Offering private violin lessons in the south of Edinburgh. Run by Lauren Clay, also a member of the Figurenotes team at Drake Music Scotland, lessons are always taught with an emphasis on accessibility. Figurenotes is used as both a supporting tool for particular areas of learning, namely rhythm, and as a key learning tool for […]
ELM School of Music was founded in January 2010 by Emma Lines and provides private instrumental tuition, events and workshops in the City of Edinburgh. Emma is a Board Commissioner with the International Society for Music Education’s Commission on Special Music Education and Music Therapy, and an elected member of the Music Education Council (MEC) Forum in the […]
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. We are the proud home of Figurenotes training, resources, and […]
I primarily teach adults and children with disabilities to play, rock, folk, Broadway, and jazz using Figurenotes. I teach a Special Music Education graduate course in Connecticut at the University of Bridgeport that includes a teaching component with our bands. Each student is assigned to mentor and arrange a song the musician would like the […]
We are a SEN school located in the north east. We co-run an open orchestra with Musinc and Beverley school. We use a lot of Figurenotes to teach music – mostly keyboard skills. How has Figurenotes helped your organisation achieve their goals? Figurenotes has given the pupils a bridge to gain practical music experiences. What’s […]
ELM Music Therapy provides music therapy sessions in the North East of Scotland. How has Figurenotes helped your organisation achieve their goals? Sometimes within music therapy sessions a client will express a desire to learn to play a musical instrument together. With the use of Figurenotes these clients have very quickly been able to achieve […]
We are thrilled to be part of Drake Music Scotland‘s Challenge Project with Creative Informatics. Could you help us find our Challenge Responder? “Drake Music Scotland’s challenge is to create a new online platform that will transform their Figurenotes resource base into the world’s first and most comprehensive inclusive music hub. They would like to […]
Feature your organisation on this site and across our social media channels – join our Figurenotes Champions Showcase! We know our global Figurenotes users often feel isolated, as many musicians and educators are self-employed or are the only music teacher in their school. There are so many fabulous organisations out there doing amazing work with […]