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When you get back at schoool for the new term and the Easter eggs are just a fast fading memory – then here is some good news. In case you missed it, during April Black Cat Music is offering 10% discount on Classic 50 music stands and there is still time to order!

Quantity discount breaks allow prices as low as £37.12 each when purchased in quantities of 50 or more. Schools and colleges looking to equip with new music stands designed for robust and regular handling can still take advantage of this great offer. But hurry, the offer must close at the end of the month.

Already a top seller, the popular Classic 50 Music Stand is tough enough to handle the hardships of regular classroom use thanks to a formula of advanced polymers offering inherent tensile strength that will not bend or dent like metal stands. Its elegant design makes it quiet and rattle-free during performances. And the scratch resistant desk surface also incorporates a unique recess for keeping pencils in place. The patented one-hand height adjustment of the music desk is simplicity itself, requiring no screw or locking collar adjustments. To learn more watch the Classic 50 put through its paces at YouTube.com

For full details on the April offer can be found on the Black Cat Music web site.

The Black Cat Music summer roadshow will head south next month after ISBA, to attend the MMA Conference at St George’s College, Weybridge, May 16th to 18th.

Hosted by the Director of Music Tansy Castledine, together with MMA President Sandy Chenery and the team from St George’s, this year’s Conference promises an enjoyable and invaluable comprehensive progamme to inspire music teachers and practitioners.

Marketing Manager, Alice Dagger summed up Black Cat Music’s anticipation of the conference, saying, “We are looking forward to the MMA Conference this year, the splendid programme of events and renewing contact with conference delegates”

Further details are on the MMA web site.

Black Cat Music is counting down the days to the Independent Schools’ Bursars Association Annual Conference at Harrogate, 7th and 8th May. Conference delegates are invited to drop by the Black Cat Music exhibition stand where examples from their comprehensive range of music education and performance equipment will be on display, as well as to update on the popular Black Cat Music Structured Payments Scheme.

The 2014 ISBA annual conference will take place at the Harrogate International Centre in the famous Yorkshire spa resort, from Wednesday 8th May – to Thursday 9th May. The ISBA's popular annual conference brings together many of the independent education sector's leading experts offering topical updates for schools plus networking opportunities and an exhibition of more than 100 professional advisers and companies dedicated to providing high quality services to the education sector. 

Held over two days, the event welcomes more than 400 bursars and senior management staff from independent schools every year. As the administrative managers of schools they are the key decision-makers in sourcing their school's services and supplies.

Martin Loft, Technical Executive at Black Cat Music & Acoustics recalled, “Last year, ISBA conference delegates were very interested in our equipment for music departments,” and Martin went on to say, “Our sound-isolating Music Practice Rooms from MusicPracticeRooms.com were especially popular, as they represent a cost-effective solution for managing noise in school music departments.”

The Black Cat team were delighted to receive another piece of positive feedback from one of our Belgian customers. The Gemeentelijke Academie Musiek en Woord - a popular Belgian music academy - was as thrilled with the quality of their Roughneck music stands as they were with the smooth service from the Black Cat team.

Mr. Van den Driesschen told the sales team: "We received all the Roughneck Music Stands in perfect condition. I would like to thank you for all the work and it was a pleasure again, doing business with your company."

Black Cat Music supplies Wenger music stands - world-renowned for their quality, longevity and elegant appearance - across the whole of Europe and Russia, and the team takes great pride in the quality of the products and of their service. The Black Cat team-members between them speak a raft of European languages fluently and are highly experienced in advising and supplying products to meet the needs of music schools, conservatories, schools and of course theatres and concert halls across the continent. Another satisfied customer!

Anyone looking to invest in a rugged all-metal music stand, for practice and performance use that really lives up to its name, should take a look at the Wenger Roughneck. With its welded base, the Roughneck Music stand always stands straight, won't lean or wobble and will never need tightening. Finished with durable black powder coat paint, the 22 gauge steel desk has rolled edges for structural strength. To remove any concerns about accidental damage such as scratching or denting to expensive instruments, the use of polycarbonate and rounded edges means there are no sharp edges to worry about. The bolt-through desk attachment means that the desk holds firmly and securely, with desk height from floor to desk lip adjustable between 69cm to 110cm and a trigger lock that easily holds 30 lbs without releasing.

Probably the toughest music stand on the market thanks also to its 12-gauge steel welded wobble-free base attachment designed for extreme durability and no tip overs. This rugged construction standard is carried through to an 18-gauge inner post that won’t dent and ensures the slider mechanism keeps functioning freely.