Petition Discussions

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Petition ID Commenter Date Comment
3048 Caroline Wilson 2018-05-08T18:57:54.783 As a parent in Clackmannanshire, I have 2 children currently receiving music tuition and they have been for years. Th...
3048 Moira Ross 2018-05-08T19:02:13.463 Retrograde step in charging for music and disgraceful cutting back on Instrumental Music Lessons in school.
3050 joyce f. 2018-05-08T19:06:59.557 Come on Scotland, the world looks to you.
3048 Tracey Lloyd 2018-05-08T19:08:52.553 I am appalled to read that the cost of group, mixed lessons in Clackmannanshire is the highest in the country. I am a...
3048 Jim Prime 2018-05-08T19:09:56.26 Current research indicates that playing music assists understanding of mathematics and physics. I am a member of Deac...
3048 Miriam Kacmarska 2018-05-08T19:13:55.713 Keep music tuition affordable in Clackmannanshire!
3048 Morag Shaw 2018-05-08T19:14:00.323 My son left school last year in Dunfermline to continue studying music. He had the opportunity to study cello from Pr...
3048 Susan Burns Elins 2018-05-08T20:01:24.817 Research has shown the benefits of musical tuition in terms of brain growth and development. Should this opportunity...
3048 Jo Hadoke 2018-05-08T20:13:33.287 Music education is a must, a sign of a civilised society. Please ensure access for all continues, the benefits are li...
3048 Emma Mathieson 2018-05-08T20:22:03.443 I learnt clarinet at school and found the lessons invaluable. I played in the school band increasing my confidence an...
3048 Margaret Robb 2018-05-08T20:25:47.553 Children should be encouraged and supported to play musical instruments
3048 Susan Cowan 2018-05-08T20:28:42.117 As someone who benefited from music tuition, I feel that it is very important. Music is a release for me and is prove...
3014 Shona donnelly 2018-05-08T20:41:30.8 Wholeheartedly support this petition
3048 Kenneth Brown 2018-05-08T20:52:24.333 Thanks to having Free tuition when I was at school I was given the opportunity to learn a brass instrument. From here...
3050 phil green 2018-05-08T20:55:11.12 lead the way and westminster will follow ! ME is a biomedical disease and patients need appropriate support and resea...
3014 Bill Casey 2018-05-08T21:00:01.503 While protecting children is important, this legislation uses these real concerns as an excuse to require us all, adu...
3048 Claire Wilson 2018-05-08T21:01:20.353 Creativity is the key to future adaptability. Discipline and dedication is key to skills for life and skills for work...
3048 Susan Pugh 2018-05-08T21:10:44.403 I wish my granddaughter to be able to continue to play the saxophone and improve her musical skills.
3048 John Hinckley 2018-05-08T21:32:58.51 Without any reference to Arts and Crafts we breed a desolate nation. Another catastrophe in the offing driven by path...
3048 David Dickson 2018-05-08T21:36:05.577 Music tuition for all regardless of ability to pay should be viewed as a right not a privilege.
3048 Phillip Lamb 2018-05-08T21:46:02.657 Learning a musical instrument should be available to all children of all ages regardless of means or background.
3048 Alistair McGregor 2018-05-08T21:46:17.033 Children benefit so much from music and it is totally inclusive for everyone regardless of physical ability. Hopefull...
3048 Sheila Clarke 2018-05-08T21:48:38.55 Music tuition is a very important service provided by councils. It gives children and young people the opportunity to...
3048 Sheena Jardine 2018-05-08T22:11:34.733 Music is vital to society and for a child, it has been shown time and time again how music education lifts a child's ...
3048 James Cruickshank 2018-05-08T22:20:00.187 Instrumental tuition directly benefited my ability to progress in the field of engineering. Problem solving, focus, a...
3048 Sarah Houston 2018-05-08T22:43:09.103 Sounds great! Take the lead, Scotland!!!
3048 Sandra Bamber 2018-05-08T22:52:08.707 I sincerely believe that learning music in schools is as important physical education. Scotland has a rich history of...
3048 Petrea Cooney 2018-05-08T23:19:26.243 The benefits to free instrumental tuition need no justification
3048 Anne MacAskill 2018-05-09T00:11:47.03 I am sure this has been petitioned for before, but it is imperative that children are encouraged to make music and th...
3048 Katie Cameron 2018-05-09T05:52:34.173 Music is a fantastic way for children to express themselves!
3048 Neil Smith 2018-05-09T06:00:58.91 Ex Professional trumpet player in many orchestras , London west end , Jools Holland etc ... started at primary school...
3048 Irene Kenny 2018-05-09T06:46:09.79 A cultural necessity
3048 Ann Lindsay 2018-05-09T06:52:22.777 My son is 12 and has missed out on this opportunity because of the cost. It breaks my heart, he so desperately wished...
3048 Kirstin sharp 2018-05-09T07:06:49.963 Music is such an important lesson and should not just be for those that can afford. So much research shows it helps a...
3048 Linda Dallas 2018-05-09T07:21:45.81 Music has been proved to raise attainment. As closing the attainment gap is one of the government's priorities it is ...
3048 Gayle McCutcheon 2018-05-09T07:22:49.56 We pure and simply CANNOT discriminate in this manner. ALL children should be able to have music lessons without thei...
3048 Kat Neill 2018-05-09T07:26:23.357 Please keep music instructors in schools
3048 Alison Murphy 2018-05-09T07:31:52.637 "When words fail, music speaks." Hans Christian Anderson
3048 Carol Ann Hedley 2018-05-09T07:42:34.64 Music can change lives as playing an instrument helps the education of a child never mind a hobby for life that allow...
3048 Steven Mead 2018-05-09T07:48:01.97 Think of all the wonderful musicians who benefited from music education in Scotland. Think about what you are losing,...
3048 David fraser 2018-05-09T07:51:23.08 Music tuition and playing an instrument provides huge opportunities for children, it helps build confidence, learn ab...
3048 Andrew McGarva 2018-05-09T08:05:10.877 Musical education is a right for everyone
3048 Pauline Kean 2018-05-09T08:05:33.72 A member of my family currently is receiving lessons at a school in Paisley and I hope this continues.
3048 Rona Chisholm 2018-05-09T08:30:35.937 Instrumental tuition at school enriched my life. How can paying for this help close the attainment gap? As with most ...
3048 Philippa Chandler 2018-05-09T08:36:48.233 Access to the arts at an early age should be accessable to all, despite family income.
3048 Danny Alderslowe 2018-05-09T08:38:46.667 With rising austerity there is rising poverty for many and rising wealth for a few. In rural parts of Scotland we are...
3048 Lesley Steven 2018-05-09T08:41:44.127 Music is a vital part of child development and should not be restricted to those who can afford to pay for it.
3048 Margaret Trusdale 2018-05-09T08:53:14.933 We must allow ALL children free music tuition - should not just be for the financially better off! Surely that goes a...
3048 Anne Bunemann 2018-05-09T08:54:43.033 Musical instrument lesson should be available to all children, music is such important part of the human being, don't...
3048 Sara melville 2018-05-09T08:55:42.607 I got free violin lrssons at primary school - as did about a third if my class in P3 onwards. My life would not have ...