🎶 Our neighbours and friends at Wired4Music & Sound Connections are launching WIRED UP this Thursday at Rich Mix - a new night for emerging artists and music makers!

✨ L U C I N E ✨

‼️ A final reminder ahead of our DMLab North West session tonight, in Manchester ‼️

We can't wait to be back at School of Digital Arts ☺️

Drake Music are delighted to be on the panel of the first Access to Music conference at Cheltenham Festivals 2024!

📅 Friday 3rd May
🕑 10.30am
📍 Cheltenham Jazz Festival / Online

In-person tickets here:
shorturl.at/acrsz

Live stream tickets here:
shorturl.at/pyIUW

🗣️ Arts Council England Disabled and D/deaf artists Call Out for those based in Buckinghamshire, the surrounding counties or with links to the area:

artsjobs.org.uk/jobs/41583

Relive the action from the Drake Music Collective Artist Showcase back in January!

Discover more about each artist who took to the stage at LSO St Luke's, and find out how we made sure the event was accessible for performers and our audience.

🫸drakemusic.org/blog/jenny/dmc…

🎓 Birmingham City University have announced that they will be funding a three year PhD into ‘Musical Pathways: An Investigation into the Musical Journeys of Children with a Disability’.

Follow the link below for further information.

jobs.ac.uk/job/DGZ819/202… #jobsacuk

We're over the moon to announce that Elizabeth J. Birch will now also be performing at the Emerging Artists Showcase in collaboration with Irene Taylor Trust ☺️

Get you tickets here 👇richmix.org.uk/events/emergin…

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Royal Opera House launching resources to support #MusicEducation in #SEND schools/settings. Designed with Sounds of Intent @ the ♥️ / aimed @ teachers not from a #music specialism. For early access AND a chance to contribute ➡️ forms.office.com/e/4Cn4KvdeMY ⬅️ ROH Schools

Join us for more accessible music-making next week at School of Digital Arts

⏰ 6PM-8PM
🗓 Tuesday 23rd April
📌 SODA, Manchester Metropolitan University, 14 Higher Chatham Street, M15 6ED

No need to book, just turn up.

✔️ Access support available for this opportunity at Cryptic

Are you a musician or artist interested in creating compelling and authentic stories through a press kit?

Wondering what makes you stand out to a music journalist? Then this FREE online event is for you! Attitude is Everything

eventbrite.co.uk/e/attitude-is-… @Eventbrite

🗣️ Opportunities to get involved with Second Movement

'We particularly encourage librettists/text writers with lived experience of disability (and neurodiversity) to apply for this.'

✔️ Extra budget available for access support & a fully accessible venue.

Could you be our next Artistic Director?

We're looking for someone who shares our vision of putting young people at the centre of our work, and to support the artistic development of our programme:

fairbeats.co.uk/work-with-us

#music #music education #communitymusic #workwithus

Fantastic to be back Trinity Laban with Noble, Lucine, Miss Jacqui . Speaking to students on the CMM residential week about our #EmergingArtists project with Drake Music

🪐 A massive thank you to Ableton Audio Modeling Focusrite Softube and Roland for joining us for an incredible night at School of Digital Arts as we explored The Next Frontier in Accessibility.

Watch the video back here: shorturl.at/dowD9

Until next time!

28th March 2024.

A message from the Board of Trustees at Drake Music.

Follow the link to read more:
drakemusic.org/news/11606/

🎇 Last but certainly not least, we're delighted to introduce Focusrite, our final speaker at The Next Frontier in Accessibility event tomorrow night.

Final tickets: rb.gy/jklmsw

Music Unlocked is back THIS SUNDAY w/ Newham Music ▶️

📍 Join us at Westfield Stratford City