May price discount on conductor’s stand

During May Black Cat Music are offering the Wenger Preface Conductor’s music stand at a 10% discount compared to the usual price.

Already affordably priced thanks to elegant design and clever engineering, the Preface Conductor’s stand still benefits from plenty of useful features. This stylish conductor's stand enjoys a large desk, a sleek, non-scratch black surface, and dual posts offering superb stability and strength. Although robust it's also extremely lightweight and easy to use and store. The tilting desk permits easy angle adjustment while integrated storage keeps all the conductor's needs nearby and out-of-sight. In fact, it's been exquisitely fine-tuned to give conductors more stand for less money. Plus each stand comes with a 5-year warranty.

For full details of the Preface Conductor’s stand and to take advantage of this special offer visit the Black Cat Music web site.

Classic 50 music stands - watch the video

The Black Cat Music Classic 50 music stand has been a best seller year after year. To help anyone new to the product to see why the Classic 50 has been so enduringly popular, there is now a short video that highlights some of the features that may not be easily appreciated in just looking at a catalogue.

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. 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.

Watch the Classic 50 put through its paces at www.YouTube.com

Black Cat Music publish handy short form catalogue

Specialist music education and performance equipment supplier, Black Cat Music, has just published a new short form catalogue . Bringing together all the most popular products – music stands, folders, chairs, instrument storage, conductor’s equipment and staging – this handy catalogue and price list provides a convenient reference when looking for and buying music performance equipment.

It is worth getting hold of a copy and taking advantage of some discount offers, reading product reviews, discovering the important-to-know benefits for each product then placing your order.

Although the new catalogue provides a useful range of commonly needed products, Black Cat Music also has an extensive range of more specialist music and performance equipment products that can be discovered online at www.blackcatmusic.co.uk. Customers can view product demonstrations by visiting the Black Cat Music channel on www.YouTube.com and searching on ‘blackcatmusiceurope’.

New custom music folders delight Australian College

Maureen Cameron, Head of Music at St. Andrews Catholic College, Queensland, Australia enthusing over their new orchestral folders told Black Cat Music, "all arrived and they look absolutely fantastic… our head teacher is so excited about using them at the eisteddfod, she’s booked extra seats already! "

St Andrews opted for customized gold blocking with the college’s name and crest to give a strong identity to the elegant cardinal red leather folders complete with brass bound corners, that provide that extra appeal to orchestral performances.Black Cat Music folders are 305mm x 356mm and include two bottom expanding pockets, plus a useful pencil pocket and can optionally be supplied gold blocked with logos and names of schools, choirs or bands to create group identities.

Making music with Black Cat in Glasgow

Black Cat Music recently exhibited at the Music Learning Live conference held at the Royal Academy of Music and Drama, Glasgow.

Black Cat Music exhibted a selection from a comprehensive range of music performance and acoustic equipment that includes music stands, orchestral chairs, staging, choral risers, conductor’s equipment, acoustic solutions and full stage acoustic shells. In addition there is a range of theatre products that embraces tiered audience seating, pit filler staging, make-up stations, costume racks and stage boxes. Black Cat Music is the Master Distributor for Wenger Corporation the recognised world leader in fully-guaranteed staging and music performance equipment.

National Curriculum Review - SMA views endorsed by Black Cat Music

The Schools Music Association is urging members and interested parties to respond to the call for evidence and puts the case for music remaining a core subject in the review of the National Curriculum.

Writing on the SMA Facebook, Carole Lindsay-Douglas says, "Make sure you submit your opinions on the National Curriculum by 14 April. www.education.gov.uk/NCReviewcallforevidence Anyone may comment. Vital that as many of us as possible show support for MUSIC. Most MPs don't rate it at all!"

Black Cat Music endorses the SMA's call to submit evidence that music should remain a core subject.

Preface Music stand April price deal

The reliable, lightweight, affordably priced Preface Music Stand is on offer from Black Cat Music during April with a 15% discount.

Referred to as the “little sister” of the popular Classic 50 Music Stand, the Preface is ideal for anyone seeking a lightweight, easy-to-carry stand that weighs just 2.9 Kg thanks to its aluminium construction. The generous sized desk of 340mm x 510m is recessed to allow stacking of multiple stands and secured to the stand itself by means of a through bolt attachment. Height from floor to desk lip is fully adjustable from 650mm to 1250mm. Finished with durable black powder coat paint the Preface Music Stand also includes a reliable brake mechanism and wobble-free base attachment.

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