News: Drake Music

Tuesday 18 May 2010, 13:14

 

Drake Music

Role: Associate Musician

Fee: £15 per hour rising to £20 per hour for lead musician

Application deadline: Friday 4th June 2010

 

Drake Music is seeking new music leaders to deliver our programme of participatory workshops, teacher training and mentoring in London and surrounding areas during 2010, working on a freelance basis.

The following skills and experience are highly desirable:

• General musical skills preferably including at least one instrument and an understanding of musical notation
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Experience of working in an outreach/education setting, ideally with disabled people
• A range of creative music technology skills - software and hardware
• An understanding of and experience in breaking down barriers to access, using assistive music technology (e.g. Soundbeam, MIDI Creator, I-CubeX etc.) as well as adapting mainstream music technology for access
• A willingness to learn and assimilate new skills quickly and confidently in response to new challenges
• The ability to work creatively, imaginatively, flexibly and appropriately depending on the needs of different individuals and situations

To apply please send your CV with a covering letter outlining your suitability for the role to annathorpetracey@drakemusicproject.org or Drake Music, Rich Mix, 35-47 Bethnal Green Road, London, E1 6LA.

If you have any queries please contact Anna on 020 7739 5444 or annathorpetracey@drakemusicproject.org

We actively encourage applications from disabled people, as they are currently under-represented in this role.