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COMING EVENTS IN 2018
COMING EVENTS IN 2018
in aid of Perth and Kinross Music Foundation Funds
Tutors’ Concert
3pm, Sunday 30th September
St John the Evangelist’s, Episcopal Church,
Princes St, Perth PH2 8LJ.
Childline Concert
7.30pm, Thursday 6th December
Perth Concert Hall, Horsecross,
Mill Street, Perth, PH1 5HZ.
The ‘Childline Concert’ originally raised funds for the newly established Perth and Kinross Music Foundation. For some years now the event has enjoyed the full support and backing of Perth and Kinross Instrumental Music Service and the pupils and families from PKC Central Groups, including Perth Youth Orchestra.
We are pleased to report that, after a gap of several years, 10% of the proceeds the
Childline Concert will now go to Perth and Kinross Music Foundation
with whom the event will be jointly promoted.
THANK YOU TO ALL OUR
SPONSORS AND SUPPORTERS
INCLUDING THE GANNOCHY TRUST
THE GUILDRY INCORPORATION OF PERTH
THE CROSS TRUST
THE JIMMIE CAIRNCROSS TRUST
On making music tuition statutory – John Swinney
Mr John Swinney’s (Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills) answers very recently in Parliament regarding Instrumental Tuition:
“On the question of instrumental music tuition, Mr Wightman is correct to say that it is a discretionary service—that is the existing position. I am able to give consideration to whether it should be made into a statutory provision.”
“One of the factors that would weigh in that consideration would be the enormous benefits, which I recognise, that come to young people as a consequence of involvement in musical activity. On many visits around the country I have seen the tremendous fulfilment that such activity brings to young people and the transformative change that it can have on young people’s lives.”
The full text is here: