With the Christmas shows, carol services, concerts and other
musical events over, time to take a quick review. How effective was the
production? Did we have the right equipment? What could be improved in time for
the Easter concert?
Christmas is a busy time for school choirs. After months of
rehearsal how was the presentation? For those who haven’t already equipped
their choir or orchestra, a nice presentational touch is to have matching
choral or orchestral folders, particularly if customised with the school crest
gold-blocked on the covers.
Staying front of house with the orchestra were the music
stands doing their job, or were they showing their age and creaking and ratling
at just the wrong moment? How about smooth operating rattle free music stands
next time? Did you know there are some smart clip-on LED lights on the market now and the great thing
is that not only do they illuminate the sheet music beautifully, but thanks to
battery operation there are no trailing cables to trip over. Sitting down for a
long time can be demanding, so do you have ergonomically designed music chairs
to support your young musicians with the correct posture?
How was the staging? Many venues offer only a flat floor or
stage, but this can be transformed by the use of risers. Risers can
provide three or four tiers which is
great for choirs with everyone able to see and be seen and their music
projected into the auditorium. What is really clever, the risers fold up to
move and store away and great if your choir is visiting another venue. There
are complete staging systems too that can be configured to suit the available space.
Could everyone see the conductor? Ofen conductors struggle
with wobbly podiums and inadequate music
stands. Yet there are perfectly affordable, dedicated conductors’ stands
available to enable conductors to organise and store their sheet music. Elegant
looking, robust conductors’ podiums are also available at surprisingly
affordable prices.
Finally, how were things back stage? A portable make-up
station is great for shows and concerts and how about costume storage racks to
keep clothes tidy, ready for a quick change and not take up valuable space?
All these items and more can be supplied from Black Cat Music. Sign up to join their
Education Discount Programme and qualify for a discount on future purchases
of Black Cat Music products. There is no
fee to join, so call Freephone 0800 072 7799 or email sales@blackcatmusic.co.uk to join.
Always
a popular choice, Classic 50 music stands are being discounted during January. But hurry because time is running
out. This week is your last opportunity to buy these iconic music stands at a
generously discounted price with quantity discount breaks that take prices as
low as £40.45 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 in the last few days of this month.
