One of the barriers facing disabled people in terms of writing and playing music is the physical inaccessibility of many traditional instruments. Music is a powerful medium but the reality is that many disabled people are not able to make music because the instruments currently available are not accessible to them. If a person\u2019s impairment is such that they cannot play any existing instrument, then they face a disabling barrier to music-making.<\/p>\n
Drake Music uses accessible music technology and supports the invention of new musical instruments, to remove disabling barriers and change this unfair reality. This can range from the use of an iPad app like ThumbJam which allows a person with limited movement to play a guitar sound, through to building and developing complicated technology.<\/p>\n
Musician Kris Halpin works with musician Imogen Heap’s invention –\u00a0 mi.mu gloves, demonstrating their potential as an accessible musical instrument. Kris is the first artist ever to use this incredible instrument in this context, and has appeared on BBC 1, BBC Radio 1, BBC 6 Music and Channel 4 with them, as well as in features in both national and regional press.<\/p>\n