London Music Fund

Mark Bushby Scholarship Fund

Mark Bushby Scholarship Fund

Mark Bushby Scholarship Fund

Fundraising in memory of Mark Bushby

My Story

In memory of Mark Bushby - musician, singer, teacher - we aim to fund two further music scholarships, starting in September 2024, for two promising young musicians to receive four years of one-on-one instrumental tuition from Brent Music Service.
We are very grateful, in this our third year of fund-raising, for the support of All Saints Margaret Street, who made us a beneficiary of their Festival Appeal 2023. This has enabled us to start our fundraising for the 2024 music scholars with a fantastic sum of £2,384.96.
Our thanks also to the amazing Danny Kay, who played through the entire hymn book, raising sponsorship of £1,340.
Thanks to the amazing generosity of our supporters and donors in the past three years, we already support three scholars: Tania (a 10 year old cellist) started in September 2022; Hady (a 10 year old trumpeter) and Liliana (a 9 year old violinist) started in September 2023. Tania says: "I love this scholarship because it helps me get closer to my dream which is becoming a musician. I feel like I am one step closer to achieving my dream! I love the way that I get the opportunity to go to lots of free events through my scholarship, like concerts. I watch and listen to all the music they play and try to learn from them."
With your help, we hope to fund two new music scholars in 2024, to join Tania, Hady and Liliana in the life-changing journey of learning a musical instrument.
Children derive many benefits from learning a musical instrument: it builds their confidence, their self-esteem, increases their friendship groups and raises their aspirations of what they can achieve in all areas of their lives. The London Music Fund Scholarship programme is for children who have started learning an instrument and are doing really well but whose families find it difficult to pay for music lessons, meaning that without our support they would have to give up their studies. Each scholarship lasts for four years, and covers the sometimes difficult transition to secondary school.
 
Each Scholar receives:
  • Weekly instrumental tuition at a suitably challenging level in small groups or one-to-one
  • Access to weekly ensembles of a suitably challenging level – a minimum of 2 hours a week of music making outside school
  • Regular performance opportunities at school, music service and elsewhere
  • A well maintained instrument which can be taken home
  • A named Mentor who is the liaison between the Scholar and family, music tutor and school
  • Invitations to attend special projects and go on trips to professional concerts
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Funded

  • Target
    £8,000
  • Raised so far
    £9,452
  • Number of donors
    34

My Story

In memory of Mark Bushby - musician, singer, teacher - we aim to fund two further music scholarships, starting in September 2024, for two promising young musicians to receive four years of one-on-one instrumental tuition from Brent Music Service.
We are very grateful, in this our third year of fund-raising, for the support of All Saints Margaret Street, who made us a beneficiary of their Festival Appeal 2023. This has enabled us to start our fundraising for the 2024 music scholars with a fantastic sum of £2,384.96.
Our thanks also to the amazing Danny Kay, who played through the entire hymn book, raising sponsorship of £1,340.
Thanks to the amazing generosity of our supporters and donors in the past three years, we already support three scholars: Tania (a 10 year old cellist) started in September 2022; Hady (a 10 year old trumpeter) and Liliana (a 9 year old violinist) started in September 2023. Tania says: "I love this scholarship because it helps me get closer to my dream which is becoming a musician. I feel like I am one step closer to achieving my dream! I love the way that I get the opportunity to go to lots of free events through my scholarship, like concerts. I watch and listen to all the music they play and try to learn from them."
With your help, we hope to fund two new music scholars in 2024, to join Tania, Hady and Liliana in the life-changing journey of learning a musical instrument.
Children derive many benefits from learning a musical instrument: it builds their confidence, their self-esteem, increases their friendship groups and raises their aspirations of what they can achieve in all areas of their lives. The London Music Fund Scholarship programme is for children who have started learning an instrument and are doing really well but whose families find it difficult to pay for music lessons, meaning that without our support they would have to give up their studies. Each scholarship lasts for four years, and covers the sometimes difficult transition to secondary school.
 
Each Scholar receives:
  • Weekly instrumental tuition at a suitably challenging level in small groups or one-to-one
  • Access to weekly ensembles of a suitably challenging level – a minimum of 2 hours a week of music making outside school
  • Regular performance opportunities at school, music service and elsewhere
  • A well maintained instrument which can be taken home
  • A named Mentor who is the liaison between the Scholar and family, music tutor and school
  • Invitations to attend special projects and go on trips to professional concerts