Musical Baby Bonding Professional’s Kit - Where it comes from
Text in this orange colour indicates that similar instruments can be found on every continent
Mini wind chime Wind chimes are thought to have originated in Japan, where bamboo was used before metal was readily available.
5 Horio shaker This is a type of guiro, a mainstay of south American percussion but found on every continent. Originally made from hollow gourds, bones, wood or stone, they come in all shapes and sizes and some, like this, have beads or seeds inside too.
5 Squeezer shaker A modern Balinese invention that uses the small pieces of goatskin that are waste from the drum-making process. as with all shakers, hard beads or seeds move around inside a resonant container.
5 Egg shaker 5 Egg on stick
Bamboo basket From Bali, Indonesia, where the baskets are used for making offerings at the temple.
Simple shakers made from gourds or seed pods have been used in almost every culture. They’re particularly typical of north and south American and African traditions.
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Kenari mini shaker
5 Djembe
5 Cascas
A style of drum with a distinctive “hour glass” shape, that is made and played all over west Africa and particularly in and around Mali. Bigger djembes are played with the hands but these small ones can be played with the fingers or with a rounded stick.
Originally from west Africa and made from gourds with seeds inside. A very popular and versatile instrument which in experienced hands can produce very complex rhythms.
Simple shakers using seeds or nuts are found all over the world. This one is made from the husks of the seeds of the Kenari tree that grows in Indonesia.
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Musical Baby Bonding Professional’s Kit - What’s in the basket Musical Baby Bonding Guide
5 Djembe
A step by step guide to making music with babies using the instruments in the Kit. The instruments should be introduced one by one, following the order in the Guide.
Made from: mahogany wood*, goatskin, cotton and steel rings Played by: hitting, slapping Age from: 14 weeks
Take care: The skin is fragile: don’t hit with anything sharp and don’t get it wet (but if you do, it can always be dried out with a hair dryer).
Musical Baby Bonding Guide CD
5 Egg on stick
Recordings of 10 nursery rhymes to show you the best pace, tone of voice and volume for singing to babies.
Made from: Mahogany wood* and plastic beads Played by: shaking Age from: 18 weeks
Bamboo basket
5 Cascas
Made from: outside skin of bamboo This is much stronger and smoother than the inside fibres.
Made from: Mahogany wood*, plastic beads and string Played by: shaking Age from: 8 weeks
5 Horio shakers
5 Squeezer shakers
Made from: Mahogany wood* and plastic beads Played by: shaking, scraping Age from: 10 weeks
Made from: goat skin and plastic beads Played by: shaking Age from: 16 weeks
Mini wind chime
Kenari mini shaker
5 Egg shakers
Made from: bamboo, cotton and aluminium Played by: blowing or stroking Age: Birth to 4 months only
Made from: Kenari seed husks and Arbesia wood Played by: shaking Age: 5 weeks to 5 months only
Made from: Mahogany wood* and plastic beads Played by: shaking Age from: 12 weeks
Please note that seasonal availability of some materials or other factors affecting supply may cause us to make substitutions from time to time. * all mahogany wood is sustainably grown
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Helping children and teachers develop into musicians, naturally