Drake Music, a Sound Sense member, has released a paper looking at the representation of disabled people in the music education workforce.

The paper looks at findings from a small research project undertaken by Drake Music’s Think2020 team over summer 2017.

The research looked at statistical sources of data on the music education workforce and attempted to generate new information using data from music education hubs.

Key Findings:

• Disabled people are under-represented in the music education workforce
• There is little available data on the music education workforce
• The landscape of the music ed sector is complex, which may make strategic, structural change difficult
• There is a wide range of understanding of disability
• Music Education Hubs are at different stages in their journey to making their music offer more inclusive