All the profits from direct sales at TamingTheSaxophone is donated to various charities or special needs educational establishments. Also, all profits received by us from affiliate sales is also donated
We have raised over £70,000 in the last 10 years, for which I’d like to heartily thank everyone who has donated or bought something from the store.
Thank you all!
2016
We raised over £5000 for Langside School, Poole, Dorset in order to buy a Soundbeam 5 Complete Kit as well as paying for staff training and workshops.
I visited Langside and met with Chris Maund. Most of the pupils need one to one attention, the staff are totally dedicated, enthusiastic and dynamic.but sorely in need of funds. The staff are even having to bring in their own musical instruments to help with classes.
2014-2015: Victoria School and Childrens’ Home
We raised £10000 to buy an Omivista Projection System to help with special needs music education at Victoria School, Poole.
2013-2014: Heaton School
We teamed up with Doug Briggs. With Doug’s expertise in the area of assistive music technology we can effectively channel the proceeds of sales so we know it goes where it can do the most good. Currently we have been funding a music programme at Heaton School for children with severe learning disabilities. We are buying musical instruments, assistive music technology such as the Apollo system as well as funding a performance in 2014.
Doug explains how the money helps:
Donations
As well as raising money for special needs music education, from time to time we donate to various current campaigns
All Donations so far
Donations we have made since 2006: |
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| 2006 | APEC | £2949.91 |
| 2007 | APEC | £2000 |
| Leukaemia busters | £3000 | |
| April 2008 | Leukaemia busters | £3220.00 |
| IMC (Burma Cyclone) | £390.00 | |
| Band on the Wall | £2500 | |
| January 2009 | Sax on the Web “Saxothon” | £211 |
| March 2009 | Band on the Wall | £2000 |
| September 2009 | Band on the Wall | £3000 |
| December 2009 | PRS benevolent fund | £500 |
| December 2009 | Sax on the Web “Saxothon” | £400 |
| January 2010 | Red Cross Haiti Appeal | £500 |
| June 2010 | Band on the Wall | £4000 |
| June 2010 | Leuka | £500 |
| August 2010 | Red Cross Pakistan Floods Appeal | £1000 |
| February 2011 | Band On The Wall | £6000 |
| March 2011 | Red Cross | £620 |
| June 2011 | Cancer Research | £20 |
| June 2011 | Leuka | £250 |
| December 2011 | Band on the Wall | £10000 |
| March 2012 | Gorton Education Village | £6000 |
| June 2012 | Leuka | £400 |
| Sept 2012 | Rose Road | £50 |
| March 20134 | Heaton School | £1095.60 |
| Jan 2014 | Heaton School | £2280 |
| May 2014 | Heaton School | £6000 |
| March 2015 | Red Cross Nepal appeal | £500 |
| July 2015 | Victoria School | £10000 |
| Sept 2016 | Langside School, Poole | £5339.10 |
| Feb 2017 | Springwell School, Southampton | £2000.00 |
| April 2017 | StayUpLate (Gig Buddies) | £5000.00 |
| Total to date | £77,718.79 | |
Previous Campaigns
Band on the Wall (2010)
We donated over £20,000 to Band on the Wall’s programme Wall of Sounds – a brand new music programme, offering a range of exciting opportunities to explore music through artist residencies, courses, masterclasses and performances. Brighter Sound and Band on the Wall will work in partnership to create a new hub for music learning in Manchester, for people of all ages and from all backgrounds. Our donations helped with the following:
- Saturday morning open access programmes (Rawchestra, Advanced Music Production and New Music Voices). These are FREE for young people
- Advice and guidance from music professionals
- Music classes at Band on the Wall
- Work with children with Special Educational Needs
- Work in schools across Greater Manchester
[quote style=”boxed”]Without Pete’s support this area of Wall of Sounds would not be possible. We are extremely grateful for this sponsorship. – Tim Chatterton, Band on the Wall[/quote]
Leukaemiabusters
I wish to thank all of you who have supported this fundraising through purchases, downloads, donations and advertising. I recently visited the Leukaemia Busters research facility at Park Gate (see pics) and was able to see at first hand the valuable work that is being carried out. Leukaemia Busters are concentrating on a revolutionary new cure focussing on antibody treatments which are much kinder and safer than the current methods (chemotherapy). The (almost) £8000 raised so far for Leukaemia Busters has enabled them to purchase a Flow Cytometer.
