My son, is now 10 and currently Grade 6 on violin and 4 on piano. When he started playing we did not expect him to play so well. We live not far from Newcastle, however his music tuition is becoming prohibitively expensive and we feel that there are very few financially supported opportunities for musicians up here.
We are in the process of considering secondary schools and would like him to go somewhere where he will meet other excelling musicians. But no schools which place great importance on music education, particularly private schools have a music scholarship. Durham and Edinburgh are too far away. the Sage has music programmes but we will not be eligile for much if any financial help as technically we earn too much even though we don't really as we are middle income earners.
I am so disappointed with our private schools and lack of opportunities they provide for not so rich but not so poor state school children who are musical.
Up here it sometimes feels like there are opportunities but only if you are well off making playing orchestral instruments for the rich or supported poor only.
We really wanted to join the NCO but with the orchestras taking place down south again it is all prohibitively expensive.
Where can middle income earners turn for help with financing music?
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teabiscuit22 · 23/10/2015 10:41
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