‘We believe that every child, in every school, along with all the other members of the school and wider community, should have access to at least one high-quality piano on which to learn, compose, perform, and to enjoy listening to.’
This is the premise at the heart of a new initiative, led by The Musiq Group, who lease hundreds of pianos to schools, hubs, conservatoires and universities up and down the country. Company music director Peter Futcher emphasises the importance of the piano as an instrument within education settings, which, in turn, inspired the ‘One Piano’ campaign: ‘Time and time again, we have heard from music departments across the country, stating how much they really want a piano that “works”. It's the keystone of musical life in a school, and yet, sadly, the state of the piano stock in the majority of schools is really rather poor. In fact, many school pianos date back to the 1950s or before. The cost of maintaining these instruments, let alone improving them, is well outside the reach of the budgets of most schools, and the idea of replacing them is very low down the list of priorities for most business managers.’
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