Q: Percussion

If you child has registered for percussion lessons , they will need a pair of drum sticks to commence lessons and these will need to be replaced as required. Drum sticks are not expensive and are available from the following: www.newcastledrum.co.uk www.musicroom.com www.amazon.co.uk www.DurhamMusic.co.uk If your child does not have access to a drum kit at home they may find it useful to have a drum practice pad – these are available from the same outlets. It is important that your child uses the correct size of drum stick. Please contact us and ask your child’s Durham Music Service Teacher for guidance on the right size for your child .

Question 1

Instrument Purchase Scheme

Accepted Answer

Thinking about buying instead of hiring?

Once your child is registered with Durham Music Service you can buy an instrument through our instrument purchase scheme – you will not pay VAT and prices are heavily discounted. Unfortunately, this excludes drum kits. We do not make a profit from this scheme and the instrument models available have been tried by our teachers. Your child’s teacher can offer advice on a suitable instrument and give you details about the scheme. If you would like to know more information about prices or to request a call from your child's visiting Durham Music Service teacher please contact us.

Question 2

Percussion

Accepted Answer

If you child has registered for percussion lessons, they will need a pair of drum sticks to commence lessons and these will need to be replaced as required. Drum sticks are not expensive and are available from the following:

If your child does not have access to a drum kit at home they may find it useful to have a drum practice pad – these are available from the same outlets. It is important that your child uses the correct size of drum stick. Please contact us and ask your child’s Durham Music Service Teacher for guidance on the right size for your child.

Question 3

Instrument Hire

Accepted Answer

We have a wide variety of instruments available to hire including:

Brass instruments
Woodwind instruments
String instruments

Please visit our pricing page for information on prices.

We'd like to make parents/carers aware that they are responsible for the instruments that are hired for their children, we are a not for profit, self sufficient service, for this reason, if any damages are caused or if the instrument is lost or stolen, you will be charged for the repairs or replacement.

We recommend you have adequate insurance cover for the instrument that you are hiring. Instruments will often be covered by household ‘contents’ policies or they can be insured separately through specialist insurance policies.