Although in some cases it may be possible to arrange for the loan of a musical instrument, it will usually be necessary either to purchase or hire one.

If your child is having lessons from a County Music Service teacher in a North Yorkshire Local Authority school, the Service is able to offer you the opportunity of buying an instrument without paying any Value Added Tax (VAT). This scheme is called the Assisted Purchase Scheme.

Under the scheme, instruments can be bought new or secondhand from many local shops. Alternatively, it is possible for you to buy through ourselves from a panel of suppliers who have agreed, for example, to make some instruments available on a four-month approval scheme. It is for you to decide whether or not taking advantage of such a purchase outweighs the benefits of local after-sales service. It is recommended that you take advice from the Music Service staff at County Hall and from the Music Service teachers before any purchase is made by either method.

New students should not commit to a purchase before availability of lessons has been confirmed to you by your music teacher. Existing students can obtain an Assisted Purchase Scheme form from their tutor.

Please note that in order to make use of our online payment facility below, which is for pupils having instrumental lessons in school from a County Music Service teacher, you must have completed an Assisted Purchase Scheme application and had this accepted by the County Music Service.

	Musical instruments Use our form to find out more about musical instruments purchase scheme
	Pay for your musical instrument or instrumental lessons If you have already ordered an instrument you can make payment of £15 here. You should disregard the delivery address option as delivery will be to your childs school.

Useful downloads Assisted Purchase Scheme for Musical Instruments [30kb] Assisted Purchase Scheme for Musical Instruments Music service inspection report [193kb] In 2008 the Federation of Music Services (FMS) began a three year programme of peer moderation for local authority music services in partnership with the department for children, schools and families.   Musical instrument purchase scheme - frequently asked questions Does it make any difference where I purchase my instrument from? Are there any costs involved in the LEA organising the purchase for me? Contacts Music service administrative office countyhall.music@northyorks.go... Tel: 01609 532783 Fax: 01609 772610 Full details for Music service administrative office