Sharing fab new music video by Steven Thornton. Cover of Under the Acacia Tree (June Armstrong - ABRSM piano piece). youtu.be/yjDxdByrQsY Skills on multi instruments and has volcanoes! Thanks Lesley Crawford for producing & edit Creative Scotland Rob Sigley RS Macdonald Trust

Last week performers from Digital Orchestra: Central played to an invited audience at the fantastic V&A Dundee! King Spark launched a social enterprise cafe, aiming to help school leavers gain employment. Headteacher, Paul Dow invited our musicians to perform.Brilliant day!

Wow what a year we've had in our LEARN programme in 2023-24! Our fabulous team of Associate Musicians across the country have worked with 1,295 young people, delivering 852 sessions to 59 schools in 15 local authorities in our All Join In and Digital Orchestra: Youth programmes.

Introducing the keynote speaker for our upcoming seminar, Clare Johnston! Clare is a disabled composer and music technologist specializing in music for iPads. Clare is a composer, writing primarily works for iPad instruments and music technology. Drake Music Scotland

Young people at @PinkiePrimary took part in a #DMSLearn project with Associate Musician, Katie, this year. They wrote and recorded their original emo song, 'Killing My Ride'! 🎸 youtu.be/450r6-QZkug This project was funded through East Lothian Council - news and information from Creative Scotland' YMI Funding.

We had a wonderful time at @ISMESpecMusEdMT Conference hosted by Resonaari and @HelsinkiUni. Highlight of the conference was our own Clare Johnston, the Commission Keynote. She performed “Solo a trois” to close. Thanks to the YMI CPD fund from Creative Scotland, and @ScottishMusic.

First visit to us during Edinburgh International Festival or Edinburgh Festival Fringe or a while since you've been? Let our friend Joseph, Drake Music Scotland musician and Gig Buddies with Thera Trust attendee show you what to expect. youtu.be/LhcKm3fOKa0 Huge thx to SafeDeposits Scotland Community Fund for supporting this.

Today we are celebrating Digital Orchestra: North East based in Aberdeen/shire. This video showcases two groups our musicians Abi and Ewan have been working with at Mackie Academy and OrchardBraeSchool@aberdeencity, including the performance at Aberdeen Performing Arts #LTB24 tinyurl.com/mr3k9s7b

If you want to get involved in Digital Orchestra: North East we have spaces available for disabled young people to take part. Sessions are at Mackie Academy on Wednesday evenings during term time 4pm-5.30pm and are free to attend. drakemusicscotland.org/what-we-do/dig…

Today's video is from Digital Orchestra: Central who are based in Dundee at Kingspark School . The video explores each individual and their chosen instruments - Figurenotes with ThumbJam on iPad; ROLI Blocks; Cmpsr by Digit Music ; and switches. youtu.be/_qh6Va6dZFg?si…

If you know of any disabled young person in Dundee, Perthshire or Angus who would like to sign up to be part of Digital Orchestra: Central, details are on our website or in the flyer below. drakemusicscotland.org/what-we-do/dig…

Today's video is from Digital Orchestra: Edinburgh based at Castlebrae Expressive Arts Castlebrae is a wonderful example of how the young people have progressed over the course of the year from playing well known songs to writing their own music and improvising. youtu.be/zJ7Hh4KqEzM

If you or anyone you know is a disabled young person in Edinburgh/Lothians, we are recruiting for Digital Orchestra: Edinburgh. Free to attend and take place at Castlebrae on Thursday evenings from 3.15pm-5.15pm. For more information please visit drakemusicscotland.org/what-we-do/dig…

If you've enjoyed this week's Digital Orchestra: Youth posts and wondering if there is something in the West/Glasgow, then the good news is yes, very soon! We're looking to launch out of school sessions for young people in the local area from around Easter 2025. Watch this space!

Fantastic two days training together with our full Sistema Scotland team 🙌 Huge thanks to our external guests Drake Music Scotland Paul Whittaker OBE Mental Note Performance Black Lives in Music for your inspiration, and our staff presenters on inclusion, youth voice, community engagement & much more!

Uplifting, stimulating, and energising 🚀 Just some of the feedback we’ve had from staff this week as we came together Albert Halls for an important 2 days of training and development before the new term begins at #BigNoise programmes across Scotland 🎶 A real focus this

Great morning working with the young people from The Brae for the first time🎶 Rose Hill-Brae Absolutely loved using Figurenotes and can’t believe the progress they’ve made after only one lesson! Drake Music Scotland Exciting times ahead Rosehill High School Expressive Arts 🎶🎶🎹

We can't wait for a new year of #DMSLearn projects! Young people in Sanderson's Wynd and Associate Musician, Julia, held a performance last year: they sang and played their favourite songs and improvised new ones! Project funded through East Lothian Council - news and information by Creative Scotland' YMI Funding.