Musical Instruments rental and hire for individuals and schools

Musical Instruments rental and hire: Various options available to get hold of a musical instrument for a short period, besides buying. You should also check out your nearest library, many of them now provide musical instruments on hire.

You need an Instrument to Practice Upon

There are many who are using the lockdown to learn new things, including learning to play a musical instrument, which is a great way keep boredom away during the lockdown, and also make good use of the free time.

Not only is music a good distraction from laptops and televisions, but access to music is also good for the community, particularly at a time (lockdown) when ill mental health is on the rise.

However, to get the most out of your music lessons, it’s important to have an instrument to practice, when learning at home.

A lot of people who know how to play a music instrument say they were fortunate enough to have access to instruments at an early age.

However, that’s not the case with everybody. Its really frustrating to see students have the eagerness to play, but cannot afford one.

Depending on what you choose, a music instrument can cost hundreds or even more than $1,000

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While you definitely need a musical instrument to be able to learn to play it, the good thing is that you don’t necessarily have to buy it; you can also hire a musical instrument for a nominal fee.

Normally, people like to go to a music shop and try out a few instruments before buying one, but that option is not available for many, during the lockdown, and may not be possible for a while yet.

So, hiring is the next best option!

Those in the renting business are making sure the musical instruments are zero-contact and properly sanitised before it reaches the user.

Rental Options Becoming Popular

There are several musical instrument rental companies that offer a wide range of instruments on hire, and offer flexible rental & payment options.

The option to hire definitely provides many families with an option to try out a musical instrument without committing to a bigger spending.

Another good thing is that after rental, you can also opt for crediting your hire fees towards the purchase of an instrument (some companies allow you to that).

The only thing is that the rents are not very cheap (the ones that are offered by music stores compared to a library or some charity).

If you add up all those rental fees over the months, it can make you wonder why you didn’t try to buy that instrument in the first place.

This is especially true of the rental programs offered by most music stores in the neighborhood.

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While many families prefer to rent a musical instrument because of the low initial costs, the rental rates go up after a few months, meaning most families are no longer able to afford it after a few months. So most kids turn the instrument back in, and then they are not left with anything play.

It may be worth your time to check out with local libraries, schools, and charities to find out if they have lending programs; some of them do and their rents are really nominal.

Libraries Lend Musical Instruments

Books are not the only thing that you can borrow from your nearest library nowadays.

There are libraries that provide musical instruments as well on hire. For a long time, libraries issued music CDs; but now, many of them have widened their music-related offerings.

Most Montreal libraries now have a Musical Instrument Lending Library program through which you will be able to get home a keyboard or a guitar or drums for a limited period.

You can choose from guitars (classic as well as bass), violins, keyboards, ukuleles, drums and xylophones. You can borrow the musical instruments for three-weeks, which can be extended up to a total of 12 weeks.

The program aims to make music more accessible by putting instruments in the hand of local citizens, free of charge.

Similar programs are already running and quite popular in Vancouver and Toronto.

 

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Charities funds music instruments for kids

Horns For Kids is a tax-exempt charity that provides musical instruments to deserving students of schools in Connecticut.

Hundreds of music lovers recently attended the Rendezvous Music Festival at Ives Concert Park to support Horns For Kids. The whole idea for the festival is to promote musical awareness and musical availability. The organizers have also tied up with a studio to promote local talent. Rock Cottage Studio provides an affordable place for young people to record music.

Fred Rossomando and Lee Walkup started, former music teachers from Wallingford and Shelton public schools, say they were fortunate enough to have access to instruments at an early age. However, that’s not the case with everybody.

And that is the reason they started Horns for Kids, as they found it frustrating to see that students had the eagerness to play an instrument, but cannot afford one.

Even if you rent a music instrument, the rental rates go up after a few months, meaning families can no longer afford it. So most kids turn the instrument back in. And then they are not left with anything play.

This is where Horns for Kids comes in.

Teachers fill out an application to receive instruments from the organization for their students. The organization does not have enough instruments to give to every applicant, but determines who should get what based on need and which schools have not received a donation in a while.

Besides buying new musical instruments, Horns for Kids also collect used instruments from across the country, fixes them and donates them to Connecticut schools in need.

The organizers say there is a huge demand for instruments for kids, mostly of course because of expense. And the instruments that Horns for Kids provide are not cheap, they’re not Fisher Price toys.

About 65 percent of Horns for Kids’ money goes toward fixing up existing instruments, while the rest goes to buying new instruments. Almost every instrument needs at least $50 to $100 in repairs.

The group believes everyone deserves the opportunity to play an instrument to realize their musical potential. A North Haven student, who received a trombone from the organization, went on to study music at UConn, and thats because she was given a trombone 10 years back. “The stories, oh my God, they tug at your heartstrings. And it makes us feel so good that the very next day some kid is going to be playing this trombone,” said one of the organizers.

Website: hornsforkids