People with disabilities in Edinburgh will get access to new opportunities to learn to play, perform and record music thanks to a grant of £5,000 from Castle Rock Edinvar’s Community Grant Fund.
The grant will support Drake Music Scotland’s Musicspace programme which provides group and one-to-one tuition sessions for 50 disabled adults and children in fully-equipped and accessible music studios in Craigmillar.
Thursa Sanderson, Drake Music Scotland chief executive, said: “Getting the chance to learn to play music and show others what you can do will make a big difference to our participants’ confidence levels, communications skills and ability to lead a more independent life.”
Heather Macnaughton, head of community investment at Castle Rock Edinvar, added: “Drake Music Scotland has been located in SPACE, our accommodation for social enterprise and charities in the heart of Craigmillar, since it was developed and brings a much valued and innovative service to this area.”
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