Forsyth Education Division

Welcome

Education Services

Lancashire Evening Post - Makin' Music Competition Dec 06 - Winning school announced!

STEP UP 2006 Piano Design Competition - See Dominic Marshall's winning design!

School Competitions Winner and runners up announced!

Education Forms (order / quote)

Education Resource Links

Contact Forsyth Education

Student Range Instruments

Welcome to Forsyth Education Division

Our aim is to provide a service based on flexibility, value for money and lasting partnerships. By recognising the needs of our customers and the constraints of educational funds, we endeavour to provide schools and colleges with a complete service offering specialist advise and quality instruments to suit all budgets.

All our education account customers receive special discounts and offers throughout the year. We also give a 10% discount on sheet music to students and private instrumental teachers.

We stock a huge variety of music resources from pre-school to University level in all our sections.

Text Books / Song Books / Exam Music / Assembly & Nativities / Lesson Guides & Plans / Sheet Music / and much more.

We have a fantastic range of student instruments available, quality brands at affordable prices!

Our Education Services Include

Instrument Repair Service:- Assessment, advise and repair available for all instruments.
Piano Tuning Service:- 20% discount for any additional pianos requiring tuning at one school/college. Piano servicing and repair also available from our professional piano technicians.
Student Range Instrument Catalogue:- We position ourselves very competitively within the market and offer as much flexibility as we can to ensure that purchases are informed and confidently made. We also offer ongoing support and after sales care for your assurance and peace of mind.
School Exhibitions:- We are happy to exhibit our student range instruments and a selection of sheet music at your establishments' open evenings , concerts or parents nights.
AIPS Scheme:- Assisted Instrument Purchase Scheme, all purchases made via certain schools' do not have to pay any VAT!
Instrument Hire:- An inexpensive service which allows school students to try an instrument for a 3 month period. At the end of the rental, you have the option to purchase the instrument for the full price less the amount paid for rental or simply return the instrument back to us.
Buy-Back Scheme:- If within 6 months of buying an instrument you wish to return or upgrade it, you will receive back up to 80% of the original amount paid for it.
Fact Sheets:- Practice Tips
Funding Ideas:- School events to help raise funds for new instruments and music.

Schools Competition Corner

See the results of the Step Up piano competition (July 2006)

STEP UP 2006 Piano Design Competition - See Dominic Marshall's winning design!

The previous competition invited school students to artistically decorate a piano template. There were hundreds of entries from schools throughout the North West and Midlands. The winning designer received a Kemble piano case presented to them at their school where they have now transferred their artwork onto the real thing! The winner was chosen by Mr Brian Kemble, Managing Director of Kemble Pianos.

Did you enter? Click the piano image to see if you are the winner or a runner up!

The Winner of our competition is, Sarah Wilcox from Edenhurst Preparatory School, Newcastle-under-Lyme.

Click here to see the presentation day photos and the winning design transferred onto the piano.

Education Order / Quote Forms - (PDF Forms)

To help you get a quote or place an order we have created the following forms to download.

Useful Music Resource Links

There are many useful resources available on the internet - you may like to visit the following sites*

www.bbc.co.uk/music

www.music4education.com

www.revisemusic.org.uk

www.abcmusicnotes.com

http://ngfl.northumberland.gov.uk/music

www.primaryresources.co.uk/music/music.htm

www.teachingideas.co.uk/music/contents.htm

www.practicespot.com/home.php

www.thesoundstation.org.uk/jsp

*Forsyth Brothers is not responsible for the content of these sites and can not vouch for their suitability

Contact Forsyth Education

For all your education related enquires, quotes or advise, please contact Michele Harris, our Forsyth Education Coordinator who will be happy to assist you.

Email: education@forsyths.co.uk

Tel: 0161 834 3281 ext 225

Fax: 0161 834 0630