My Nota conBRIO chair is well above my expectations

Calais based customer Monique Stern was not only delighted with her new Wenger Nota conBRIO chair, but fully apppreciated the total buying experience from Black Cat Music. 

Monique says, “I have now had my chair for a couple of weeks and it really is above my expectations. It is very comfortable and compliments my interior design. I am thoroughly pleased with my purchase.” She added, “I particularly would like you to know how much I appreciated your patience and availability in answering all my questions and queries and the general good customer care you showed to my regard.” 

The Wenger Nota conBRIO chair available from Black Cat Music is built on a dynamic, flexible frame that encourages and supports a musician’s natural movement. It was developed following years of discussions with educators and musicians who were looking to progress the functionality of existing music posture chairs. The dynamic frame encourages and supports the musician’s natural movement and promotes the engagement of the musician’s entire body in the musical performance. It also further enhances the chair’s ability to mimic a standing posture - the posture that is the strongest and most supportive - when in a seated position. 

Noise problem? Want improved acoustics? Then check out this new web site

A new web site just launched by Black Cat Acoustics provides authorative guidance to steer anyone experiencing noise problems quickly towards pin-pointing a solution. 

The web site has been designed to be as user-friendly as possible. There is a section which deals with common noise problems and their solutions, and includes some useful illustrative diagrams. But most important of all you are just one click away from expert help. Because schools can be particularly prone to acoustic problems, the new web site dedicates a section offering helpful information and a “speak to the experts” button. 

If preventing noise related nuisance is the issue, then sound isolated music practice rooms can provide the answer. And while visiting that part of the site check out the videos to discover the other benefits these custom built self-contained, air-conditioned acoustic spaces provide for the musicians, not to mention the improved utilisation of space. 

For stages and concert halls where the challenge is to improve the acoustics within the auditorium, then the Wenger range of acoustic shells will probably fit the bill. 

Packed with useful information, example case studies, video demonstrations and user testimonials www.blackcatacoustics.co.uk is a ‘must bookmark’ web site for anyone with noise problems or seeking a better acoustc environment. 

New LED clip on music stand light from Black Cat Music

New from Black Cat Music this month is a dual-headed, bright white LED light that simply clips on to any music stand to provide even illumination of sheet music. 

The adjustable twin goose-neck lighting heads pack the illuminating power of 4 bright white LEDs that thanks to economic operation give extra long battery life. Supplied complete with 3 x AAA batteries the stand light is ready to use straight out of the box. And there is also the alternative option of using the included USB power cable supplied in the pack. 

Normally sold at £11.99 plus VAT, as a special introductory offer and for November only, Black Cat Music currently has the new LED music stand lights on offer at just £9.99 plus VAT and delivery. A great time to brighten up the orchestra at an affordable price before the Christmas shows season. 

Black Cat Music head to Berlin for DOT

Black Cat Music will be exhibiting a comprehensive range of equipment for professional orchestras at the German Orchestra Day (Deutscher Orchestertag) taking place at the Umweltforum Berlin Auferstehungskirche, 4th and 5th November. 

Deutscher Orchestertag is the annual conference for German orchestra managers and Dirk Rueter and Dietmar Auris will be attending the event representing Black Cat Music. Dirk said “I look forward to going to Deutscher Orchestertag once again this year. It will be a pleasure to see some familiar faces and to sit in on the conference, which is always informative and enjoyable. We will again be demonstrating our superb quality music performance equipment and representing the world-renowned Wenger brand.” 

Examples of performance equipment from the range of music stands, orchestral chairs, staging, choral risers, conductor’s equipment and music folders will be on show. In addition Black Cat Music offers a range of theatre products embracing staging, tiered audience seating, make-up stations, costume racks and instrument storage cabinets. Black Cat Music Europe is the Master Distributor in Europe and Russia for Wenger Corporation - a company widely recognised as world leaders in fully guaranteed staging and music performance equipment. 

Also being presented at the show are Music Practice Rooms offering an affordable and flexible solution to noise problems in schools. Music Practice Rooms [www.musicpracticerooms.com] allow professional musicians to rehearse within a controlled environment that minimises the acoustic impact upon those around them. The flexibility of the modular design permits Music Practice Rooms to be configured to fit available spaces. 

Dirk Rueter and Dietmar Auris will be available on the stand to demonstrate products and provide advice. Whether looking for musical performance equipment, event staging, audience and performance seating, theatre equipment or acoustic solutions, Black Cat Music can provide high-quality equipment, which is as durable as it is elegant and easy to use. 

Black Cat Music to sponsor Lifetime Achievement Award at Music Education Expo

The Lifetime Achievement Award to be presented at the inaugural Music Teacher Awards & Gala evening, will be sponsored by Black Cat Music and partner company MusicPracticeRooms.com 

Announcing the sponsorship tie in, Black Cat Music’s marketing manager Alice Dagger said, “We are delighted to be involved with this exciting new event and providing the Lifetime Achievement Award, in addition to being Platinum Sponsors of the associated Music Education Expo 2013 event at London’s Barbican venue on 20/21 March 2013.” 

The Music Education Awards & Gala dinner is organized by the publishers of Music Teachermagazine to celebrate excellence within the UK’s music education scene and takes place on the evening of the 20th March in the Barbican’s Conservatory and Garden Room. The event organisers will be seeking award nominations from the national music education sector. A carefully selected and impartial judging panel will manage the judging process for the awards, selecting finalists and winners from all the nominations submitted for the categories that have been identified by the Awards team, with each recognising exceptional achievement within its own particular arena. 

Trent College install music practice room for percussion

Black Cat Music has recently installed a music practice room at Trent College for use as a dedicated percussion room in their existing music school. This new facility now allows the percussion teacher to hold lessons without disturbing other music lessons taking place in the rest of the music building. 

Director of Music, Steven Henderson said, “Music at Trent College is growing and changing quickly. Arriving as Director of Music this year, I have brought a new approach to Ensembles and to the organisation of the Music School. Our percussion department have ambition but were held back by how much their ensemble rehearsals affected everyone else. Our new dedicated percussion room from Black Cat Music was assembled quickly and fitted within our existing building, so the percussionists were soon able to start more demanding work in a space all of their own. The previous problems of rehearsal space and sound disruption were improved straight away.” 

Trent College is delighted with the sound isolating qualities of the new room, a view shared by many others who have invested in music practice rooms. At 6m x 4.8m the new structure is the largest single sound isolation room Black Cat Music has installed so far in what has become a rapidly expanding estate that already spans the length and breadth of the country. In the North West, Lancaster and Morecambe College discovered that by installing three music practice rooms, the college was able to make much more effective use of the space available to the music department. Head of Music Pete French explained, “The music practice rooms are being used every day. We are very happy having them.” Meanwhile, on the South coast, Youth Development Worker James Brill was delighted with the two music practice rooms that were installed at Hollington Youth Centre, Hastings, East Sussex. “We offer young people the chance to engage in music. My main concern was noise pollution and complaints from the neighbours and community.” James added, “Now we have absolutely no problems with the sound. The sound-proofing is absolutely second to none – fantastic.” 

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. Teachers and students can now practise within controlled conditions whilst minimising the impact upon those going about their day-to-day activities. 

Alice and Brigitte enjoy NAME Conference

Returning from the NAME National Conference 2012 at Yarnfield Park in Staffordshire last weekend, marketing manager Alice Dagger said, "It was great to meet some familiar and some new faces in music education. I managed to attend a couple of talks and learnt a lot about how music educationalists are working together nationwide to give young people the best possible musical education." Black Cat Music’s Brigitte Downs added, "We thoroughly enjoyed the weekend. Many thanks to all who were involved in organising the conference." 

The NAME National Conference 2012, “Crossing Frontiers in Music Education” aimed at music teaching professionals, opened Friday 5th October at Yarnfield Park Conference Centre, Stone, Staffordshire. Training, development and critical debate were on the agenda at a time the organisers describe as one of “dramatic change.” 

Huge savings on offer in Black Cat Music stock clearance sale

As Black Cat Music clears warehouse space to make room for the new season’s music education and performance equipment products, there are big savings on offer for a wide range of items. 

With savings of up to 75%, now is a great time to visit the Black Cat Music web site and buy a bargain. Currently products on offer include many different types of chairs, instrument storage and racks, music stands and lights, risers, staging, costume racks and many more high quality products. 

The Black Cat Music ‘Autumn Clearance Sale’ is open now but stocks are limited so buyers are advised to get online quickly to take advantage of this rare opportunity to own these useful items. 

Black Cat Music are off to NAME Conference

Alice Dagger and Brigitte Downs of Black Cat Music are looking forward to exhibiting at the NAME National Conference 2012 which takes place at Yarnfield Park in Staffordshire this weekend on the 5th and 6th October. 

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 and collect their ‘NAME Conference Discount voucher.’ 

The NAME National Conference 2012, “Crossing Frontiers in Music Education” aimed at music teaching professionals, opens Friday 5th October at Yarnfield Park Conference Centre, Stone, Staffordshire. Training, development and critical debate are on the agenda at a time the organisers describe as one of “dramatic change” – a conference “that all music educators need to attend.”

Black Cat Music to attend abcd Convention

Members of the Black Cat Music team are looking forward to attending the abcd Annual Convention which takes place at Leeds Metropolitan University, 24 – 26th August. 

Exhibiting during the Bank Holiday weekend Convention, Black Cat Music will display products from the company’s Conductors Equipment series which includes stands, podiums, chairs – even a baton - plus a comprehensive range of music education and performance equipment. 

As the “UK’s only organisation devoted to people who lead choirs,” the organisers say, “Our twenty-seventh Annual Convention takes us up to Yorkshire, where we last held Convention back in 2002, but to the new location of Leeds. Like Birmingham, Leeds has a long history of culture and specifically of choral music, and Convention will make the most of the Yorkshire choral connection.” 

Club house noise problems quietened by Black Cat Acoustics

Graham Callard

In 2011 Crowborough Rugby Club said farewell to the old club house that had served them since 1960 and quickly realised that there was a noise problem in their new building. Time to call in Black Cat Acoustics. 

In the words of club Chairman and Commercial Director, Graham Callard, “The acoustics were terrible”. He continued, “We had some early parties and people could not hear themselves speak.” This prompted Crowborough Rugby Club to look for a solution and Black Cat Acoustics were recommended. Graham continued, “We set two criteria – the quality of the acoustic panels to do what they say they are going to do and of course the aesthetics. Black Cat Acoustics met both criteria and the people we worked with were excellent.” Describing the experience of engaging Black Cat Acoustics, Graham Callard said, “The survey was done very quickly, very professionally with good advice. The fitting was just superb. Dates were agreed in advance and delivered on time.” 

Clearly delighted with the transformation of the ‘block and brick’ club house into an aesthetically and acoustically pleasing environment, Graham said, “It has made a tremendous difference. Before four people could not hold a conversation without the noise reverberating round the walls. Imagine a hundred people with music in the background – it would be deafening.” He went on to add that he had already recommended Black Cat Acoustics to another rugby club with similar problems. The full interview with Graham Callard can be viewed on YouTube. 

Black Cat Music rolls out new online store for Germany

Black Cat Music, a leading supplier of equipment for music performance and education, has announced the introduction of a new e-commerce website to serve its customers in Germany. 

Speaking about this week’s launch, Marketing Manager, Alice Dagger explained, “ Black Cat Music is now selling its products online across the whole of Germany, as well as the United Kingdom.” Alice continued, “ This is an exciting new development for Black Cat Music enabling the company to reach out to its steadily growing market in Germany. German musicians, music teachers and orchestra managers, like their UK counterparts, lead busy lives, and the new e-commerce website will enable them to obtain the quality music equipment they need much more quickly and easily.” 

The new online store offers access to the extensive Wenger product range and many other leading brands in the music performance equipment market. Black Cat Music has a long and successful partnership with Wenger Corporation, the largest manufacturer of fully-guaranteed staging and music performance equipment in the world and is Wenger’s master distributor in Europe and Russia. 

With the popularity of online shopping Black Cat Music has been at the forefront of providing a web site where customers can browse and buy online, watch video demonstrations that show how products work and read user recommendations or add their own product reviews. A range of payment options including credit cards, Sage Pay and Purchase Order by prior arrangement is available. 

Black Cat Music are Platinum Sponsors of Music Education Expo

Black Cat Music and partner company MusicPracticeRooms.com are pleased to announce that they have signed up as Platinum Sponsors of the Music Education Expo 2013 event at London’s Barbican venue, 20/21 March 2013. 

Black Cat Music will be exhibiting a wide range of its music performance equipment including music stands, staging, choral risers, music folders and conductors' equipment. Black Cat Music has 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. 

When it comes to noise control problems Black Cat Music offers various standard and custom acoustic solutions including sound-isolating, modular Music Practice Rooms from MusicPracticeRooms.com. Visitors to Music Education Expo 2013 can discover more when Black Cat Music's sister company, Black Cat Acoustics conduct a seminar for music teachers during the conference part of the event. Talking to the theme of “Solving Your Acoustic Problems” this helpful seminar will discuss common problems facing music departments and discuss some practical solutions. 

Described as “the largest gathering of music education professionals in the UK,” event organisers Rhinegold promise, “The UK’s most comprehensive music education event. Comprising a major exhibition, a dynamic educational programme and exceptional networking opportunities, this two-day event offers music educational professionals a highly rewarding experience - both professionally and personally.” 

Finally, Black Cat Music has great pleasure in sponsoring an award at the inaugural Music Education Awards & Gala dinner on the evening of the 20th March in the Barbican’s Conservatory and Garden Room. 

Black Cat Music at 30

Founder Bob Dagger (right) pictured with agent John Benson

The Black Cat Music story started in a small Kent village back in 1982 with a company founded by local entrepreneur Bob Dagger and staffed by just two people. The quirky Black Cat brand name and logo was to come later as the fledgling company, then known as Kent Mercantile Ltd, soon grew into a leading supplier of music education and performance equipment. 

An important factor in the success of Black Cat Music has been the long association with the Wenger Corporation and exclusive distributorship, initially just in the United Kingdom and Ireland, of Wenger’s extensive product range. Wenger is unchallenged as the largest manufacturer of fully-guaranteed staging and music performance equipment in the world. The partnership has proved both enduring and so successful that in 2008 Wenger extended the franchise to include Europe and Russia, where Black Cat Music Europe is now Master Distributor for Wenger. 

To Wenger’s excellent range Black Cat Music has over time added other speciality music equipment, such as music folders and other popular products, as a convenience to the company’s extensive and loyal customer base. This has provided a ‘one-stop-shop’ where everything to do with performance equipment can be bought. For example, the company stocks literally thousands of music stands and offers the same care and service to customers, whether they are buying just one stand for personal use, or several dozen for the concert platform or rehearsal room. 

With the popularity of online shopping Black Cat Music has been at the forefront of providing a web site where customers can browse and buy online, watch video demonstrations that show how products work and read user recommendations or add product reviews. But for those who appreciate the personal touch, then the friendly and knowledgeable Black Cat sales team are there to provide telephone support and advice. Customers can keep in touch with Black Cat Music by requesting a comprehensive catalogue and signing up for a monthly newsletter that also contains details of special price deals. Another initiative offered is for UK buyers involved in education who can apply to enjoy a special discount on purchases for their school or college. 

Black Cat Music today also offer solutions for solving noise and other acoustics problems that are all too frequently issues in schools and other venues where music is rehearsed or performed. In response to requests for help in dealing with noise control and a need to improve acoustics, Black Cat Acoustics was set up to recommend and install suitable treatments for individual circumstances. But also in the product portfolio Black Cat Music offers standard products such as acoustic shells and more recently has added self contained music practice rooms which considerably extends the company’s capability in delivering acoustics solutions. 

The first thirty years have seen an expansion of the company (now based in Tonbridge), a more extensive range of products and a pan-European customer base. Reflecting back on this time, founder Bob Dagger said,”We’ve come a long way since we started out in a small office on a village high street back in the early 80’s. It’s very gratifying to see orders come in, not just from the UK, but from schools, music schools, conservatoires, choirs and orchestras from far-flung corners of Europe and Russia.” He added, “Another thing that strikes me is the growing number of company cars in our car park.” 

And a final thought. Ever wonder what inspired the Black Cat logo? Hoping for luck? A family pet? No, the adoption of the Black Cat name and logo owes its origin to Bob Dagger’s favourite song: ‘The Owl and the Pussycat’. This was the tune that used to feature on the Black Cat headed paper, stationery and even the free mugs which are still given out to members of the Education Discount Scheme. 

July special prices on Encore chair

With correct seated posture a vital consideration for musicians, the current discounted price on offer from Black Cat Music makes July a great time to buy the Encore Chair designed specially for musicians. The result of considerable research and development, the Encore Chair offers both comfort and posture support for seated musicians. Thanks to the curved ‘waterfall’ leading seat edge, musicians are able to sit comfortably in a more upright and poised position, while the slender back gives plenty of room for arm movements when playing. The seat and back panel are fitted to a sturdy tubular frame and can be supplied in other fabric colours as an alternative to the standard black. Seats can be ordered for either 470 mm or 490 mm height above floor, with an option for alternative heights available to special order. For full details of the Encore Chair and to take advantage of this special offer visit www.blackcatmusic.co.uk

Successful FMS Conference weekend

Conference delegates Brigitte Downs and Martin Loft from Black Cat Music were full of praise for the organisation, location and atmosphere at the FMS conference last weekend.


Sales Executive, Brigitte Downs,  said,  "We thoroughly enjoyed the conference, and thought the location was very good.  It was great to see lots of familiar faces but also to introduce our Music Practice Rooms to people who weren't aware that this product was available to them." 


Brigitte's colleague Martin Loft, Technical Sales Executive added, "We thought the conference was very well organised and the hotel excellent.  Great food!"  

Black Cat Music are attending the FMS Conference

Black Cat Music will be attending the Federation of Music Services 2012 Conference taking place at the Wyboston Lakes Hotel in Bedfordshire, 15th to 16th June and also exhibiting a comprehensive range of equipment for music education, performance and rehearsal.

Performance equipment including examples of music stands, orchestral chairs, staging, choral risers, conductor’s equipment and music folders will be on show. In addition Black Cat Music offer a range of theatre products embracing staging, tiered audience seating, orchestra pit-fillers, make-up stations and costume racks. Black Cat Music is the Master Distributor in the UK and Ireland for Wenger Corporation - a company widely recognised as world leaders in fully guaranteed staging and music performance equipment. 

Also at the show are Music Practice Rooms offering an affordable and flexible solution to noise problems in schools. Sound-isolating Music Practice Rooms [www.musicpracticerooms.com] allow music teachers and students to rehearse within a controlled environment that minimises the acoustic impact upon other classes. The flexibility of the modular design permits Music Practice Rooms to be configured to fit available spaces. 

Martin Loft and Brigitte Downs from Black Cat Music will be available on the stand to demonstrate products and provide advice. Don’t forget to pick up your FMS Delegates discount voucher from the Black Cat stand. Whether you are looking for musical performance equipment, event staging, audience and performance seating, theatre equipment or acoustic solutions, Black Cat Music can provide high-quality equipment, which is as durable as it is elegant and easy to use. 

The organisers say the 2012 FMS Annual Conference [http://www.thefms.org/training-and-events/conferences] ‘FMS Leading the Way’ will be, “an exciting conference for an exciting year in music education. In England, Music Services, and their partners, are working tirelessly to ensure a smooth transition for the September launch of the 122 new ‘Music Education Hubs’ recently announced by Arts Council England. These hubs will provide instrumental lessons, bands, choirs, orchestras, and other music-making opportunities in and out of school for all children in their local area. Basically they will bring to life the Government’s ‘National Plan for Music Education’.”

German barbershop chorus endorses Tourmaster risers

A-Cappella Ladies barbershop choir, based in Kornwestheim, Germany, discovered the benefits of Wenger Tourmaster Risers are well suited to their needs. Endorsing the products supplied by Black Cat Music, Joanna Ardizzone said, “risers are very important for a barbershop chorus, because as well as singing, we place great importance on presentation. The Wenger Tourmasters are ideal for us, easy to transport and put up, comfortable and safe to stand on.” 

Toumaster Risers were designed to meet the needs of choirs. They are quick to fold away, roll into place and can be set up smoothly and easily. Tourmaster is easy to take up stairs, around tight corners and load into a tour bus or van. Thanks to precision engineering and use of high quality materials Tourmaster risers continue to perform year in year out. 

Price discount on conductor’s stand

During June Black Cat Music are offering the Wenger Preface Conductor’s music stand at a 10 per cent 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. 

Mountain Harmony sing Black Cat Music’s praises

When Mountain Harmony Ladies Barbershop Chorus bought Wenger Tourmaster Risers and 4th Step Additions from Black Cat Music, Chairman, Heather Allsopp was delighted with the service received.

Heather asked that her appreciation be passed to all concerned, saying, “ I must thank you and the warehouse staff for the exemplary service I have had, not forgetting Coopers Carriers who provided the service at this end. Nothing has been too much trouble and everyone I have dealt with has gone out of their way to help, which has made the whole business so much easier for me.”

The fifty strong, Mold, Wales based barbershop chorus now enjoys the benefit of Toumaster Risers which are ideal for choirs on tour as they are designed to fold away, roll into place and set up smoothly and easily. Tourmaster is easy to take up stairs, around tight corners, across the parking lot and load into a bus or van. Thanks to precision engineering and use of high quality materials Tourmaster risers will deliver reliable operation for a long, long time.

Like Black Cat Music to win an iPad

Until May 31st visitors who ‘like’ the Black Cat Music Facebook page are in with a chance to win an iPad. 

In a competition linked to the launch of the new Z3 iPad stand, Black Cat Music are offering to all their customers and friends a chance to win the iPad, along with a brand new Z3 iPad stand. To enter the draw for a chance of winning the latest model of the Apple iPad, visitors are invited to‘like’ Black Cat Music on Facebook. 

The new Z3 iPad Stand is versatile, lightweight, convenient and folds flat in just 3 moves. The Z3’s telescopic stem and angle adjustment means the iPad can be held at any angle. This extremely stable stand is fitted with a cradle customised for the iPad, ensuring the tablet is completely secure and can be inserted or removed with ease. The Z3 also offers 360 degree rotation for use in landscape and portrait modes. 

MMA Conference was fun and interesting

Alice Dagger and Teresa Rogers of Black Cat Music at MMA.

Black Cat Music exhibited a comprehensive range of equipment for music, performance, practice and theatre at the 2012 MMA Conference held at Rugby School, Warwickshire, 18th to 20th May. Products on show from the Black Cat Music range included music posture chairs, music stands, the z3 iPad stand, Preface Conductor's stand, Mighty Bright lights, music folders and of course sound-isolating practice rooms. 

Alice Dagger, Marketing Manager of Black Cat Music said, “as usual, the MMA Conference was both fun and interesting for all involved. Congratulations to the organisers, and many thanks to Rugby School for kindly hosting the event'. 

Sales Manager, Teresa Rogers, added, 'it was great to catch up with so many familiar faces from the MMA (Music Teaching Professionals) Association. We had plenty of new products to talk about, such as our new Wenger conBRIO music posture chair, the Edge instrument storage system, and our z3 iPad stand. It was great to see so much interest in our sound-isolating Music Practice Rooms, which are a really good cost-effective solution for creating extra space and solving noise problems in school music departments'.

New dynamic frame chair supports natural movement of musicians - discount offer still on

Until the end of May, the Nota conBRIO chair is available from Black Cat Music with a ten per cent reduction from the usual price. 

Built on a dynamic, flexible frame that encourages and supports a musician’s natural movement the Nota conBRIO chair was developed following years of discussions with educators and musicians who were looking to progress the functionality of existing music posture chairs. Inventors, Wenger explained, “with the variety of postural positions required of musicians, and brain, mind, and body research establishing significant links between movement and learning we knew we had to develop a dynamic chair.” The Nota conBRIO chair, with its cantilever frame, is as much a “teaching tool” as a chair. Built on a dynamic frame that encourages and supports the musician’s natural movement, it promotes the engagement of the musician’s entire body in the musical performance. It also further enhances the chair’s ability to mimic a standing posture - the posture that is the strongest and most supportive - when in a seated position. “There’s never been a music chair that provides such a stable, yet fluid foundation and the means to so co-engage in the musical performance” said a Wenger spokesman. Another smart feature is music directors can mix and match the ConBrio with the traditional Nota chair as the look and footprint of the chairs allow them to work together, even inter-stacking the two models of chairs on the same cart. 

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