Musical Instrument Bank helps rural kids realize their dreams

Do you have any instruments lying around your home that you aren't using? Now, perhaps there's an opportunity to give a new lease of life to such items. With the aim of giving children more access to music and rebalancing disparities between urban and rural children, the Ministry of Education’s Musical Instruments Bank provides a platform for the public to donate musical instruments and presents these instruments to schoolchildren in rural areas.

Musical instruments donated to the platform may have been damaged due to collision or moisture during use. Repair and maintenance are essential in restoring the appearance and function of such instruments to their original appearance. After repairs and maintenance have been carried out, the instruments take on a whole new look and are dispensed to rural schools in need. The Musical Instruments Bank is spreading the spirit of cherishing possessions and promoting music education through the gift of musical instruments.

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您手上是否有不再使用的樂器閒置在家中呢？現在，也許他們能有重新發揮價值的機會。教育部樂器銀行提供民眾一個捐贈樂器的平台，並將這些樂器贈送給偏鄉學童，平衡城鄉物資，讓孩子們有更多接觸音樂的機會。

捐贈至平台的樂器也許會因為使用中產生的碰撞或潮濕而造成損壞，為了讓樂器的外型、功能盡可能地回復到最初的模樣，維修及保養是非常重要的環節。經過維修保養後，再以嶄新的面貌提供給有需要的偏鄉學校，不但發揮惜物的精神，也藉由樂器的贈送推廣音樂教育。