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We’ve had a very busy few months at MusicPracticeRooms.com – so busy in fact that we haven’t had a chance to share our latest installation photos with you! Here are a couple of pictures from some of our recent installs. We’re proud of the results. In addition to the University of West London and Farnham College rooms pictured below, we have successfully completed installations at the following companies and institutions:

Goldsmiths University – a suite of Music Practice Rooms in addition to a diverse acoustic treatments in the music department.

Eton College – a dedicated sound-isolation room for bagpipe practice.

WCM, Essex – an isolation booth for testing industrial components for installation in luxury cars.

Spirophoto Photography Studio – we installed a sound-isolating Music Practice Room in the studio to enable the professional photographer to use the studio as a multi-purpose space.

Surrey University – a suite of isolation booths for the psychology department to run psychometric testing.

Surrey Arts – a Music Practice Room for use by arts and music organisations across Surrey.

Black Cat Music, distributor of Wenger products, are pleased to announce that many Instrument Storage cabinets can now be supplied to schools, certified with green credentials.

Wenger introduced the FSC certification - Forest Stewardship Council – as a new core option for instrument storage cabinets in 2011. The Forest Stewardship Council ( www.fsc.org ) certifies that wood products have been harvested responsibly. Many Wenger storage products can be FSC certified if schools specify these “green initiative” requirements. Wenger can certify to customers that we have used specially harvested wood.

We recently asked our customers to imagine the visual impact created by a set of smart new matching music folders to give a great identity to their orchestra, chorus, band or choir.

Iain Donald, Director of Music at Hampton School not only turned that imagination into reality, but thanks to the team at Black Cat Music, they took the waiting out of wanting as well. Iain told us, “I put in an order for 155 choral folders in three different colours, with three different set of gold blocking at 4.30pm on Friday evening. I was immensely impressed when the folders were delivered the following Wednesday. Such an impressive service, thank you very much.” Iain added, ”The senior boys are very happy with their new 'Voice of Lions' folder by the way.”

But wait. There is more good news. Black Cat Music are offering a 10 per cent discount for the whole of May on music folders. But hurry, the offer must close at the end of the month, so go to our web site now to place your order.

The Awards dinner associated with the Music Education Expo show will be held in the Wren Suite of the Grange St Paul’s Hotel, in 2015.

Black Cat Music and sister company MusicPracticeRooms.com have been quick to sign up once again as sponsors of the ‘Lifetime Achievement Award’.

Previous winners of the Black Cat Music sponsored award were Christine Crowshaw and Vivienne Price in 2014 and Peter Dunkley in 2013.

Commenting on the MMA Conference at St George’s College, Weybridge, which ended Sunday [May 18th ] Robert Dagger, Chairman of Black Cat Music summed up the event. "We were pleased that our products continue to be popular with music teachers - and deservedly so. No music stand for instance matches the Wenger Classic 50 for quality, durability and ease-of-use. Our choral folders continue to be hugely popular. Our sound-isolating music practice rooms and our Wenger staging and instrument cabinets help a music department to organise the space and the time they have available, so they can concentrate on teaching and making great music."

Sales Executive, Myke Millward added, "It was great to meet and chat to music teachers from across the UK. St. George's College Weybridge was a beautiful venue, and we loved the Douglas Fox Concert performed by students on the Friday evening. The standard of playing was incredible."

Discount Voucher offering savings when next buying products from the Black Cat Music range, plus free Conductor’s Batons proved popular with MMA visitors.

And a final word from Alice Dagger, Marketing Manager, "I particularly enjoyed this year's conference. It's always a pleasure to catch up with members of the MMA. I was also able to attend a few of the conference sessions and learn a bit about singing in schools, world music and songwriting. I'm still perfecting the lyrics for my 'Ode to an iPod plug'."

We want to let you into a secret. From time to time we have items we need to clear from our stock and these can be a great bargain.

Right now there are staging items, storage and chairs on offer – all at amazingly discounted prices. Check them out now.

But hurry. When they have sold that’s it!