Instrument Hire and Repair

Somerset Music offers low cost instrument hire to children and young people across Somerset. Subsidised rates are available to those in maintained schools and academies across the county and additional subsidies are available to children and young people who are entitled to free school meals and/or children looked after.

Individuals

Standard Rate (Pupils in maintained Somerset Schools and Academies)	£36 per term
Reduced Rate (Pupils entitled to Free School Meals)	£21 per year
Independent Rate (Pupils at Independent/Out of County Schools)	£47 per term

Schools

Those schools/settings participating in Whole Class Ensemble Tuition (WCET) is free for the first year.

SCC Maintained Schools & Academies

Annual rate	Cost
Class set of instruments (up to 30)	£721*
Half classs set of instruments (up to 15)	£361*

Independent/Out of County Schools

Annual rate	Cost
Class set of instruments (up to 30)	£796*
Half classs set of instruments (up to 15)	£398*

*Please note, these charges exclude any delivery or VAT that may be payable and are applicable to the 2021/2022 academic year only.

Key Stage 2 pupils progressing from Whole Class Ensemble Tuition to Progression Tuition with Somerset Music are entitled to free instruments to support Progression until the end of Key Stage 2.

Specialist and Commercial

Specialist instruments (for example – orchestral percussion) are available for hire.

Please contact Somerset Music for further details.

Instrument Repair

Somerset Music offers an instrument repair service for schools/individuals. For more information on this please contact Sarah Alsop on 07976 696562 or by email salsop@somerset.gov.uk. Sarah is registered with the National Association of Musical Instrument Repairs

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