Drake Music Scotland

Music is a universal language that can be appreciated by all, and no disabled person should be robbed of the chance to get involved.

All in harmony

We believe this and so do the people at Drake Music Scotland, a charity that aims to help disabled people get into music. Their tagline is “Making Music Accessible” and this is how they describe their special approach on their website; “our expertise in inclusive music technology and specialist teaching methods support people of all ages and a wide range of disabilities to play, learn and compose music independently.”

A little background

Born out of the Drake Music Projects in the 1980s they became an independent charity in 1997, and within the first 15 months their membership grew from a little group of 15 people to an ensemble of 250. The year 1998 culminated with a performance in Edinburgh’s own Queen Hall. Today they are a thriving organisation that operates in 18 local authorities throughout Scotland (note: Drake Music is active independently throughout England and Ireland too). In recent years they had a state of the art studio built courtesy of the Big Lottery Fund People’s Millions, the unveiling of which was attended by the Proclaimers.

So what does it involve?

Broadly speaking they cover as many areas as possible concerning music. So depending on what you want to do you could join in on their music workshops, get lessons for a particular instrument (either one-on-one or as a group), or if song writing is more your thing you could develop your skills either with a tutor or a group of fellow enthusiasts. As is mentioned above they have a state of the art studio available which provides “recording studio facilities, projects and training”.

So the point is anyone can get involved regardless of musical experience, novices and virtuosos are all welcome. And most importantly all are welcome regardless of ability or mobility.

If you are interested in Drake Music Scotland or know someone who might be why not check out their website here, Or contact them directly here.

Play it again, Sam.

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