“We would like Scotland to be the first country where music education and opportunities for disabled people to participate fully in artistic and cultural life are just an accepted, expected part of their lives.”

THURSA SANDERSON, CHIEF EXECUTIVE

Drake Music Scotland is the nation’s leading arts organisation providing music making opportunities for people with disabilities. 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.

Developing out of the Drake Research Project founded in England by Adele Drake in 1988, Drake Music Scotland became a separate charitable organisation in 1997 and since then has worked with over 13,000 children and adults across Scotland.

Our biggest achievements to date include setting up Scotland’s first disabled youth orchestra, the Digital Orchestra, in 2016;  All Join In our flagship education programme for special and mainstream schools; implementation of our acclaimed training and CPD programme; our innovative developments in technology, and the introduction of Figurenotes.

Find out more about….

• Drake Music Scotland’s Digital Repertoire

• Disabled Artist Network, coordinated by composer Ben Lunn

• All Join In, for schools across Scotland

• Musicspace - tuition for individuals and groups (Edinburgh)

• Digital Orchestra - the world’s first disabled youth orchestra

• Equilibrium - a folk-inspired group that combines digital technology with traditional Scottish instruments

• Training and CPD for teachers, instrumental instructors and musicians

• Pathways (in partnership with Edinburgh College)

• Figurenotes software