24/12/11 New Year's Resolution - Learn a musical instrument

People who make a New Year’s resolution to take up an instrument are more likely to succeed if they start to learn as part of a group, according to education charity Kent Music.

Kent Music’s teaching development manager, Richard Davenport, said: “Playing with others is a large motivating factor and making progress together can be more enjoyable than learning alone.

“More advanced musicians may go on to benefit from one-to-one tuition but it has been proven that it is much better to start to learn as part of a group. A little friendly rivalry and a sense of camaraderie definitely help maintain interest and spur students on.”

Kent Music, which provides tuition for more than 14,000 students, organises group music lessons across a wide range of instruments, from the guitar to the cello and the double bass to the bassoon. Students of all ages can also learn to sing or play the drums.

Students taking tuition with Kent Music can hire an instrument for just £40 per academic year. Kent Music has 2,000 instruments for hire, including wind instruments such as flutes, saxophones, bassoons and trumpets; strings, from violins up to the double bass, a selection of guitars and there is even the chance to hire a harp. Each instrument is of good quality and is maintained by the Kent Music workshop, which carries out all minor repairs.

For more information about group tuition and instrument hire, visit www.kent-music.com.

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