Keep Instrumental Tuition Free in Shetland! Petition: Signature List Feed http://www.gopetition.com/signatures/keep-instrumental-tuition-free-in-shetland.html Online petition signatures en-us Sat, 4 Apr 2026 02:40 UTC GoPetition RSS Feed Generator Copyright 2026 GoPetition Anonymous [Signature #1419] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/10926608?utm_medium=rss We need more music not less, it keeps people sane. Especially in Shetland!What else are you going to do when it's dark for 3 months of the year? Should be introduced to all Scottish Schools from P1. There is amazing talent here, let it not be swalllowed by only teaching what the govts think will make them money in the long term. Some people will become professional musicians. Anything professional means taxes/ revenue. Creativity is paramount in keeping people healthy, improving mental health et

]]> Fri, 29 Jul 2011 02:57:31 UTC 10926608 Mike Smith [Signature #1418] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/9573749?utm_medium=rss the SIC waste millions on stupid schemes, and then start being miserly over this? mad

]]> Tue, 8 Feb 2011 03:04:47 UTC 9573749 John-William Halcrow [Signature #1417] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8549565?utm_medium=rss Sun, 19 Sep 2010 04:32:05 UTC 8549565 Linda Ruthven [Signature #1416] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8494373?utm_medium=rss Mon, 13 Sep 2010 02:48:18 UTC 8494373 mark c [Signature #1415] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8339305?utm_medium=rss "If we tolerate this, then our children will be next!"

]]> Tue, 17 Aug 2010 12:58:46 UTC 8339305 paula goddard [Signature #1414] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8073482?utm_medium=rss lets be proud of our kids and what they can do.Unst has always been known for its musicality lets not stop that now.Shetland music is well known all over the world,cutting this is not going to help us ,lets cut the useless things like civil servants that are not needed,or money spent on outside feasability studies that are not needed,

]]> Mon, 5 Jul 2010 04:15:51 UTC 8073482 J B [Signature #1413] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7948184?utm_medium=rss Shetland is her music as much as she is her people and landscape, please do not make it more difficult for young people to have access to one of the most influential arts we know. Thank you for your consideration.

]]> Wed, 16 Jun 2010 08:41:42 UTC 7948184 Pat Burns [Signature #1412] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7944823?utm_medium=rss Lets think of other alternative cost reductions... dont pick on our traditions...they are our identity

]]> Tue, 15 Jun 2010 04:42:36 UTC 7944823 Billy Fox [Signature #1411] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7944626?utm_medium=rss Tue, 15 Jun 2010 04:08:16 UTC 7944626 Anne Whitaker [Signature #1410] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7944564?utm_medium=rss Tue, 15 Jun 2010 03:56:43 UTC 7944564 Kenny Pottinger [Signature #1409] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7944360?utm_medium=rss Tue, 15 Jun 2010 03:12:37 UTC 7944360 Floortje Robertson [Signature #1408] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7944283?utm_medium=rss Tue, 15 Jun 2010 02:53:20 UTC 7944283 Joyce Tollervey [Signature #1407] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7943905?utm_medium=rss PLEASE PLEASE dont distroy the Shetland music. All the Children deserve to have music tuition for free. Waste less money on those who don't deserve it and look after our younsters. No more big payouts for the hanger ons. PLEASE..............

]]> Tue, 15 Jun 2010 01:29:03 UTC 7943905 Adam Nickerson [Signature #1406] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7932878?utm_medium=rss As a proud member of Shetland's Youth from the 80s/90s I benefited personally from the music tuition in schools. I would like to show my support for this cause.

]]> Sun, 13 Jun 2010 11:30:45 UTC 7932878 Angela Gifford [Signature #1405] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7928533?utm_medium=rss Sun, 13 Jun 2010 05:23:30 UTC 7928533 Val Farnworth [Signature #1404] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7926326?utm_medium=rss Sat, 12 Jun 2010 04:07:05 UTC 7926326 Karrie Fraser [Signature #1403] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7926087?utm_medium=rss Sat, 12 Jun 2010 03:19:40 UTC 7926087 Maurice Fraser [Signature #1402] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7926080?utm_medium=rss Sat, 12 Jun 2010 03:18:38 UTC 7926080 Martin Williamson [Signature #1401] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7925811?utm_medium=rss Sat, 12 Jun 2010 02:22:23 UTC 7925811 Alwyn Fleming [Signature #1400] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7923181?utm_medium=rss Sat, 12 Jun 2010 01:33:19 UTC 7923181 Georgia Laurenson [Signature #1399] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7923180?utm_medium=rss Sat, 12 Jun 2010 01:32:23 UTC 7923180 Lisa Fordyce [Signature #1398] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7921165?utm_medium=rss Fri, 11 Jun 2010 04:10:58 UTC 7921165 susan davidson [Signature #1397] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7921132?utm_medium=rss music tuition in shetland schools should be encouraged as much as possible ,perhaps a summer school to raise funds could help or make Shetland a centre of musical excellence to encourage others to come here and pay for the privilege. SIC; Do NOT put a stop on such an important part of Shetlands heritage and destroy the chances of Shetlands youth to learn skills -both technical and social- that will last all their lives.

]]> Fri, 11 Jun 2010 04:04:17 UTC 7921132 Myra Pearse [Signature #1396] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7920996?utm_medium=rss Fri, 11 Jun 2010 03:38:18 UTC 7920996 Gerry McGinty [Signature #1395] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7920843?utm_medium=rss I fully support this.

]]> Fri, 11 Jun 2010 03:14:27 UTC 7920843 Jeff Aitchison [Signature #1394] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7920022?utm_medium=rss Fri, 11 Jun 2010 12:31:56 UTC 7920022 Stuart Nickerson [Signature #1393] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7905766?utm_medium=rss Wed, 9 Jun 2010 03:31:21 UTC 7905766 Marian Macintyre [Signature #1392] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7885517?utm_medium=rss Mon, 7 Jun 2010 03:26:59 UTC 7885517 aimee arthur [Signature #1391] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7839815?utm_medium=rss Shetland has, probably per head of population, the most talented musicains in the world, its bred into us. Why would you want to take that away? There are enough dying arts on these islands. Shame on you for even thinking to do such an atrocious act!!

]]> Wed, 2 Jun 2010 01:57:59 UTC 7839815 Shona Ellis [Signature #1390] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7793970?utm_medium=rss Sun, 30 May 2010 02:42:56 UTC 7793970 George Manson [Signature #1389] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7730971?utm_medium=rss Mon, 24 May 2010 04:39:43 UTC 7730971 Sarah Kerr [Signature #1388] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7711299?utm_medium=rss Fri, 21 May 2010 06:20:36 UTC 7711299 Ragnhild Hanes [Signature #1387] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7710252?utm_medium=rss music is so important, especially for young people. There is much scientific resaerch that proves that.

]]> Fri, 21 May 2010 02:37:45 UTC 7710252 Carolyn Robertson [Signature #1386] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7706899?utm_medium=rss Thu, 20 May 2010 02:16:29 UTC 7706899 Iona Graham [Signature #1385] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7697473?utm_medium=rss Wed, 19 May 2010 01:59:32 UTC 7697473 sandy sneddon [Signature #1384] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7686683?utm_medium=rss u shouldnae earn tae learn
so dinny pay tae play

]]> Tue, 18 May 2010 04:32:08 UTC 7686683 Lauren Walterson [Signature #1383] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7671417?utm_medium=rss Mon, 17 May 2010 01:23:04 UTC 7671417 Emma Georgeson [Signature #1382] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7664840?utm_medium=rss Mon, 17 May 2010 03:41:09 UTC 7664840 Suzanne Talbot [Signature #1381] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7658556?utm_medium=rss Sun, 16 May 2010 01:53:28 UTC 7658556 Ann Wilkinson [Signature #1380] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7635299?utm_medium=rss There are so many benefits from music tuition - musical, social and ultimately economic as pupils will go on to buy instruments, music books, CDs, go to courses, festivals, and travel the country and further afield to attend events. Please continue to make this invaluable service available to current and future generations.

]]> Fri, 14 May 2010 03:51:01 UTC 7635299 Erron Blance [Signature #1379] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7585039?utm_medium=rss Tue, 11 May 2010 06:36:02 UTC 7585039 barbara cluness [Signature #1378] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7584446?utm_medium=rss as the patition states .

]]> Tue, 11 May 2010 05:46:02 UTC 7584446 Hazel Leask [Signature #1377] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7583733?utm_medium=rss Tue, 11 May 2010 04:45:45 UTC 7583733 David Spence [Signature #1376] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7583696?utm_medium=rss Tue, 11 May 2010 04:43:34 UTC 7583696 Iain Anderson [Signature #1375] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7582063?utm_medium=rss A move to introduce tuition fees risks irrperably damaging Shetland's rich, musical diversity by excluding those who cannot afford it or putting off those who might otherwise consider learning. It is essential to keep musical tuition free in order to encourage young Shetland musicians who are the envy of the rest of the world.

]]> Tue, 11 May 2010 02:34:32 UTC 7582063 catherine mann [Signature #1374] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7581564?utm_medium=rss Tue, 11 May 2010 01:48:02 UTC 7581564 Anna Smith [Signature #1373] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7575852?utm_medium=rss I feel that the children who will go without tuition are those who's parents cannot afford to pay private for it! It's part of the Shetland heritage and should be encoraged not stopped. The SIC has spent money on a lot less!!!

]]> Tue, 11 May 2010 04:48:51 UTC 7575852 Joanne Middleton [Signature #1372] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7571857?utm_medium=rss Mon, 10 May 2010 05:42:58 UTC 7571857 Kevin Brown [Signature #1371] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7571663?utm_medium=rss Mon, 10 May 2010 05:17:50 UTC 7571663 Anonymous [Signature #1370] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7570151?utm_medium=rss Mon, 10 May 2010 02:36:28 UTC 7570151 Malcolm Stove [Signature #1369] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7569174?utm_medium=rss Mon, 10 May 2010 12:56:06 UTC 7569174 Stacey Odie [Signature #1368] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7565641?utm_medium=rss Mon, 10 May 2010 07:37:14 UTC 7565641 John Gilbert [Signature #1367] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7564625?utm_medium=rss Shetland is synonymous with MUSIC. Its
greatest export after knitting. perhaps the council should consult with the Tourist Board if this comes down to a matter of finance.

]]> Mon, 10 May 2010 06:16:45 UTC 7564625 Ian Williamson [Signature #1366] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7558387?utm_medium=rss Sun, 9 May 2010 08:05:23 UTC 7558387 jacqueline tulloch [Signature #1365] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7557576?utm_medium=rss Sun, 9 May 2010 04:59:11 UTC 7557576 steven saunderson [Signature #1364] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7557124?utm_medium=rss Sun, 9 May 2010 03:52:08 UTC 7557124 Rosie Jamieson [Signature #1363] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7556572?utm_medium=rss No charge for music tuition, why take it from the kids?

]]> Sun, 9 May 2010 02:25:54 UTC 7556572 andrea moffat [Signature #1362] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7554691?utm_medium=rss Sun, 9 May 2010 09:12:35 UTC 7554691 Alexander Johnson [Signature #1361] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7551735?utm_medium=rss Sat, 8 May 2010 04:12:52 UTC 7551735 John Irvine [Signature #1360] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7551732?utm_medium=rss Sat, 8 May 2010 04:12:06 UTC 7551732 Pauline Moncrieff [Signature #1359] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7551731?utm_medium=rss Sat, 8 May 2010 04:11:35 UTC 7551731 Colin Bain [Signature #1358] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7551553?utm_medium=rss Sat, 8 May 2010 03:29:44 UTC 7551553 Marianne Raikes [Signature #1357] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7550602?utm_medium=rss Please let the music continue! free! INTERNATIONAL BAKE SALE, I would donate gladly so as these wonderful children can continue to enjoy, learn & appreciate the world of MUSIC!

]]> Sat, 8 May 2010 12:08:27 UTC 7550602 Colin Hunter [Signature #1356] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7548860?utm_medium=rss Shetland has a marvellous resource in it's musicians who are renowned and known the world over. It would be an absolute disaster to stop bringing them on in school. After all, somebody is going to have to be able to play in the SIC's new White Elephant at the North Ness!

]]> Sat, 8 May 2010 06:57:09 UTC 7548860 mike mouat [Signature #1355] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7548614?utm_medium=rss Sat, 8 May 2010 05:54:46 UTC 7548614 Denise Irvine [Signature #1354] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7545924?utm_medium=rss Fri, 7 May 2010 06:50:19 UTC 7545924 Bernadette Porter [Signature #1353] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7545498?utm_medium=rss I think this is a terrible step to take! This is not what Tom Anderson wanted as he started fiddle tuition and expected Shetland to be a 'flag ship' for fiddle tradition.

]]> Fri, 7 May 2010 05:13:43 UTC 7545498 Aimee Smith [Signature #1352] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7545294?utm_medium=rss Fri, 7 May 2010 04:30:24 UTC 7545294 Jason Wallace [Signature #1351] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7545097?utm_medium=rss Fri, 7 May 2010 03:56:53 UTC 7545097 John Harding [Signature #1350] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7544816?utm_medium=rss If council members revoke this, what will be next! I read that Shetland was a forward thinking community, in the Shetland times! But where will we be in several years, music will be unheard, then they'll find something else to drop!

After they finish we all may as well go back to the caves, and start living like cavemen!

]]> Fri, 7 May 2010 03:12:25 UTC 7544816 shirley hunter [Signature #1349] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7544765?utm_medium=rss Fri, 7 May 2010 03:02:50 UTC 7544765 Vicki Gowans [Signature #1348] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7544134?utm_medium=rss Fri, 7 May 2010 01:16:28 UTC 7544134 Norman Willmore [Signature #1347] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7543863?utm_medium=rss Fri, 7 May 2010 12:25:56 UTC 7543863 Maureen Moffat [Signature #1346] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7542900?utm_medium=rss Fri, 7 May 2010 10:02:39 UTC 7542900 Andrew Graham [Signature #1345] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7542203?utm_medium=rss Fri, 7 May 2010 08:22:15 UTC 7542203 Karen MacKelvie [Signature #1344] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7541342?utm_medium=rss Fri, 7 May 2010 04:41:54 UTC 7541342 Colin Hunter [Signature #1343] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7538764?utm_medium=rss Thu, 6 May 2010 06:12:39 UTC 7538764 Helen Smith [Signature #1342] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7538336?utm_medium=rss Thu, 6 May 2010 05:05:16 UTC 7538336 Chloe Robertson [Signature #1341] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7536792?utm_medium=rss Thu, 6 May 2010 01:52:29 UTC 7536792 Paul Harkness [Signature #1340] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7536522?utm_medium=rss Shetland produces loads of great young musicians! Why exactly would we want to risk losing this???

]]> Thu, 6 May 2010 01:30:41 UTC 7536522 Ian Holland [Signature #1339] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7536474?utm_medium=rss Thu, 6 May 2010 01:27:17 UTC 7536474 PAMELA HALCROW [Signature #1338] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7536009?utm_medium=rss Thu, 6 May 2010 12:52:52 UTC 7536009 Hanna Gray [Signature #1337] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7535998?utm_medium=rss Thu, 6 May 2010 12:51:41 UTC 7535998 ian coutts [Signature #1336] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7535946?utm_medium=rss dey should definatley keep instumental tuition free in shetland efter aa dis is da home o traditional music

]]> Thu, 6 May 2010 12:44:46 UTC 7535946 Ryan Leask [Signature #1335] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7535911?utm_medium=rss .

]]> Thu, 6 May 2010 12:40:50 UTC 7535911 Lotta Malm [Signature #1334] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7535854?utm_medium=rss Thu, 6 May 2010 12:32:38 UTC 7535854 helena nicolson [Signature #1333] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7535255?utm_medium=rss shetlands musical talent is second to none, why ruin it for future musicians.

]]> Thu, 6 May 2010 11:01:07 UTC 7535255 Drew Manson [Signature #1332] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7535075?utm_medium=rss A huge chunk of Shetland's culture lies in its music. To have to pay for music lessons within school would be a huge blow to Shetland's musical culture and would make it harder to get into music for many. To spend so much on Mareel then do this seems illogical.

]]> Thu, 6 May 2010 10:31:05 UTC 7535075 jennifer sim [Signature #1331] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7535013?utm_medium=rss Thu, 6 May 2010 10:23:09 UTC 7535013 Dawne phaup [Signature #1330] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7534845?utm_medium=rss Thu, 6 May 2010 10:00:47 UTC 7534845 Pam Campbell [Signature #1329] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7534756?utm_medium=rss Thu, 6 May 2010 09:46:26 UTC 7534756 Donald Anderson [Signature #1328] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7533732?utm_medium=rss Thu, 6 May 2010 07:13:16 UTC 7533732 Terresa Leask [Signature #1327] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7533661?utm_medium=rss Thu, 6 May 2010 06:58:14 UTC 7533661 Roxane Permar [Signature #1326] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7533399?utm_medium=rss Thu, 6 May 2010 06:09:55 UTC 7533399 Gina Angus [Signature #1325] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7532857?utm_medium=rss Music has been shown in several studies to enhance all learning. Free tuition will reach pupils who may have an undiscovered talent because they come from a non musical home. Keep this invaluable area of schooling for all children in Shetland.

]]> Thu, 6 May 2010 03:55:24 UTC 7532857 Derek Rae [Signature #1324] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7532817?utm_medium=rss Thu, 6 May 2010 03:46:33 UTC 7532817 Amy Anderson [Signature #1323] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7532770?utm_medium=rss Thu, 6 May 2010 03:34:15 UTC 7532770 paul barlow [Signature #1322] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7532760?utm_medium=rss Thu, 6 May 2010 03:30:54 UTC 7532760 Karl Smiles [Signature #1321] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7532705?utm_medium=rss Thu, 6 May 2010 03:16:33 UTC 7532705 Peter MacQueen [Signature #1320] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7532704?utm_medium=rss Thu, 6 May 2010 03:16:26 UTC 7532704