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Hiring
An Instrument
It's never easy knowing whether the instrument
you've chosen to learn is going to be just the type that will suit
you. On top of this, instruments can sometimes be costly (please
refer to the 'Which Instrument To Play' section for more details on
expected instrument purchase costs). However, Brent Music Service
never wants a budding musician to miss out on the chance of learning an
instrument. So, for this reason they have devised a special
Instrument Hire Scheme.
Instrument
Hire Scheme - A Cost-Conscious Solution
The Instrument Hire Scheme enables students who are taking tuition from
Brent Music Service to have access to a wide range of instruments of an
appropriate manufacturing quality and in good repair. The
instruments can be hired on a term-by-term basis at an affordable cost
and at a fraction of the price of purchasing a brand new instrument.
The
Benefits
The Instrument
Hire Scheme enables the student to take the instrument home for practice
and look after it as if it were their own. Not only does this mean
they are given the same opportunities to improve and develop their
playing as a child who owns their own instrument, it also helps to give
them the responsibility of looking after the instrument properly.
Once
you have been able to discuss and agree your instrument choice with your
tutor, you can request an Instrument Hire Scheme form which will need to
be completed and returned to the Brent Music Service office (see Contact
Us).
How
The Scheme Works
First you need to approach your school to ensure they have secured and
have available the tuition services of Brent Music Service for your
chosen instrument. Once your school agrees that you can learn your
chosen instrument a request form is completed and submitted. An instrument is then
allocated to you pending receipt of the first term's hire payment.
Payments are required in advance for each term that the instrument is
hired. Upon completion of the arrangement, the instrument is
supplied to the student for their use at home, at lessons in school and
with the BMS Music Ensembles if a member of any. It remains the
dual responsibility of the student and their parent/guardian to ensure
that the instrument is cared for and appropriately protected from damage
or accident.
The
instrument is entrusted to the student and their parent/guardian and any
problems need to be reported immediately so that professional repairs
can be carried out if necessary.
Please
note that the hire of the instrument is subject to availability and an
alternative instrument may be suggested as an interim solution.
Purchasing
An Instrument
After an
appropriate period of time of hiring, or if your circumstances enable
you to start off with your own instrument, it may be suggested that an
instrument purchase would be more cost-effective for
you.
You
are free to purchase your instrument from which ever supplier you
wish. A list of local music shops can be downloaded by [clicking
here].
Normans
Musical Instruments - The Preferred Supplier
In addition,
Brent Music Service has built up a reliable business relationship with
Normans Musical Instruments and can recommend this company as the
preferred supplier of Brent Music Service, based on their value for
money, quality of instruments and level of service.
By
special arrangement with Brent Music Service and Brent Council, Normans
are able offer good quality instruments at prices cheaper than the high
street. They are also able to offer payment options for outright
purchase or an installment facility.
Further details about
purchasing an instrument from Normans can be obtained from your tutor,
or by contacting them direct on freefone 08000 281 415 (stating that the
instrument is for a pupil of Brent Music Service to obtain your extra
discount).
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