Author Archives: Emma Lines

DMS Musician, Farhad wearing black is playing bass guitar. In front of him sitting at a desk, are two boys. One all in black on the left playing an iPad, and the other in blue on the right playing a laptop and keyboard.
Digital Orchestra: Youth

    Following the successful launch of Digital Orchestra: Youth in 2023, we […][...]

22
Jan
"Music is far more than just music, it's the full heart beat of everything that goes on in the school" - Graeme Boyd Headteacher, Carronhill School. This text is sitting in a rectangle with large orange quote marks. The main body of the image is DMS Musician Abi Sinar with light brown hair and smiling, wearing black DMS T-shirt and white striped top underneath holding Figurenotes sheet music up for a girl with dark hair playing the tune on a keyboard and smiling.
Celebrating our work in Aberdeenshire

Drake Music Scotland have been working in schools in Aberdeenshire with Live Life […][...]

19
Jul
The words McKenzie's Blog in a metal font in black over a white background sits on a selection of photos. First is of him putting stickers on a red keyboard, second is a pile of Figurenotes stickers and labels for packaging up, third is of three people sitting opposite each other, singing, and fourth is of him organising adapters into blue boxes.
McKenzie’s Work Experience

McKenzie’s Work Experience Bands, Figurenotes, Technology… McKenzie Daykin came to us 17th April […][...]

21
Apr
New York Skyline
New York, New York!

On the 30th October 2022, our Figurenotes team flew across the pond to […][...]

09
Nov
Drake Music Scotland and Hebrides Ensemble present Echoes. A concert of new music by disabled composers. Poster of Composer, Ben Lunn conducting Digital Orchestra and Hebrides Ensemble players.
Drake Music Scotland and Hebrides Ensemble present ECHOES

Drake Music Scotland and Hebrides Ensemble present ECHOES Drake Music Scotland and Hebrides […][...]

21
Jan
Girl smiling playing Switch with words advertising for new freelance musicians
We are hiring!

We have funding from Creative Scotland’s Strengthening Fund to recruit new musicians to […][...]

14
Oct
Excited children in background with We are hiring text in foreground.
We are hiring!

Freelance Sound Explorers Associate Musician Traineeships           We are […][...]

25
Mar
Are you our new Project Coordinator?
Are you our new Project Coordinator?

Are you our new Project Coordinator? Sound Explorers Project Coordinator We are seeking […][...]

14
Dec
Image of lots of photos in the background, with the words Guest Blog in front
Melissa’s Work Experience

Melissa Thomson came to visit us this week on work experience from Perthshire. […][...]

04
Oct
Kyle visits STV

Associate Musician Fiona Sharp has recently been delivering a project at Kilmaron School […][...]

28
Jun
Rosalind’s Work Experience

Rosalind’s Work Experience Rosalind Orr from James Gillespie’s High School is already knowledgable […][...]

24
May
Work Experience – Lauren Shaw

Lauren Shaw from Pilrig Park School visited Drake Music Scotland from the 24th […][...]

28
Apr