DMLab Live

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[ ID ] 862f6ef5-3921-4de3-a339-aae066fb819a

[ Submitter's Name ] Douglas Noble [ Submitter's Affiliated Organisation ] Drake Music [ Submitter's Twitter ] @weallmakemusic

[ Space ] digital [ Secondary Space ] youth

[ Format ] hands-on

Description

Drake Music (DM) are specialist in using Assistive Music Technology (AMT) to overcome disabling barriers to making music.

A variety of of-the-shelf AMT, such as iPads, beams, switches and microphones, and will be set up so that participants can have a go.

We will have bespoke AMT on show such as the Mui Mui Gloves http://bit.ly/MiMKH and the Kellycaster http://bit.ly/kellycast, as well low tech ideas developed in our R&D programme in the classroom, http://bit.ly/DMLRnD, with young people.

Participants will be able to see it in action as well as jump in and have a go, have a play, jam and make music.

There will also be an opportunity for groups to work together to create a piece of music, facilitated by our expert DM Associate Musicians (AMs) .

Agenda

The facilitators leading the session are expert DM AMs who specialise in facilitating participatory music activities for children and young people of all ages using AMT.

Our particular area of expertise is in using the AMT to overcome disabling barriers to music making, so that regardless of of physical or cognitive disability, all people can be musicians. This approach, and the AMT, is appropriate regardless disability, so we can make a truly inclusive experience that any child or young person can take part in.

There will be two parallel activities:

A drop-in demonstration and try out, where participants can see AMT in action and have a go themselves. The AMT will be set up and AMs on hand to demonstrate and support this

The other activity will be timed creative sessions that groups can book in to, to make music using AMT, facilitated by DM AMs

Participants

The Drop-in Sessions can accommodate large numbers passing through with a range of AMT set up ready to go, with AMs on had to demo and support, as well as screens running films of the bespoke instruments in action, in the hands of professional musicians, such as Kris Halpin, John Kelly and James Rose

The Creative Sessions will be two 1hr 15 minute sessions with small groups of up to 10 which can be booked in advance . Each group will get the chance to work together to make a new piece of music, using AMT as instruments, facilitated by an DM AM. At the end the music will be recorded for uploading to the DM website where participants will be able to see it later, download and share the links.

Outcome

As well as the legacy of a recorded piece of new music that participants can listen to and share there will be a number of outcomes that accord with the Arts Award. These could include:

Be Inspired -Seeing a disabled professional musician, John Kelly, discussing and demonstrating his work, what the use of tech has had on his creative development and ideas. An example of how the aesthetic of access influences their work.

Take Part - Participants will have a go and use a variety of AMT in the drop-in, and in the creating sessions, working together to create a piece of music solely using AMT.

Share - Record/film the new music and upload or even potentially stream live using a platform such as Merkat or Periscope .

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@weallmakemusic Super, thanks for your great proposal! Will be in touch @ArtsAward

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