below National Curriculum Level 1. This useful document (which can be downloaded as a pdf file here) […]
Resources
The Grid 2 Music Resources
The Grid 2 is computer software that provides ‘an all-in-one package for communication and access’. Within formal music education, The Grid 2 can enable disabled students to use music software […]
Resources
ABRSM Performance Assessment
ABRSM offer the Performance Assessment as an alternative to their Graded Music Exams in acknowledgement of the fact that ‘an exam is not always the most appropriate kind of assessment’. […]
Opportunities
Drake Music Freelance Administrator Job Description
Application by letter and CV to info@drakemusic.org
Deadline is Thursday 20th October. Interviews will take place week beginning 24th October in Manchester
Resources
Skoog resources
Here’s a whole bunch of lesson plans for using the Skoog in the classroom as part of the music curriculum from Early Years to KS4. The Skoog is an exciting […]