Petition Discussions

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Petition ID Commenter Date Comment
3048 Margo Latham 2018-06-05T17:22:39.837 My daughter loves playing her musical instrument but it is costly for us especially having 3 children
3048 Laurie Anne Carr 2018-06-05T18:29:16.11 My son received his first year of playing the violin free in P4. He went on to play it throughout his education and i...
3048 Isabella McNaugton 2018-06-05T18:52:25.067 It is right for all children in Scotland to have free music tuition
3003 Kelly Devine 2018-06-05T19:37:31.51 My ancestors fought and died on battlefields all over the world. Destroying these historic sites is a horrendous way ...
3048 Pip wilkins 2018-06-05T20:29:04.533 Music is so important to everyones mental well being and helps learning and communication skills
3048 Heather Grieve 2018-06-05T21:57:54.64 Music is an outlet for many so fundamental to mental wellbeing
3048 Jenni Finlay 2018-06-05T22:18:36.533 Please allow free tuition!
3048 M Ballantyne 2018-06-05T22:22:27.783 There is more to education than just academic subjects. Music is a lifeline to people as are books.
3003 Allison Meekis 2018-06-06T00:49:53.35 I am not Scottish, I grew up with an aunt that had come from Glasgow and she taught me all about the battle of Cullod...
3048 Jonathan Fleming 2018-06-06T06:52:15.853 Affordability must not be a barrier to music tuition. Musical ability must be nurtured, not turned into a luxury.
3048 Paul Wickham 2018-06-06T08:14:04 Music is so important and must be protected.
3048 Pat Field 2018-06-06T09:29:37.493 Education must be for life, not just for employment.
3048 Patricia strain 2018-06-06T10:27:00.453 Music can change lives, it is great for both the mind and soul. Do not deny the next generation this opportunity of s...
3048 alexander thomson 2018-06-06T11:45:22.107 Delighted to support this initiative. Absolutely appalled that the rich gift of music is being curtailed by the withd...
3048 Alsn Shearer 2018-06-06T13:46:30.387 This is something I feel very strongly about.Music and the playing of is essential for any childs\r\neducation
3048 Patrick Barry 2018-06-06T15:05:32.867 Any attempt to charge children to learn ANYTHING is cultural vandalism at best and wilful ignorance at worst.
3048 Anthony Spencer 2018-06-06T15:34:53.763 As a retired instrumental teacher, I have seen the life changing effect of children learning to play an instrument, g...
3048 Angela Shannon 2018-06-06T16:08:59.8 I have 9 grandchildren and they are at school in Glasgow. In secondary school 2of them are learning to play the drums...
3048 Shirley-Anne McDonald 2018-06-06T19:29:28.967 In Highland, most schools cannot afford taught music sessions at all in school time. So if children don't have tuitio...
3048 Mick Cooke 2018-06-06T20:02:38.753 Music has brought me so much, including my livelihood, all because of free music lessons at school.
3048 Terry Anderson 2018-06-06T21:17:55.763 Music and art to me are about inclusion and enjoyment. Having an opportunity to enjoy both should be a part of young ...
3048 Rick Bamford 2018-06-06T21:26:30.953 As a life long learner, I remember not knowing where to begin, and not having access to resources. I would not wish ...
3048 Aileen Lawson 2018-06-06T21:29:13.063 Every child should have access to free instruction on playing an instrument I missed out as my parents could not aff...
3048 Gav Jackson 2018-06-06T21:41:49.783 Music is essential, not a luxury and music lessons should be free for children.
3048 Giles Perring 2018-06-06T22:31:59.93 This is fundamental - it has be part of every child's education to be given every opportunity to play music. It's abo...
3048 Cameron Jay 2018-06-06T22:35:40.68 When the sums are done and the equations are complete and the history has been studied and the genetics have been ver...
3048 Vicky Adams 2018-06-06T22:55:18.48 Music education is something everyone should be able to access not just those that can afford it
3048 Mrs Mary Michie 2018-06-07T03:24:49.393 Overall music can give kids confidence especially if they are not so good at maths, English etc that they wouldn't ge...
3048 Lee McDowall 2018-06-07T06:54:33.53 As a music teacher, I have now seen a decline in the uptake of musical tuition after the introduction of tuitions fee...
3048 Pamela Adkins 2018-06-07T07:13:16.263 Music at school is a powerful medium, creating well rounded, well balanced future adults. Bands, choirs, productions ...
3048 Helen Crossman 2018-06-07T09:13:44.89 My daughter who is 35 still benefits from these early years of tuition. She enjoys playing in an amateur orchestra an...
3048 Alex McGhie 2018-06-07T09:18:29.223 Music should never be priced out of childrens' reach.
3048 Carly Blain 2018-06-07T09:19:56.157 Yes free lessons as everyone should get a chance & music is great
3048 Dr Roger Cull 2018-06-07T09:20:56.05 I strongly support free music tuition for Scottish schoolchildren. It is essential for life.l
3048 Fiona Alexander 2018-06-07T09:28:59.033 The Scottish Government has already seen the huge benefits of free music lessons over many decades and more recently ...
3048 Adam nichol 2018-06-07T09:30:36.363 I want my children to have as many opportunities as possible when they go to school and to be able to explore as many...
3048 Laura Fife 2018-06-07T09:42:20.393 Music is so important.
3048 Lorna Tilsley 2018-06-07T10:37:21.917 Free music turition should be retained otherwise playing instruments becomes a thing only the well-off can do. All ch...
3048 Simon Thacker 2018-06-07T12:52:59.42 I am a professional musician who would not be in this career at all if not for free lessons in a state school. The al...
3048 Mary Watson 2018-06-07T17:43:14.617 This would be excellent, all children should have the opportunity to learn an instrument and expand there life opport...
3048 Robert Yorke 2018-06-07T18:33:18.84 I benefited from free instrumental tuition, and it had a massive benefit to the rest of my education. It should be fr...
3048 Moray Hamilton 2018-06-07T21:01:58.643 Music is so incredibly valuable both in its own right and as an aid to other subjects. Please, please, please see the...
3003 Mrs Jennifer Langrish 2018-06-07T21:02:03.363 I think it's extremely important to preserve our history for future generations. If legislation is given to build o...
3048 Alexander Murray Gowans 2018-06-07T21:32:26.257 My parents could not have afforded to pay for tuition. The free tuition I was given at school was life changing for m...
3048 J millar 2018-06-08T07:35:16.303 There should be consistency across Scotland. We need to pay. Music is fantastic and a great learning opportunity and...
3048 Margaret Smith 2018-06-08T08:32:27.75 If it had not been for the free lessons I am in no doubt that my family could not have afforded me the this opportuni...
3048 Lucie Miller 2018-06-08T08:42:21.033 Music should be promoted instead of taken away from pupils' lives!
3048 Gavin Welsh 2018-06-08T09:48:28.73 It is so important that music tuition remains free for every child in Scotland.
3048 Cheryl Stirling 2018-06-08T10:23:22.637 Totally disgusting decision by West Lothian Council. Once again the poorer paid workers children are being penalised.
3048 Scott D Whitefield 2018-06-08T12:13:24.01 Free instrumental tuition echelons me achiev my dream of being a violinist and teacher. I have used all the skills I ...