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Instrument Hire and Assisted Purchase Scheme

  • Hiring an instrument
  • Buying an instrument

Instrument Hire

We have a large number of instruments which are available to hire through Haringey Music Service.

Conditions:

 

Your child:

  • must be receiving regular tuition through HMS or their school music department.
  • must attend a Haringey LEA school or a Haringey Young Musicians Activity where they use the instrument.

Instrument prices

Instrument

Price per term as of September 2017
(prices in brackets on proof of income support)

Violin/Viola/Saz

£20 (£10)

Cello

£22 (£11)

Double Bass

£30 (£15)

Clarinet/Flute

£30 (£15)

Saxophone

£30 (£15)

Oboe/Bassoon

£30 (£15)

French Horn

£30 (£15)

Trumpet

£30 (£15)

Trombone/Tuba

£30 (£15)

Drums

Not available for hire

Guitar

Not available for hire (available for purchase through HMS)

Piano/Keyboard

Not available for hire

Please email hms@haringey.gov.uk or call us on 020 8489 8960 to find out more about hiring an instrument.

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Assisted Instrument Purchase Scheme (AIPS)

AIPS allows the purchase of instruments for pupils receiving tuition through Haringey Music Service without paying VAT costs.

Conditions:

Your child must

  • must be receiving regular tuition through HMS or their school music department.
  • must attend a Haringey LEA school or a Haringey Young Musicians Activity where they use the instrument.

The instrument:

  • must be portable
  • may be new or second hand and must be collected from HMS in person by the purchaser.
  • should be appropriate for the ability of the child.

Some commonly asked questions:

  • Must the instrument be new?
    No, it can be second-hand.
  • Can I buy more than one instrument under the scheme?
    Yes, provided the qualifying conditions are met (see attached form below).
  • Is there an upper limit on how much I can spend?
    No, but the rules of the scheme require that any instrument must be appropriate for the proficiency and ability of the child.
  • My child has private instrumental lessons. Can we participate in the scheme?
    You may participate in the scheme if your child uses their instrument in music lessons at a Haringey school or in one of our “Haringey Young Musicians” ensembles.
  • Can I buy the instrument that I am currently hiring from HMS?
    No, these instruments are for hire use only
  • Can I buy a piano through this scheme?
    Sorry, HM Customs and Excise consider pianos to be non-portable. Regulations have recently been relaxed and you are now permitted to buy an electronic keyboard through the Assisted Instrument Purchase Scheme.

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Attached files

FilenameFiletypeSize
Assisted Instrument Purchase Scheme - FormPDF 60.67 KB

Page Last Updated:

17 November 2017

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