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With music equipment budgets under pressure, if your education establishment is not already enjoying the advantages of the Black Cat Music Education Discount Programme, then why not get on board today?

The good news is that all qualifying educational establishments in the United Kingdom – schools, colleges, universites, school choirs and orchestras – can apply online and start receiving a 5% discount on purchases of all our standard products straight away. But that’s not all. You get the support of our highly professional team of music equipment advisors who can guide you to select the right products for your needs and even arrange samples of some products for your evaluation prior to order. Alternatively you can buy online 24/7 and simply enter your discount code when prompted. It is all designed to make your purchasing experience quick and easy. And, when you sign up we will send you as a small welcome gift, a limited edition china mug decorated with the famous Black Cat insignia.

There’s more. Each month we will email you an advanced preview of our special product offer for the next month, typically up to a week before the general anouncement – great news when there are limited stocks. Of course we also mail you our latest catalogues each year, hot off the press and keep you informed of new product introductions too.

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It was another inspiring MMA Conference last weekend, held in the historic setting of Canterbury’s Cathedral School.

Marketing Manager, Alice Dagger summing up the weekend said, “We love visiting Canterbury anyway and once again the MMA Conference with its diverse and comprehensive programme designed to inspire music teachers and practitioners fully lived up to the promise.

European Sales Manager Teresa Rogers said, "The MMA conference never fails to be interesting and enjoyable, and we were pleased to receive a good number of enquiries from existing and new customers.  Our Wenger music stands and our choir folders received a great deal of interest, as did our sound-isolating music practice rooms and our acoustic treatments.  A big thank-you to the organisers."

Brigitte Downs concluded, "We enjoyed the conference in its pretty Canterbury location and were pleased to see lots of familiar faces, as well as getting to know some new MMA members."

Music Practice Rooms went down a storm at the ISBA conference in Torquay last week, impressing bursars attending the event with their simplicity, cost-effectiveness, ease of installation and sound reduction performance.

The sound-isolating rooms exhibited are supplied and installed by MusicPracticeRooms.com. They are designed to create an ideal rehearsal space with climate controlled interior environment for the comfort of musicians and singers in which they can practice without their music causing disturbance to other classes in the school. The balanced acoustics within the room provide a high quality sound-proof space suitable for recording purposes. The modular design allows for a wide range of sizes, from a solo singer to a choir or a band to be accommodated. And as needs and space allocations change the sound isolating rooms can simply be re-located when required.

The 2013 ISBA annual conference which took place at the Riviera International Conference Centre (RICC) in Torquay is an annual members only two-day conference held every year in May. The event attracts some 400 bursars and senior management staff from member schools and around 100 exhibitors.

Tonbridge based Black Cat Music will be making the short journey across Kent this weekend to Canterbury Cathedral School where the 2013 MMA Conference takes place from 17-19th May.

A diverse and comprehensive programme to inspire music teachers and practitioners is promised by the event organisers. Conference delegates are reminded to stop by the Black Cat Music exhibition stand to collect a free conductor’s baton plus an exclusive conference delegate discount voucher for purchases from the company’s comprehensive range of music performance equipment.

Marketing Manager, Alice Dagger said, “We look forward to meeting everyone in Canterbury this year.”

Secure storage of instruments, keeping theatrical costumes tidy and organizing sheet music are typical challenges that call for effective storage solutions. Black Cat Music has been providing instrument, costume and sheet music storage solutions for years - both custom-built, and from the well-respected and trusted Wenger range.

When Joe Hughes, Head of Music Technology at Eastbourne College was busy procuring equipment for their new music building, his research quickly moved in the direction of Black Cat Music and the range of Wenger products. “In preparing for the opening, we had to go round various music schools to see what the best options were for us and we were able to see that Black Cat had an excellent reputation, the build quality was excellent and that is what we decided to go for.” Joe explained. Instrument storage lockers were one such item on the procurement list and Eastbourne College opted for the Ultrastor system.

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The ISBA conference currently taking place in Torquay is proving to be extremely busy, with the Black Cat Music and Acoustics team delighted to be part of it all.

Reporting from the English seaside resort that provides a lovely setting for this event, Black Cat Music manager, Teresa Rogers highlights the great interest shown in our acoustic solutions and sound-isolating, modular music practice rooms.

Teresa says: "We are really pleased that our Music Practice Rooms are receiving such a positive response with school bursars. There is no doubt that our modular, re-locatable sound pods offer a flexible and cost-effective solution for managing space and controlling noise in school music departments, and these advantages are clearly not lost on school bursars."

Martin Loft adds: "Our structured payment options are also proving popular with school bursars, as structured payments enable schools to purchase the equipment they need, while spreading payments over 1 to 5 years and making significant savings."

In addition to acoustic solutions and sound-isolating, modular Music Practice Rooms from www.musicpracticerooms.com, Black Cat is displaying a wide range of quality music performance equipment, from music stands and posture chairs to staging, choral risers and elegant instrument storage solutions for school music departments.

The 2013 ISBA annual conference at the Riviera International Conference Centre (RICC) in Torquay is an annual members only two-day event, held in selected locations throughout the UK that attracts some 400 bursars and senior management staff from member schools and around 100 exhibitors.