Minutes of the 2004 Annual General Meeting

general
Membership of the workshop is open to all. Members pay an annual fee to cover the general costs of running the workshop. A further fee is paid to the Community Centre to cover the cost of use of the premises.

times of meetings
The workshop meets on saturdays from September 'till June. On short Saturdays we meet from 1:00pm - 3:00pm and on long Saturdays, from 10:00am - 3:00pm. See current programme for full details.
10:00 - 11:30 am on long Saturdays is devoted to easier music to encourage all beginners and children to play with the workshop.
Junior workshops operate on Short Saturdays from 10:00am - 11:30am

joining
Anyone wishing to join the workshop should get in touch with the secretary - details are in the contact section of the web site.
To help organise lessons and tutor times the workshop accepts new members twice a year. At the beginning of the workshop year in September and for late joiners - after christmas. See below for fees.

2006/2007 session
Saturday 2nd September 1:00pm - 3:00pm new session registration day for all members - lesson slots will be arganised as well as instrument hire and fees. Bring along your fiddle as there will be time to play as well

annual events
Annual spring concert - most members take part in this event which is the highlight of the workshop season. It helps to raise funds as well as giving members an opportunity to perform in public.
Autumn Fund Raising Raffle -to raise funds for the workshop
Christmas Ceilidh
Spring Ceilidh

teaching
Lessons are arranged with Hilary and Veda, at various venues and days. Tuition fees are subsidised by the workshop, the pupil portion of the tutor fee is paid at the time of each lesson.

tea rota
10:00am - 3:00pm Saturdays, a sandwich lunch is available. A rota of members to provide this is drawn up at the start of each session and the workshop contributes part of the cost. A small donation is made by member s who take advantage of the lunch.

guest tutors
Guest tutors usually spend a long saturday with us, taking junior members and beginners in the morning and the rest of the workshop in the afternoon although all members are welcome to take part all day. Dates for guest are announced a few weeks in advance.

other external events
The Workshop plays at Retirement Homes in the area and is sometimes asked to play by various local Organisations.
Members are also invited to play at Fiddlers Rallies and Concerts throughout Scotland.

policies
The workshop operates a child protection policy which is available to view here.

2006 - 2007 subscription fees

Membership and Tuition Fees

The workshop being a voluntary organisation will continue to apply for grants and support from the Lottery Funds, Arts Council and associated funding bodies and, just as importantly, from the fees you pay for annual membership and tuition fees.  The charge made by Argyll and Bute Council for Community Centre membership covers other Centre activities so make sure, if you are involved in other Centre activities, you only pay this fee once.

Due to the increase in costs your committee has agreed that there will be three ten week blocks of music tuition available thus allowing us to collect the fees for tuition at the start of each block.  The fees charges for Tuition are a fraction of the actual cost incurred so is extremely good value for money.  Adult’s ₤4.00 Children ₤2.00 for half hour tuition.

Block 1                                                                       Block 2
Tues.19th Sept. - Sat 4th Nov. (5 weeks)                     Tues. 9th Jan - Sat.10th Feb
Tues. 7th Nov. - Sat. 9th Dec.  (5 weeks)                     Tues. 13th Feb - Sat 24th Mar.

Block 3
Tues. 17th Apr. - Sat.26th May
Tues. 29th May - Sat. 30th Jun.

associate membership is available to those who have an interest in supporting the workshop on a non-playing basis at the rate of £10.00 per annum.

visitors
Occasional out of town visiting musicians are always welcome, as are those who are thinking about joining and just want to pop in to see what happens.