21/11/2023
It is with great sadness we share this news with the wider community. Classic Sounds School of Music will officially be closing its doors at the end of this term.
Classic Sounds has been a proud family business run by Morley and Margaret John alongside their family for 22 years, with 3 generations working in both the school and the shop The school has grown into a much loved and respected place in the community with a staff of exemplary teachers; welcoming over 300 students each week to nurture their love of music. We are so proud of our teachers and students (many students have even gone on to become teachers themselves) and we feel privileged to have been able to provide such a diverse and unique place in the local community for you all.
This has been an extremely difficult decision and one we have desperately tried to avoid for the school. Ultimately, the devastating and sudden loss of our beloved matriarch Margaret im May has been the deciding factor in our very difficult decision to close this chapter of the Classic Sounds legacy. Both the music school and the shop will close on the last day of term 4, December 16th 2023. (For those of you participating, we look forward to sharing with you one last end of year concert on December 9th!)
All current students should have received an email from us last week with more details and we will continue to share on Facebook over the next few weeks but for now we wanted to take a deep breath and be brave enough to share it with the whole world. And thank our students and most of all our teachers past and present, for all their support over the years.
On a personal note, Ally and I will miss you all dearly. 😢 x
With gratitude,
Katherine, Ally and all of us here at Classic Sounds.
