Drake Music Scotland

17/06/2025

16/06/2025

Here is a clip of Greta Chambers McMillan using eyegaze to play ThumbJam and also trigger live visual manipulations of her own artwork at Hidden Door with Associate Musician Ali Gillies.
Greta has been part of the extraordinary 'Room To Play' creative project run by Tinderbox Collective
Thanks to ray interactive and everyone from Tinderbox!
https://tinderboxcollective.org/room-to-play/

Drake Music Scotland is part of the Talent Development Network supported by PRS Foundation
And receives Multi Year Funding from Creative Scotland

13/06/2025

Did you miss it? Don’t worry, we recorded it just for you. At the start of June, we delivered a webinar with the BBC Ten Pieces team, exploring the accessible resources created over the last decade of partnership. The recording is now up on the Ten Pieces CPD page. BBC Ten Pieces celebrated its 10...

10/06/2025

Young people at Bun Sgoil Achadh na Creige/Rockfield Primary School took part in a project with our Associate Musician, Martin, this year. They sang and played some of their favourite songs, like If You're Happy and You Know It 😄, The Wheels On the Bus 🚌 and Dan Dan the Funny Wee Man 🍳.

This project was funded through Argyll and Bute Council from Creative Scotland's Youth Music Initiative Funding.

Image Description 1: A school pupil plays a metal hang drum that is sitting on a table in a classroom. They look like they are concentrating.

Image Description 2: An adult and a school pupil sit on chairs next to each other in a classroom. They are both playing ukuleles. The pupil is watching what the adult is doing.

Image Description 3: An adult sits on a chair in a classroom holding a large drum sitting on the floor in front of them. A school pupil stands next to them holding the be**er for the drum. The pupil is watching what the adult is doing.

Image Description 4: Two school pupils play a steel drum that is being held in place by an adult.

Image Description 5: A school pupil sits on an adjustable chair and plays a drum with their bare feet. They are smiling and their hands are mid-clap. An adult sits on the floor and holds the drum in place; they are also smiling.

Image Description 6: A school pupil sits on a chair and plays a large drum that is sitting on the floor next to the chair. They have the be**er in one hand and some oatcakes in the other. They are wearing green ear defenders.

03/06/2025

It's TODAY! Last chance to register for our BBC Ten Pieces webinar.

Register here: https://figurenotes.org/bbc-ten-pieces-with-figurenotes

Find out more about Figurenotes and what is available for free from the BBC Ten Pieces website. 3rd June, 4-5pm

30/05/2025

24/05/2025

Looking forward to this so much! 🎻🎻🎶🎶

We had so much fun in Leeds on Wednesday - thanks to the fabulous Fig by Four and the lovely Sabrina Piggott (and our dear friend Barbara Crane!) for a beautiful evening at Wharf Chambers! Now we're heading up to gorgeous Scotland for two shows with Evie Waddell - The Wee Red Bar tonight in Edinburgh and The Glad Cafe in Glasgow tomorrow! Both shows will be BSL interpreted, thanks to Drake Music Scotland!

🎟️📆🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 GET TICKETS HERE:
violinscratches.com/shows

23/05/2025

Gaelynn Lea Music is an American violinist, songwriter and disability activist. She is on tour in the UK for the first time since 2019 in support of her latest album, Music from Macbeth, for a Broadway production of Shakespeare's 'Scottish play' starring Daniel Craig and Ruth Negga. She is doing two gigs in Scotland at wheelchair accessible venues with BSL interpreters plus support acts that also identify as d/Deaf or disabled.

We are thrilled to have arranged for Evie Waddell folk singer and contemporary dancer from Stirlingshire to be the local opener for the Edinburgh & Glasgow gigs - details below! 😀

Edinburgh at The Wee Red Bar Saturday 24th May 7pm
Glasgow at The Glad Cafe Sunday 25th May 7pm
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/gaelynn-lea-at-wee-red-bar-tickets-1248141668329
https://www.thegladcafe.co.uk/events/2025-05-25-gaelynn-lea-plus-evie-waddell-the-glad-cafe

Image Description: Gaelynn Lea sits in a wheelchair, smiling and playing a violin. Her hair has flowers in it and is also in a braid. A rocky shore, the sea, and a lighthouse are in the background.

22/05/2025

Register now! BBC Ten Pieces and Figurenotes are offering a free CPD webinar for teachers.

Learn how to apply accessible techniques to create fun, adaptable music lessons in mainstream and SEND/ASN settings, using Figurenotes and Ten Pieces resources.

Sign up here: bbc.in/4mxD6P9

16/05/2025

Young people at Buckhaven Primary School took part in a project with our Associate Musician, Kirstin, this year. They tried different instruments like drums 🥁, keyboards 🎹 and iPads 📱 and even conducted one another using Figurenotes! 🔴🟨🟢🟦

This project was funded through Fife Council from Creative Scotland's Youth Music Initiative Funding.

Buckhaven Primary School and Nurseries ThumbJam

Image Description 1: A young person stands and plays a keyboard in a classroom. An adult stands next to them and also plays the keyboard.

Image Description 2: A group of young people sit at a C-shaped table in a classroom. They all have different instruments, such as drums, a ukulele and a wooden clapper. A young person stands in front of them holding up a green sheet of paper.

Image Description 3: A young person sits on the floor and holds a padded drumstick above a large drum.

Image Description 4: Three young people sit at a table in a classroom. They are looking at an iPad sitting on the table; the iPad has ThumbJam on. One is playing ThumbJam. Two young people are smiling; one is wearing ear defenders.

12/05/2025

Our team are up in Ellon today at Haddo House NTS setting up for our "Beaches & Seasides" concert tomorrow with Live Life Aberdeenshire.

Drake Music Scotland have been working with the young people in Aberdeenshire's additional support needs schools on the theme of Beaches and Seasides that are close to them and their local areas. This performance will take a journey around the coast of Aberdeenshire exploring all of the sounds that can be heard.

The performance will take place at Haddo House, a National Trust for Scotland property in Ellon, Aberdeenshire at 12.30pm on Tuesday 13th May 2025.

To reserve tickets visit - https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/drake-music-scotland-present-beaches-seasides-tickets-1335389910169?aff=oddtdtcreator

This project has been funded by Creative Scotland YMI funding from the Scottish Government.

Image Description: A photo of Haddo House, a stately home sits on a sunny day with a cartoon seagull and sun with sunglasses in the sky. On the ground a cartoon Seagull is peering round the corner of the image. Text reads "Beaches & Seasides - Tuesday 13th May 12.30pm, Haddo House, Ellon" is surrounded by a cartoon bucket and spade and seashells.

09/05/2025

Have you tried the BBC Ten Pieces resources yet? With even more accessible resources available this year, there has never been a better time to dive in.

Come and explore what is available, ask questions, and get advice. This year's list was so much fun to play with, and we're really excited to share!

Webinar - 3rd June, 4-5pm GMT.
Sign up here: https://figurenotes.org/bbc-ten-pieces-with-figurenotes/

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