Thursday, November 28, 2013

Black Cat Music meet friends from FMS at Manchester Music Show

Brigitte Downs & Martin Loft
“It was wonderful to meet our friends from FMS,” said Brigitte Downs of Black Cat Music after the company exhibited at a lively Music Show staged at Manchester Central last weekend. 

For Brigitte and colleague Martin Loft the Music Show was a great opportunity to meet customers in the north-west and present the latest developments in music education equipment products. Black Cat Music enjoys exclusive distributorship of Wenger Corporation’s extensive product range - acknowledged as the largest manufacturer of fully-guaranteed staging and music performance equipment in the world. 

Wednesday, November 27, 2013

Music Practice Room really made a difference for Trent College

The installation of a large 6m x 4.8m Music Practice Room at Trent College dramatically transformed the facilities available to the school’s music department. The new structure provided a dedicated percussion room located in the existing music school which allowed the percussion teacher to hold lessons without disturbing other music classes taking place in the rest of the facility. 

Director of Music, Steven Henderson, explained: “As soon as it was installed, the percussion department could see that it was going to make an immediate difference. The percussion teacher, who spends four days of the week inside the practice room teaching, just loved it straight away.” Steven continued: “Now we can have string quartet rehearsals in one room and percussion going on in another room, and various other things happening at the same time as each other, and that’s really made a difference for us. It was installed in a few days and we were able to get in and start using it straight away.” 

Overall, Steven was delighted with the immediate difference the new Music Practice Room made to his Music Department: “It provided a space which worked really well, it answered the question really quickly, and it offers me flexibility for the future, and those are the three key criteria that I needed it to meet.” Black Cat Music’s sound-isolating music practice rooms offer a solution that controls noise at source, providing an ideal rehearsal space for musicians and singers. The modular design allows for a wide range of sizes to accommodate musicians from a solo singer to a choir or a band. The rooms can be relocated, if and when major changes in use and allocation of space are planned. For comfort and to create a pleasant environment, the rooms are supplied fitted with integral lighting and fan-assisted ventilation. Thanks to balanced internal acoustics they also make excellent recording studios with high sound quality. 

Monday, November 4, 2013

Have you signed up to save when buying music education equipment?

At Black Cat Music we know that budgets are under pressure everywhere. That’s why we wanted to remind customers of our Education Discount Programme, where you can save money each time you buy products for your education establishment. 

It’s simple, free to join and you can start saving 5% on all standard products purchased for schools, colleges and universities – in fact any education establishment located in the United Kingdom. Just log on to the Black Cat Music web site to complete the online application form. We will then send you a confirmation email and your discount code to use each time you make a purchase of standard priced products. 

And don’t forget to check your post, because there will be a limited edition Black Cat Music coffee mug on its way to you as a welcome gift. Look out too for our special monthly offers. As a member of our Education Group you will enjoy previews of these offers typically up to a week before everyone else – great news when stocks of discounted products are limited. Finally you can follow us and join in the conversation on Twitter, Our blog and Facebook for all the latest buzz, news, our take on inspiring music and a weekly fun spot. 

Friday, November 1, 2013

Get a new set of stands plus move and store cart ready for the Christmas concert season

A package offer from Black Cat Music that proved so popular before, is back for November. As a special promotion, 20 x Classic 50 Music Stands plus a large size Move & Store Cart are offered by Black Cat Music with a saving of £122. 

The package normally priced at £1,215 is on offer throughout November at just £1,093.50 plus VAT and delivery. Schools and colleges looking to equip with new music stands designed for robust and regular handling can take advantage of this great offer to be ready in time for Christmas music events. 

Already a top seller, the popular Classic 50 Music Stand doesn’t compromise on a design that 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 - a design that also makes it quiet and rattle-free during performances. And the scratch resistant desk surface also incorporates a unique recess for keeping pencils in place. When the performance, rehearsal or class is over, stands can be stacked on the easy to load Move & Store Cart for transport and convenient, compact storage. 

For full details on the November offer can be found on the Black Cat Music web site where ords can be placed using the Discount Code “CLASSICCOMBI” at checkout.