Music-making for everyone
2010/11
Easy to Teach • Easy to Play • Affordable • Inclusive • Multi Cultural • Fair Trade •
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welcome to the Drums for Schools 2010/11 catalogue What you'll find here are musical instruments which stimulate the senses and the imagination, which are welcomed in mainstream and SEN settings and which will inspire all sorts of cross-curricular connections. The instruments originate from many different world cultures and are handmade in Bali from natural, tactile and sustainable materials following Fair Trade principles. These are instruments which will expand both musical and cultural horizons. At Drums for Schools our focus is on making music accessible, we only make instruments that give immediate musical satisfaction and which anyone and everyone can play. There are no cultural or academic barriers here and you'll be astonished at how quickly and enthusiastically even the more “difficult” and excluded pupils will respond. Our instruments are tried and tested and easy to teach. All our Value Packs come with teaching support materials, so you don’t need to be a music specialist or even to be able to read music to teach them. The Value Packs have been developed in collaboration with a major Music Service and they really will help you raise standards and deliver rapid results. Drums for Schools instruments are also affordable. Schools, nurseries, clubs, hospitals and other nonprofit organisations get a massive 30% discount off RRP; students, musicians and parents qualify for 15% discount. Our Value Packs save you at least 35% off the RRP of the contents if bought separately. These discounts are applied automatically to new orders, providing the nature of your organisation is clearly stated on the order. You can set up an account and claim your discount at www.drumsforschools.co.uk. At Drums for Schools we're committed to being the UK's Best Value specialist supplier of inclusive, easy to play instruments and we welcome your comments and suggestions for improvements and ideas for new products. With best wishes from the Drums for Schools team Andy, Hilary, Angela, Paul and Anna
P.S All our instruments are fully guaranteed for price and quality.
using the catalogue The catalogue is divided into 5 sections, each with colour-coded page numbers:
DrumS
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GamElaN
6-9
muSic BaSKEtS
10-11
muSic maKErS
12-13
OthEr iNStrumENtS
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hOw tO OrDEr
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To make it easier for you to identify instruments and packs which are suitable for particular age groups or settings we've used the following coding throughout: The 30% educational discount price, “edu”, is shown in red throughout the catalogue to make budgeting easier for you and remember that you'll save at least 35% on all Value Packs. Full details about how to order, invoices, delivery, terms and conditions are given on page 15.
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We haven't room to show everything here so please visit the website, www.drumsforschools.co.uk to see a wide range of shakers, scrapers, rainsticks, hand percussion, keyed instruments, dijeridoos, whistles, windchimes and other instruments so weird and wonderful that they're difficult to classify.
The website will also let you select instruments by Keystage, by age and SEN suitability, by materials used, by geographic origin and by price. There's also lots more information there about each instrument and Value Pack and you can also listen to sound samples and in some cases see videos of the instruments being played.
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Early Years Drumming Drums are the best possible way to give children awareness of BEAT and of the rhythms that quietly structure all human activities. It's clear from research by Ros Bayley and others that children who grasp rhythm are also quick to grasp phonetics, counting and many other core activities and it seems that children who master rhythm are also quick to master everything else. Older children and adults also get enormous satisfaction and an allround education from drumming: they learn vital teamwork, selfconfidence and listening skills, and drumming also gives players a great physical workout and tension release. You simply can't be too young or too old to enjoy and benefit from drumming.
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The drums are fantastic . . . it is amazing what even very young children can achieve in a very short space of time with African drums. Our Year 2 children are loving it. Emma Counter - South Petherton Infants
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NEw Early Years Drum Packs
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Early Years love drums – and the bigger the better. Our drum packs contain a mix of djembe drums, ocean drums and a range of other types, ideal for younger children and little hands.
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V-dEYS10 Small 10pk £84.00rrp/£58.80 edu V-dEYM10 Medium 10pk £162.00rrp/£113.40 edu V-dEYL10 Large 10pk £319.00rrp/£223.30 edu
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Va l u e Pa c k Ocean Drums BESt SEllEr Great for teaching coordination and fine movement control: when you tilt the drum slightly the balls inside roll from side to side, producing a sound just like waves breaking on the beach. The skill is in adjusting the speed and angle of the tilt. Each drum has a wipe-clean carry handle and a beautiful seaside painted image. Plain drums available on request. D-od20p Ocean Drum 20cm painted each £17.00rrp/£11.90edu D-od30p Ocean Drum 30cm painted each £29.00rrp/£20.30edu D-od40p Ocean Drum 40cm painted each £45.00rrp/£31.50edu D-od50p Ocean Drum 50cm painted each £59.00rrp/£41.30edu EYFS KS1
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Shaman Drums
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These powerful drums are based on native American Indian ceremonial drums and give off tangible vibrations. Each drum is supplied with a special padded beater. Plain drums available on request. D-sh30p Shaman Drum 30cm painted each £37.00rrp/£25.90edu D-sh40p Shaman Drum 40cm painted each £47.00rrp/£32.90edu D-sh50p Shaman Drum 50cm painted each £57.00rrp/£39.90edu D-sh60p Shaman Drum 60cm painted each £72.00rrp/£50.40edu D-sh70p Shaman Drum 70cm painted each £99.00rrp/£69.30edu
thunder Drums
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These produce an amazingly realistic thunder sound and are a favourite with everyone. Really easy to play and great fun - just hold the tube upright with the spring dangling below and jiggle! Some supervision recommended for younger children. D-th20p Thunder Drum Small (20cm) each £4.00rrp/£2.80edu D-th25p Thunder Drum Medium (25cm) each £5.00rrp/£3.50edu D-th30p Thunder Drum Large (30cm) each £6.00rrp/£4.20edu D-thcoco Thunder Drum Coconut each £7.00rrp/£4.90edu D-thgiantb Thunder Drum Giant Bamboo each £9.00rrp/£6.30edu
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class Drumming It is official - class music-making really does deliver. This is something that drumming teachers have always known and now it's been confirmed by research by the Federation of Music Services into the Wider Opportunities programme. Schools cited many benefits including: • A more positive attitude to learning and improved motivation • Improved team working skills • Improved concentration • Better cultural understanding and social development by pupils • An empowering effect on some of the participating children And overall participating children • Are more confident • Have higher self-esteem • Look forward to music lessons • Want to do well For more information on Wider Opportunities KS2 funding visit www.fms.org.uk
Djembe Drums
BESt SEllEr Standard Djembe Drums
We use traditional techniques and the finest materials to make djembes that are perfect for serious long term use in schools and which represent best value in the UK. Drums for Schools djembes really do set the standard for quality, durability, sound and value. • Sustainably grown mahogany shells, machine turned and hand finished • Comfortably shaped natural goatskin heads • Soft pre-stretched stringing • Extra wide throat for clear, round tones • Mellow bass and bright slaps • Cushioned rubber base.
PlaiN Standard Djembe 40cm D-dj40s each £35.00rrp/£24.50edu V-ddj40s5 5 pack £166.25rrp/£116.37edu Standard Djembe 50cm D-dj50s each £49.00rrp/£34.30edu V-ddj50s5 5 pack £221.00rrp/£154.70edu Standard Djembe 60cm D-dj60s each £85.00rrp/£59.50edu V-ddj60s5 5 pack £403.75rrp/£282.62edu Standard Djembe 65cm D-dj65s each £119.00rrp/£83.30edu V-ddj65s5 5 pack £565.25rrp/£395.67edu
Please note: The dimensions given refer to the height of the djembe. The playing head diameters vary but are equal to approximately half the djembe height. The overall diameter of the djembes, include the rings and stringing can be up to 60% of the height.
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Painted, carved and deeep carved djembes are also available at a small additional cost. Please see website for details.
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We are delighted with our drums, and we are also highly impressed with the level of service. I will certainly be recommending you to my colleagues in other schools. Caroline Adams, Headteacher - Folksworth C of E Primary School
Drum harnesses Budget Djembe Drums These beautiful low cost drums are suitable for younger players and are available in various sizes, from a mini 12cm high up to a sizeable 30cm and also in 5 packs with extra discount. Budget Djembe 12cm D-dj12bp each £3.00rrp/£2.10edu V-ddj12bp5 5 pack £14.25rrp/£9.98edu Budget Djembe 15cm D-dj15bp each £5.00rrp/£3.50edu V-ddj15bp5 5 pack £23.75rrp/£16.63edu Budget Djembe 20cm D-dj20bp each £7.00rrp/£4.90edu V-ddj20bp5 5 pack £33.25rrp/£23.28edu Budget Djembe 25cm D-dj25bp each £10.00rrp/£7.00edu V-ddj25bp5 5 pack £47.50rrp/£33.25edu Budget Djembe 30cm D-dj30bp each £15.00rrp/£10.50edu V-ddj30bp5 5 pack £71.25rrp/£49.88edu
DA-harS DA-harM DA-harL DA-harXL
Drum Harness Small Drum Harness Medium Drum Harness Large Drum Harness XL
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each £10.00rrp/£7.00edu each £10.00rrp/£7.00edu each £10.00rrp/£7.00edu each £12.00rrp/£8.40edu
Drum Stands EXcluSiVE
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Ideal for teachers, younger players and perfect for SEN settings, these stands raise the drums to a comfortable playing height and also allow them to be angled in any direction. The stands can be stacked so storage space is minimised. Sizes to suit all our standard and premium djembes.
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Designed for comfortable playing while standing or marching, these padded cotton harnesses have adjustable Velcro fasteners and take the weight off the arms, redistributing it over the shoulders. Available in four sizes, Small (4-6 yrs), Medium (6-10 yrs), Large (10-15 yrs) and XL (15+).
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Drum Stand for 40 to 50cm height djembe each £12.00rrp/£8.40edu Drum Stand for 60cm height djembe each £12.00rrp/£8.40edu Drum Stand for 65cm height djembe each £12.00rrp/£8.40edu Dundun Stand each £49.00rrp/£34.30edu
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african Drumming Value Packs BESt SEllEr Our best-selling Value Packs have been developed in collaboration with a major Music Service. They've been tried and tested in schools throughout the UK and give you everything you need to get up and drumming quickly and sustainably. The drums are our standard plain djembe, specially designed for long term use and standard setters for price and quality. Each pack contains a copy of Andy Gleadhill's Teacher's Guide (including lesson plans and CD), which will take class and teacher from scratch to performance standard in just 8 weeks. Va l u e Also included are top quality waterproof drum hats for each drum and a basket of hand percussion to let you expand the number Pa c k of players and give that extra edge to your performances.
Junior Value Packs
KS1 KS2 Our Junior African drumming packs are perfect for classes and drumming groups in Primary schools or clubs. There are three sizes of pack with 8, 15 or 30 djembes and catering for 13, 23 and 45 players. Each junior value pack contains three different sizes of drum in evenly balanced groups: 40cm, 50cm, and 60cm. 8 Djembe 15 Djembe 30 Djembe Pack Contents V-ad8j V-ad15j V-ad30j 3 7 15 40cm djembe 3 5 10 50cm djembe 2 3 5 60cm djembe 8 15 30 Protective drum hats 5 8 15 Hand percussion 1 1 1 Teacher's Guide & CD Total number of drums 8 15 30 23 45 Total number of players 13 £499.00 £850.00 £1650.00 rrp £349.30 £595.00 £1155.00 edu
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Dundun Drum Set EXcluSiVE
Dundun Set Medium Bamboo D-ddsetbM 3 pack £299.00rrp/£209.30edu Dundun Set Large Bamboo D-ddsetbL 3 pack £399.00rrp/£279.30edu Dundun set Large Recycled D-ddsetL 3 pack £499.00rrp/£349.30edu
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talking Drums These are played under the arm or in between the knees and you can change the drum pitch by increasing the arm/knee pressure on the drum strings. With a little practice you can learn to make your drum talk. Each drum comes with a special beater.
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Talking Drum 30cm D-talk30 each £23.00rrp/£16.10edu Talking Drum 40cm D-talk40 each £29.00rrp/£20.30edu EYFS KS1
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Powerful, deep toned dundun are the perfect complement for Djembe groups and traditionally set the underlying rhythm. We have two types of dundun: recycled hardwood with cow skin heads and a revolutionary new bamboo range with goatskin heads. All are eco-friendly and relatively lightweight and each set contains 3 drums with beaters. All sizes of drum are also available separately, as are protective drum hats and dundun stands.
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Our Senior drumming packs are designed for teenagers and adult drumming groups. There are three sizes of pack containing 8, 15 and 30 djembes and catering for 13, 23 and 45 players. Each contains three different sizes of drums, all big enough for adult hands: 50cm, 60cm and 65cm. Pack Contents 8 Djembe 15 Djembe 30 Djembe V-ad8s V-ad15s V-ad30s 50cm djembe 3 7 15 60cm djembe 3 5 10 65cm djembe 2 3 5 Protective drum hats 8 15 30 Hand percussion 5 8 15 Teacher's Guide & CD 1 1 1 Total number of drums 8 15 30 Total number of players 13 23 45 rrp £710.00 £1220.00 £2350.00 edu £497.00 £854.00 £1645.00
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The price was excellent compared to the other providers - drum quality is superb, as are the percussion instruments and resources provided. The students (and teachers) love them. THRILLED! Steve Jeffery, Worthing High School
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Drumming accessories
Drum hats
DA-hat40 DA-hat50 DA-hat60 DA-hat65 DA-hatsan DA-hatdun
Drum Hat 40cm (24cm dia) each £5.00rrp/£3.50edu Drum Hat 50cm (28cm dia) each £6.00rrp/£4.20edu Drum Hat 60cm (34cm dia) each £7.00rrp/£4.90edu Drum Hat 65cm/Kenkeni (39cm dia) each £8.00rrp/£5.60edu Drum Hat Sangban (44cm dia) each £10.00rrp/£7.00edu Drum Hat Dundun (50cm dia) each £13.00rrp/£9.10edu
Drum Bags Our rucksack style drum bags are made from strong coloured canvas and are padded, waterproof and very durable with double zip top and separate, zipped outside compartment. Generously sized and designed to fit drum sizes 40cm, 50cm. 60cm and 65cm. DA-bdj40 DA-bdj50 DA-bdj60 DA-bdj65
Drum Bag 40cm Drum Bag 50cm Drum Bag 60cm Drum Bag 65cm
african Drumming teacher's Guide & cD Based on over 20 years specialised teaching experience, Andy Gleadhill’s African Drumming book has been specially written to help teachers and workshop leaders teach African drumming to class-sized groups. The guide is clear and practical and no previous drumming or music teaching experience is assumed and you don't even need to be able to read music to lead the class. It begins with an introduction to basic playing techniques, followed by warm-up exercises and proceeds to introduce 10 African rhythms, each with teaching and learning notes and examples of how to develop them into complete pieces of music ready for performance. The accompanying CD has professionally produced performances by school children of all the African tunes covered in the guide and contains examples of the Call and Response patterns along with suggested arrangements. RTG-agad1 Andy Gleadhill’s African Drumming Guide
each £25.00rrp/£17.50edu
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African drumming has really taken off. The children find the music exciting and stimulating and educationally it covers all the elements of music and links in with the National Curriculum Orders for Music. It's an incredibly successful provider of Wider Opportunities for Music. Bristol Arts & Music Service
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Top quality cotton canvas padded, waterproof drum hats to fit our 40cm, 50cm, 60cm and 65cm Djembe drums, Kenkeni, Sangban and Dunduns. The hats will protect the drum skin and extend its life: a brilliant value insurance policy.
A gamelan is a traditional music ensemble of Indonesia, featuring metallophones, drums, chimes, gongs and sometimes other instruments. Gamelan are visually and aurally exciting, they're great fun to play, they give a fantastic sense of achievement to the players and deliver showstopping performances for parents. They're also educationally important for a number of reasons: • Gamelan playing teaches listening, concentration and teamwork skills • It's extremely accessible as the music is made up from simple repeated patterns • It's wonderfully cross-curricular and links brilliantly to dance, story-telling, culture, geography and religion We supply a complete range of genuine Balinese Gamelan instruments with prices to suit every budget.
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Gamelan Packs theBudgetrange is brilliant value with good sound quality and is great for getting started.The metal used for the keys is recycled steel and there are bamboo resonators underneath each key.The simple gamelan casings are plywood and are painted traditional Bali-style. theStandardrange uses high quality materials and traditional techniques to produce a completely authentic Balinese sound.The sound quality is the same as the more expensive premium range but the casings are simpler and smaller.The gongs are made from steel. thePremiumrange combines top musical quality with classic Balinese instrument casings to give the authentic sound and appearance of traditional Balinese gamelan .The gongs are superior quality, having brass centres and thick steel surrounds and the big gong (”ageng”) is a massive 80cm wide.
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10 Player 7 Key Gamelan Starter Packs
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The colourful and visually spectacular Gamelan has added another dimension of music making to the curriculum. The addition of the Gamelan in Year 5 has now broadened the childrens’ musical awareness of how music works and is experienced in and through ‘non-western’ cultures.
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Ideal for smaller groups and for schools exploring Indonesian music for the first time. It's easy to add further instruments later to bring the gamelan up to class size. Each pack contains: • 3 x Gamelan (small, medium, large), each tuned to different octaves • 3 x Gongs - small gong ("kenong"), medium gong ("kempul"), large gong ("ageng") • 1 x Double headed drum ("ciblon") and beater • 3 x Chengcheng cymbals sets • 1 x Teaching guide and CD
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10 Player Gamelan Budget 7 Key 10 Player Gamelan Standard 7 Key 10 Player Gamelan Premium 7 Key
set £750.00rrp/£525.00edu set £1190.00rrp/£883.00edu set £1740.00rrp/£1218.00edu KS1
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Mary Edwards, King Edward’s Junior School
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30 Player 7 Key Gamelan class Packs V-g7s30
Ideal for the whole class and works especially well for the whole class Wider Opportunities projects. Each pack contains: • 9 x Gamelan (3 small, 3 medium, 3 large), each size tuned to a different octave • 3 x Gongs - small gong ("kenong"), medium gong ("kempul"), large gong ("ageng") • 1 x Double headed drum ("ciblon") • 17 x Chengcheng cymbals sets KS1 KS2 KS3 KS4 • 1 x Teaching guide and CD V-g7b30 30 Player Gamelan Budget 7 Key set £1380.00rrp/£966.00edu V-g7s30 30 Player Gamelan Standard 7 Key set £2430.00rrp/£1701.00edu V-g7p30 30 Player Gamelan Premium 7 Key set £3350.00rrp/£2345.00edu
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Gongs
Gamelan 3 Packs
Great for extending Starter or Class Packs or for building up a bespoke gamelan orchestra from scratch. The Bamboo and 4 Key packs are particularly good for younger players but all are easy to play as the Balinese scale has no “wrong” notes. Each set contains one of each size of gamelan (small, medium, large), each tuned to a different octave. Individual instruments in any of the three sizes are also available to order online. V-g7bam3 Gamelan Bamboo 7 Key 3 Pack set £59.00rrp/£41.30edu V-g4b3 Gamelan Budget 4 Key 3 Pack set £195.70rrp/£136.99edu V-g4p3 Gamelan Premium 4 Key 3 Pack set £486.40rrp/£340.48edu V-g7b3 Gamelan Budget 7 Key 3 Pack set £258.40rrp/£180.88edu V-g7s3 Gamelan Standard 7 Key 3 Pack set £552.90rrp/£387.03edu V-g7p3 Gamelan Premium 7 Key 3 Pack set £757.15rrp/£530.01edu KS1
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G-gongb33 G-gongb40 G-gongb48 G-gongb55 G-gongb70 G-gongp30 G-gongp40 G-gongp48 G-gongp57 G-gongp80
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each £65.00rrp/£45.50edu each £85.00rrp/£59.50edu each £115.00rrp/£80.50edu each £165.00rrp/£115.50edu each £325.00rrp/£227.50edu each £109.00rrp/£76.30edu each £149.00rrp/£104.30edu each £219.00rrp/£153.30edu each £279.00rrp/£195.30edu each £399.00rrp/£279.00edu
Gong Budget 33cm Gong Budget 40cm Gong Budget 48cm Gong Budget 55cm Gong Budget 70cm Gong Premium 30cm Gong Premium 40cm Gong Premium 48cm Gong Premium 57cm Gong Premium 80cm KS1
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We supply two qualities of gong and all are made in Bali. The budget gongs are made from recycled steel and the premium gongs from quality steel with brass centres. Each gong is supplied with a padded beater and a beautifully decorated softwood stand that is very easy to assemble. The bigger sizes make a quite amazing sound and the premium ones are the most resonant.
At a recent class assembly our Year 3 and 4 children dazzled the school and visiting parents with their gamelan performance. The children not only love the music - especially the gong, but also the etiquette rituals that surround the orchestra. Carolina Bowie, Victoria First School
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NEw Bonang The two pan Bonang is often played by the leader of a Balinese gamelan ensemble and serves to set the pulse and guide the group through the frequent changes in tempo. The four pan Bonang is used to reinforce key notes in the flowing melody lines and there are low and high pitched versions, tuned an octave apart. Standard and premium qualities are available.
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G-bon2s G-bon4hs G-bon4hls G-bon4hp G-bon4ls
Bonang Standard 2 Pan Bonang Standard 4 Pan (high pitch) Bonang Standard 4 Pan (low pitch) Bonang Premium 4 Pan (high pitch) Bonang Premium 4 Pan (low pitch)
each £267.00rrp/£186.90edu each £532.00rrp/£372.40edu each £532.00rrp/£372.40edu each £799.00rrp/£559.30edu each £799.00rrp/£559.30edu KS1
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chengcheng These Balinese cymbals are used to punctuate the Gamelan music and are traditionally made from heavy bronze. Our chengcheng are made from lighter steel and are perfect for school use. There are individual sets in two sizes and there's also the beautiful Turtle Chengcheng which allows one player to play several sets at the same time.
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Pulu EXcluSiVE A fabulously sonorous instrument often used as an accompaniment to singing. The two keys are tuned just slightly apart and are usually struck simultaneously with the double headed beater to produce a deep reverberation full of overtones and “beats”. The standard pulu has two enormous steel keys, a larger sound box and better build quality than the budget version.
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Chengcheng 7cm Chengcheng 14cm Chengcheng Turtle NEw
Drums for Schools are a very professional and helpful company that will go the extra mile to accommodate and support their customers. Neil Watson, Wirral Music Service
Flute Bamboo
set £4.00rrp/£2.80edu set £10.00rrp/£7.00edu each £169.00rrp/£118.30edu EYFS KS1
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These end-blown bamboo flutes (called "suling" in Indonesia) are played like a recorder with an eastern scale, and they make a beautifully sweet sound. Similar flutes often form part of the Indonesian gamelan orchestra. Brilliant value and available in packs of five. Flute Bamboo 18cm W-f18bp5 5 pack £5.00rrp/£3.50edu Flute Bamboo 25cm W-f25bp5 5 pack £9.00rrp/£6.30edu Flute Bamboo 35cm W-f35bp5 5 pack £13.00rrp/£9.10edu Flute Bamboo 50cm W-f50bp5 5 pack £20.00rrp/£14.00edu
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andy Gleadhill's Gamelan Guide V-cush10
Gamelan Floor cushions Balinese Drums We supply the traditional double-ended Balinese drum in three sizes. The heads are cow skin, as is the ingenious sliding tuning mechanism. The drummer plays using a special wooden stick in one hand and the bare fingers of the other. G-bali50 G-bali60 G-bali70
Balinese Drum 50cm each £119.00rrp/£83.30edu Balinese Drum 60cm each £149.00rrp/£104.30edu Balinese Drum 70cm each £189.00rrp/£132.30edu KS1
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Really comfortable, all-natural floor cushions with strong, washable canvas covers and insides that are filled with natural kapok fibres. Kapok is a wonderful material, very comfortable, naturally fire-retardant, mould-resistant and water-repellent. Assorted colours. A-cush Floor Cushion each £15.00rrp/£10.50edu V-cush4 Floor Cushion 4 Pack set £57.00rrp/£39.90edu V-cush10 Floor Cushion 10 Pack set £139.50rrp/£97.65edu V-cush30 Floor Cushion 30 Pack set £405.00rrp/£283.50edu
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Everything you need to know to introduce Indonesian music to the class and to begin making magical gamelan music. Andy Gleadhill is head of Bristol Music Service and has pioneered the introduction of gamelan music and other World Musical styles into schools. His teaching guides have been written for non specialist teachers and do not require you to have had any previous experience, or even to be able to read music. The Gamelan guide is extremely practical and comes with a CD of the pieces covered in the lesson plans. RTG-agad1
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muSic BaSKEtS Hand percussion is brilliant for schools as all the instruments are really accessible and easy to play. They're also incomparably good value from £2 to £3 per player – so you can get the whole class playing for less than £100! We've percussion collections for every age group and each set comes with a practical Activity Guide for the teacher. The instruments are varied, tactile, and attractive and they'll fascinate your pupils and spark all sorts of cross-cultural connections. The beautiful bamboo Music Baskets are very strong and are an ideal storage solution.
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Real instruments with the fabulous sound and feel that you only get from wood, metal and skin, as opposed to the multitude of plastic things designed for toddlers that just look like toys. I think it really helps them to value instruments as something special and exciting. Liz Bayford, West-Minster School
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NEw music house Baby's treasure Basket - 5 instruments A very special collection of mini instruments for mini musicians, designed in collaboration with the Music House for Children, experts in Early Years music education. The Baby's Treasure Basket contains five toddler-friendly instruments, a music bracelet and a brilliant new guide & CD for parents and teachers with lots of songs and musical activities. Set includes: 1 x Bamboo Mini Drum (13cm dia), 1 x Egg on a Stick (5cm), 1 x Jingle Bell, 1 x Kenari Mini Shaker, 1 x Pingpong Mini Shaker, 1 x Music Bracelet, 1 x Activity Guide & CD V-bmhbtb Music House Baby's Treasure Basket set £19.90rrp/£13.93edu
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Egg Basket – 12 Eggs Attractive and tactile egg shakers all in a beautiful bamboo storage basket, together with a musical activity guide. Set includes: 4 x Mini Eggs (5cm), 5 x Medium Eggs (7cm), 2 x Large Eggs (9cm) 1 x Giant Egg (12cm), 1 x Activity Guide V-begg Egg Basket set £27.00rrp/£18.90edu
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This best selling basket contains 15 tactile and attractive instruments and is ideal for Nurseries, Child minders and home use. Most of the instruments have loops so that they can easily be attached to the music bracelet provided or to music belts and other “Musical Clothing” (see p14). Set includes: 1 x Bamboo Mini Drum (13cm dia), 1 x Drumscrapershaker, 1 x Wind Chime Aluminium Mini, 1 x Animal Clacker Early Years, 1 x Bamboo Shaker, 1 x Bento Mini Shaker, 3 x Egg on a Stick (5cm, 7cm, 9cm), 1 x Heart Shaker, 1 x Jingle Bell, 1 x Kenari Mini Shaker, 1 x Pangi Mini Shaker 1 x EY Chime 1 Bar, 1 x Squeezer Shaker, 1 x Music Bracelet, 1 x Activity Guide V-blh Little Hands Basket set £57.00rrp/£39.90edu
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Six fascinating, tactile mini instruments in a bamboo basket together with a music bracelet so that favourite instruments can easily be carried around (and don't have to be continually picked up by others!). There's also an activity guide for parents and teachers with lots of musical activities. Set includes: 1 x Bamboo Mini Drum (13cm diameter), 1 x Owl Sound, 1 x Egg on a Stick (5cm), 1 x Jingle Bell, 1 x Pingpong Mini Shaker, 1 x Music Bracelet, 1 x Activity Guide V-blhs Little Hands Starter Basket set £18.00rrp/£12.60edu
SEN This new instrument collection has been designed in collaboration with the Music House for Children and is perfect for Nurseries and for use at home. There's a wide range of different instruments here, with extras of some of the more versatile ones, together with a brilliant new guide & CD for parents and teachers with lots of songs and musical activities. Set includes: 2 x Bamboo Mini Drum (13cm dia), 1 x Monkey Drum (8cm), 1 x Budget Djembe 12cm painted, 1 x Drumscrapershaker, 1 x Tik Tok, 1 x Ball Shaker, 1 x Bamboo Shaker, 3 x Egg Shaker (5cm, 7cm, 9cm) 2 x Egg on a Stick (5cm, 7cm), 2 x Heart Shaker, 1 x Jingle Bell, 1 x Kenari Mini Shaker, 1 x Pad Shaker (7x12cm), 1 x Pangi Mini Shaker,1 x Pingpong Mini Shaker, 2 x Squeezer Shaker, 1 x Music Bracelet, 1 x Activity Guide & CD V-bmhtb House Treasure Basket set £66.00rrp/£46.20edu
Please note that musical instruments are not toys and that all younger players will need a degree of supervision and that babies and toddlers should be supervised very closely.
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“indestructibles”Basket – 15 instruments This collection has been designed to encourage the independent exploration of sound and music-making by pupils at KS1 and above. The basket contains 15 of our most durable percussion instruments, giving a wide range of different sounds and methods of sound-production. We can't guarantee that the instruments will survive the assaults of the most creatively destructive pupils; only that they'll withstand all reasonable wear and tear. Set includes: 1 x Flute Bamboo (18cm), 1 x Animal Clacker, 1 x Clapsticks 1 x Frog Scraper Medium, 1 x Rainstick (20cm), 1 x Rainstick Block (25cm) 1 x Tik Tok, 2 x Ball Shakers, 3 x Egg Shakers (5cm, 7cm, 9cm), 1 x Jingle Bell, 2 x Pad Shaker, 1 x Activity Guide
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Drums for Schools provides an excellent service - always helpful, & eager to make instruments which are suitable for people with special needs. They've supplied us with lovely instruments which we use in children's hospices and special schools, and at incredibly competitive prices, too. Lesley Schatzberger, Jessie’s Fund
world music Baskets uPGraDED! We've just upgraded all our World Music Baskets so that now they're even better value and even more varied.There are also now fewer duplicates between different baskets so you can start with one and later add a different size to extend the range of your collection. Each basket includes a practical Activity Guide with musical activities for individuals, small and larger groups.There are special notes for SEN settings and the activities are easily modified for different age groups.
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1 x Budget Djembe (12cm) painted 1 x Thunder Drum (20cm) small 1 x Owl Sound, 1 x Frog Shape Twirler (9cm) 1 x Monkey Drum (8cm) 1 x Meditation Chime 1 bar 1 x Wind Chime Aluminium Mini 1 x Rain Stick(20cm), 1 x Frog Scraper 1 x Animal Tambourine, 1 x Bracelet Shaker – Kenari 2 x Egg Shakers (5cm, 7cm), 1 x Huiro Shaker (small) 1 x Squeezer Shaker, 1 x Activity Guide V-bwmS World Music Basket Small set £49.00rrp/£34.30edu KS1
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1 x Budget Djembe(15cm) painted 1 x Frog Shape Twirler (12cm) 1 x Thunder Drum (25cm) 1 x Meditation Chime 3 bar 1 x Flute Bamboo(18cm) 1 x Duck Sound 1 x Swanee Whistle (20cm) painted 1 x Animal Clacker 1 x Frog Scraper (medium) 1 x Rainstick Block (25cm) 1 x Tik Tok, 1 x Woodpecker, 1 x Bento Shaker 2 x Bracelet Shaker – Pangi 1 x Coconut Castanets 3 x Egg Shaker (5cm,7cm, 9cm) 1 x Maraca Coconut (small) 1 x Pad Shaker Large (12x20cm) 1 x Ping Pong Shaker 1 x Tambourine Stick, 1 x Activity Guide V-bwmM World Music Basket Medium set £99.00rrp/£69.30edu
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1 x Coconut Drum, 1 x Creaker Creature 1 x Budget Djembe (20cm) painted 1 x Ocean Drum(20cm) painted 1 x Thunder Drum bamboo giant 1 x Meditation Chime 3 bar 1 x Coconut Thumb Piano 1 x Flute Bamboo (35cm) 1 x Jaw Harp Bamboo 1 x Pottery Bird Ocarina, 1 x Panpipes 9 note, 1 x Bird Water Whistle, 1 x Agogo Natural 1 x Buzzer Bamboo(35cm), 1 x Clapsticks 1 x Frog Scraper large, 1 x Rainstick(40cm) 1 x Beaded Shaker, 1 x Belt Shaker – Pangi 2 x Bracelet Shaker – Bento 2 x Bracelet Shaker – Kenari 3 x Egg Shaker (5cm, 7cm, 9cm) 1 x Heart Shaker, 1 x Pangi Shaker 1 x Pod Shaker, 1 x Squeezer Shaker 1 x Activity Guide V-bwmL World Music Basket Large set £159.00rrp/£111.30edu KS1
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music makers Exclusive to Drums for Schools and now further developed and improved, these groundbreaking Music Makers were first introduced late in 2009. What makes the Music Makers so educationally special is that all the instruments are in a single casing, preserving line of sight between the players, with the result that music-making becomes a social and communicative activity right from the start. You’ll hear all sorts of musical conversations developing as the children learn to both listen and “talk� to one another using the variety of instruments in front of them. The Music Makers are suitable for pre-school and primary children and are perfect for introducing sound-making and for developing music-making skills. The lightweight casters make it easy to rotate the Music Makers and to move them around and the individual instruments are easy to replace if needs be (but as they're held in place by a clever bamboo peg mechanism it's difficult for small children to remove them).
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This is a smaller version of the Rowdy Music Maker and is 46cm diameter with 15 instruments and space for 4 to 6 players. Like the Rowdy the Mini is brilliant for introducing pre-school children to both sound and music-making and like the Rowdy it has removable lightweight casters so that it's easy to rotate or move around. The Mini comes with a decorative mini umbrella an Activity Guide and a selection of spare instruments. Optional extras include cushions with washable canvas covers, dustcovers and a waterproof 1.5m wide diameter umbrella, should you wish to use the mini outside. Instruments include: 1 x Bicycle Bell 1 x Tong Drum 4 Notes 1 x Frog Statue Scraper 1 x Woodpecker 2 x Drums 1 x Animal Clacker 2 x Agogo 1 x Thumb Piano 1 x Washer-Spinner 1 x Frog Twirler 2 x Egg on Stick (7cm, 9cm) 1 x Mini Pingpong Shaker 1 x Mini Pangi Shaker 1 x Activity Guide
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The 70cm diameter Rowdy Music Maker is an all-in-one music exploration machine. It’s perfect for introducing young musicians to the many different ways that sounds can be produced and it's also a wonderful way for them to learn to make music together. The instruments also encourage a wide range of physical movement pulling, pushing, lifting, twisting, turning, tipping, plucking, shaking and hitting. The materials are varied and natural - woods, fruit seed husks, shells, goatskin, bamboo and there’s also bronze and steel for variety of timbre. There are 30 instruments here and there’s room for up to 8 players to play together. The Rowdy has removable lightweight casters so it's easy to move around and rotate. It can also be adapted for outdoor use by replacing the supplied internal umbrella with a beautiful 2m diameter Balinese outddoor umbrella, made from high quality waterproof canvas and big enough to protect both Music Maker and music makers. The colourful floor cushions are also available separately or in packs of 4, 10 or 30 (more details in Gamelan section, page 8), as is an easy-to-fit dust cover. Instruments include: 1 x Bicycle Bell 5 x Bronze Bells 3 x Drums (small, medium & large) 1 x Catapult Cymbals 1 x Frog Twirler 1 x Frog Statue Scraper 1 x Ocean Drum 20cm 1 x Tong Drum 4 Note 1 x Mini Gamelan 1 x Click Clack Shell 1 x Football Rattle 1 x Kuika 1 x Animal Clacker 2 x Woodpeckers M-rmm A-rmmu A-rmmc V-cush4
1 x Begijen Guitar 2 x Washer-Spinners 1 x Thumb Piano 3 x Agogo 1 x Owl Sound 3 x Egg on Stick (5cm, 7cm, 9cm) 1 x Mini Ping Pong Shaker 1 x Mini Pangi Shaker 1 x Pangi Bracelet Shaker 1 x Mini Wind Chime 1 x Bamboo Buzzer 1 x Activity Guide
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This multi-instrument workstation provides a fantastic opportunity for children right across the early years and primary education range to experience social music making in a fun way. The design means that the children are facing each other and this provides a very positive, open community environment for them to begin making music together. Craig Trafford, Early Ears Music
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Other instruments If you simply need a single instrument, no problem - you can order one or more of any item and we can also supply empty music baskets to store them in. And if you'd like us to put together a tailor-made selection or need some product advice, we're always happy to help. The only thing you need to remember is that there's a minimum order charge of £25 (before delivery and VAT). We haven't room to show everything here so please visit the website, www.drumsforschools.co.uk to see a wide range of shakers, scrapers, rainsticks, hand percussion, keyed instruments, dijeridoos, whistles, windchimes and other instruments so weird and wonderful that they're difficult to classify. The website will also let you select instruments by Keystage, by age and SEN suitability, by materials used, by geographic origin and by price. There's also lots more information there about each instrument and Value Packs. You can also listen to sound samples and in some cases see videos of the instruments being played. We're adding to the sound samples and videos all the time and we'd partcularly welcome photos, sound or video clips of the instruments being used in“real life”settings so please email us your photos and clips, at sales@drumsforschools.co.uk
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Animal Tambourines Ball Shakers Bamboo Shakers Beaded Shakers Bento Shakers Ankle & Bracelet Shakers Castanets Caxixi Egg Shakers Eggs on Sticks Genitri Shakers Heart Shakers Huiro Shakers Jingle Bells Kemiri Shakers Kenari Shakers Kokokon Maracas Pad Shakers Pangi Shakers Pencil Shakers Ping Pong Shakers Pod Shakers Seseh Shakers Squeezer Shakers Tamborine Sticks
Agogo Scrapers Frog Scrapers Huiro Bamboo Huiro Shakers
rainsticks Bamboo 20cm to 100cm Rainstick Block
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Animal Clackers Agogo Anklung Buzzers Cascas Chicken Clicking Clapsticks Cow Bells Etek Agogo Flexitone Football Rattles Klik Klak Shell Tik Tok Woodpeckers
Bird Water Whistles Duck Sound Owl Sound Swanee Whistles Jaw Harps Ocarinas Panpipes Bamboo Dijeridoos Box Dijeridoos Teak Dijeridoos
Other accessories Music Bracelets Music Belts Music Tunics Strings (bells, pangi, agogo, kenari) Empty Baskets & Boxes Dijeridoo Bags
Aluminium Windchimes Bamboo Windchimes Bird Windchimes Meditation Chimes EY Meditation Chimes
Keyed instruments Coconut Thumb Pianos
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care of instruments
We will send you an invoice as soon as we receive your order. If you are ordering from a school or educational organisation payment can be on receipt of goods. Other customers must pay in advance unless credit arrangements have been made. Payment can be by Cheque (Payable to Drums for Schools Ltd), Debit/Credit Card, BACS or PayPal. Full payment instructions will be given on your invoice.
Musical instruments should always be kept dry and away from direct heat (radiators etc). This applies particularly to wooden and bamboo instruments, which may otherwise swell or crack, and to drum skins, which will go very slack if they get damp. Handprints and marks from dirty or sticky fingers can in most cases be removed with a damp cloth and a tiny amount of detergent. It's often best to use a stiff brush if the dirt is already dry. But try to keep everything as dry as possible and you can use a hairdryer (set to low) to dry things off after cleaning. This also works well to tighten drum skins that have become damp and slack but do be careful only to use the low heat setting.
Vat All prices in the catalogue are shown exclusive of VAT and VAT at the applicable rate will be added to all orders. Most schools and educational organisations will be able to reclaim any VAT – please check this with your administrator.
Delivery We will normally dispatch your order within 5 working days of order. Orders weighing less than 2kg will be dispatched First Class by Royal Mail and all other orders will be sent by courier to arrive the next working day after despatch (Applies to UK mainland only. International deliveries may take longer). Please call if you order is very urgent.
terms and conditions 1. Prices are valid until 1st April 2011, though we reserve the right to alter prices if extreme circumstances make it necessary to do so. 2. All items in the catalogue are subject to availability. 3. All goods remain the property of Drums for Schools until paid for in full. 4. Errors and omissions excepted.
Price & Quality Guarantee Customer satisfaction is our number one priority and so all our musical instruments are fully guaranteed for price and quality. We'll happily replace or refund any unsatisfactory instrument and if you find the same instrument at a better price elsewhere within 3 months of your order, then we'll give you free instruments of your choice from our catalogue with RRP up to 200% of the price difference. This price guarantee doesn't apply to one-off or time-limited offers.
Safety considerations Musical instruments are not toys: parents and responsible adults should supervise infants and small children. Only water-soluble acrylic paints and varnishes are used in the production of our instruments.
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Sustainability The forests really are disappearing and so we use sustainable and recycled materials for our instruments and we're actively working to make more and more of our instruments from bamboo and fast growing softwoods. We recycle our warehouse waste and use second-hand packaging where we can. This catalogue is printed on chlorine-free paper made with wood pulp from sustainably managed forests.
Fairtrade At Drums for Schools we follow Fairtrade guidelines in everything we do. We've been working with the same artisans for many years and we know most of them personally. We pay top prices for their work and we pay them promptly. They like to work with us not only because we pay well but also because we take the time and trouble to help them improve working methods, and bring them new ideas and designs. We respect them, their culture and their incredible skills.
about Drums for Schools We're a small family business and we have a simple aim - to help spread music-making far and wide. To that end we have a single focus: making beautiful, easy to play musical instruments that are affordable and accessible to everyone. We are always grateful for suggestions for improvements and ideas for new instruments and we promise to take very seriously any feedback you send us.
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