▁have ▁a ▁benef icial ▁effect ▁on ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁pup il ' s ▁work ▁and ▁play . ▁Murray ▁continued ▁that ▁if ▁he ▁had ▁a ▁mot to ▁for ▁St ▁Mary ' s ▁Music ▁School ▁it ▁would ▁be ▁the ▁words ▁of ▁the ▁Italian ▁pian ist ▁Fer ru c cio ▁Bus oni ; ▁" He ▁who ▁is ▁only ▁a ▁music ian ▁is ▁no ▁music ian ". ▁ ▁History ▁St ▁Mary ' s ▁Music ▁School ▁was ▁founded ▁as ▁the ▁Song ▁School ▁of ▁St ▁Mary ' s ▁Epis cop al ▁C athedral ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 0 ▁to ▁educ ate ▁ch or ister s ▁for ▁the ▁newly ▁built ▁St ▁Mary ' s ▁Epis cop al ▁C athedral . ▁At ▁that ▁time ▁the ▁school ▁was ▁located ▁at ▁Old ▁Co ates ▁House ▁and ▁the ▁adjacent ▁Song ▁School ▁Building , ▁both ▁within ▁the ▁C athedral ▁prec inct s . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 0 ▁Dennis ▁Town hill ▁and ▁the ▁Prov ost , ▁Philip ▁C ros field , ▁became ▁the ▁driving ▁force ▁of ▁a ▁plan ▁not ▁only ▁to ▁saf egu ard ▁the ▁future ▁of ▁the ▁Ch oir ▁School ▁of ▁St ▁Mary ' s ▁C athedral , ▁Edinburgh ▁but ▁to ▁transform ▁it ▁into ▁a ▁new ▁and ▁v ibr ant ▁entity . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁the ▁school ▁was ▁expanded ▁into ▁a ▁special ist ▁music ▁school ▁on ▁the ▁lines ▁of ▁the ▁Ye h udi ▁Menu hin ▁School , ▁with ▁Lord ▁Menu hin ▁becoming ▁patron ▁and ▁referring ▁to ▁it ▁as ▁" my ▁younger ▁sister - school ▁in ▁Scotland ".