Petition Discussions

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Petition ID Commenter Date Comment
3048 Christopher Helson 2018-05-09T09:05:48.607 The evidence demonstrates that learning a musical instrument improves cognitive ability accross subjects.
3048 Anne Marie Haughan 2018-05-09T09:23:23.42 I owe my career as a music teacher to the free instrumental tuition I received from 1966 to 1974 Renfrewshire schools...
3048 Elizabeth Swainson 2018-05-09T09:42:46.667 The introduction & subsequent increase in charges for Instrumental Instruction in the local authority where I work an...
3048 Mary Johnston 2018-05-09T09:45:36.07 Music stands at the same level in education as numeracy and literacy. Maybe even above.
3048 Rebecca McGaugie 2018-05-09T09:48:30.3 The proposed increase in instrument tuition fees in Clackmannanshire is quite ridiculous. This will put instrument tu...
3048 Kathy Chappelle 2018-05-09T09:54:31.76 Music is very important, how it is delivered and taught is so very important. It would be fabulous for all children t...
3048 Katie Mclarty 2018-05-09T09:56:07.34 I recieved free music tuition at school and ended up joining a jazz band which led me to go on tour with them around ...
3048 Gordon Jenkins 2018-05-09T10:17:46.71 Had I not been provided with an instrument and free lessons at school, I would not have been able to have a career as...
3048 Kate Smith 2018-05-09T10:29:46.413 Children can often express themselves through music and can be a form of release Can be esteem building for children...
3048 Ali Ferguson 2018-05-09T10:31:21.483 Music is one of the few things in this world that is capable of bringing people together...the more accessible it is ...
3048 Karen Banaghan 2018-05-09T10:47:33.923 So unfair that children can only get lessons if they have parents who can afford it.
3048 Gill Hunter 2018-05-09T10:57:00.177 Free Music Tuition should be a national right for all regardless of household income, not random depending on locatio...
3048 Ryan McBride 2018-05-09T11:01:29.957 I am, what I would regard as, a successful musician, in that music is my living, and that I make a regular income fro...
3048 Julie Nicoll 2018-05-09T11:09:43.757 I received instrumental tuition as a teenager in Fife and as a result I still play and perform regularly in a brass b...
3048 Alison Russell 2018-05-09T11:50:44.05 I received free percussion lessons at secondary school in Perth. I am a contemporary of the now very famous Evelyn G...
3014 Clare Chalmers 2018-05-09T11:56:36.95 Why on Earth was the data protection act overridden & ignored? Who gave the green light? Why will SG not release the...
3048 Helen Minshall 2018-05-09T12:19:34.07 I give my full support to this petition. I would not be a professional musician and music educator now if I had not r...
3048 Philip Sawyer 2018-05-09T12:40:44.283 The educational benefits of music tuition have been proved many, many times.
3048 lynne gray 2018-05-09T12:57:30.833 Both my children have played an instrument. It is so good for their confidence. Both are involved in the music depart...
3048 Patriciia coutts 2018-05-09T12:58:45.043 I hope my grandchildren will have same chances to learn a musical instrument free like I did.
3048 John Scott 2018-05-09T13:27:39.133 My son is now a professional musician. He had private tuition. But his school provided him with exceptional musical e...
3048 Lesley Mair 2018-05-09T13:32:19.347 Music belongs to everyone. Children have an innate ability, regardless of academic achievement, and need to be encour...
3050 Craig Dawson 2018-05-09T13:37:44.057 No gluten, no dairy, no carbs is the cure.\r\nSwitch to a ketogenic diet for a month and see the difference. \r\n
3048 Carol Mason 2018-05-09T13:52:15.177 Music teaches so many other life skills: socially our kids are retreating into screens. Music opens opportunities
3048 Frances Carvill 2018-05-09T14:19:06.773 Every child deserves to have access to music tuition. Don't let children be excluded because of how much income their...
3048 Gill Ritchie 2018-05-09T14:28:17 Music is good for the soul - everyone should have the opportunity to play, regardless of household income.
3048 Rosemary Rutherford 2018-05-09T14:54:23.833 Music is an essential element for creative development and prepares young people to realise their potential in all as...
3048 joyce cattanach 2018-05-09T14:58:32.35 Music lessons are not "free" they have been paid for by our tax system and they MUST remain so, free for all at point...
3048 Vicky Keir 2018-05-09T15:05:24.053 My daughter now serves with the Royal Marines Band Service. Her instrument skills were developed through instrumental...
3048 Tom Paterson 2018-05-09T15:07:08.023 I would like my granddaughters to get the same musical tuition that my daughter received.
3048 Veronica Davis 2018-05-09T15:35:55.197 Free tuition in school for those who wish it is a must. Not many parents can afford private tuition now and early acc...
3048 Norma Malcolm 2018-05-09T15:49:24.567 I was lucky to get the chance to learn to play the flute at secondary school and became a founder member of the Edinb...
3048 MAUREEN MCGARRY-O'HANLON 2018-05-09T15:52:09.663 How many times do we have to go through this rigmarole? Music Tuition and Instrumental Study improves academic perfor...
3048 Callum Rae 2018-05-09T16:06:52.103 Some of our best musicians developed both their talent and love of music in the Scottish school system. To remove thi...
3048 Robbie May 2018-05-09T16:09:58.18 Why should musical instrument tuition be treated differently to any other educational topic? Our young people should ...
3048 Jamie Campbell 2018-05-09T17:22:48.727 Giving every child a chance to get some musical tuition is very important, as it can enrich their life, and give some...
3048 Chris Combest 2018-05-09T17:25:03.113 Study after study proves the importance of music the lives of developing children. Beyond that, music is a cultural i...
3048 Nicolette Girgis 2018-05-09T17:29:18.183 It seems very wrong that mainly children of wealthier parents will be able to have music lessons!
3048 Claire Casey 2018-05-09T17:49:05.183 Don't take such an amazing opportunity away from children.
3048 David Kilpatrick 2018-05-09T17:58:37.217 This is more than important. It's almost as vital as reading and writing, and helps with so many other subjects from ...
3048 Andrea Cop 2018-05-09T18:24:30.98 Introduction to a wide range of instruments at an earlier age will help to break down the social class structure. Not...
3048 Hazel Younger 2018-05-09T18:32:46.323 This is not just about providing the same opportunities to our children which we had ourselves, it is about helping t...
3002 David Edes 2018-05-09T18:36:57.44 In their current form Scottish Canals are unaccountable to their users.\r\nI also believe the Board of Scottish Canal...
3048 Aileen Whytock 2018-05-09T18:37:56.623 The music instrument tuition my children received at school had such a positive effect on them. It increased their se...
3048 Lesley Herd 2018-05-09T18:48:22.52 Music is a universal language and like any language requires teachers and students to pass on and learn the skills ne...
3048 Karen Scott 2018-05-09T18:51:32.85 My daughter has had the amazing chance to learn violin, which we would never have been able to afford otherwise.
3048 Carol Jarvis 2018-05-09T19:00:36.93 Music helps develop so many other skills, from team work, to discipline, to maths, to languages, to a sense of achiev...
3048 Karin french 2018-05-09T19:04:50.227 This should be available to all pupils which it isn't\r\n. Kids with ASN don't get the opportunity
3048 Elizabeth Klein 2018-05-09T19:15:19.573 Free music instrumental should be free to all children as other subjects on the curriculum.
3048 Shyvonne McNiven 2018-05-09T19:16:32.04 Our children love their music and instruments. We are a working family of two parents but would not be able to afford...