Welcome to the Percussion Play Blog
We hope you'll be a regular visitor as we share stories about the instruments we make and the people who play them.
This is where we share our passion for music in the great outdoors! We'll share with you details of exciting new outdoor music projects and designs from around the globe. We'll share with you information about the instruments we sell and a little about the inspiration behind them
Most importantly, this blog is about what we love to do the most - help you create new and exciting ways to bring music to the great outdoors.
Thank you for reading, visiting, commenting and contributing - we’re excited to have you here!
Let Musical Mindfulness be your New Year's Resolution for 2020
If you’re hoping to lower your stress levels in 2020, musical mindfulness could be exactly what you’re looking for.
The word mindfulness is everywhere lately — people are being urged to become more mindful as a way to calm themselves and find insight in this busy, fast-paced, tech-driven world. Have you ever arrived at work and realised that you don't remember anything about the journey there? Have you ever been talking with someone and realised that you haven’t heard a word they’ve said because you were distracted by something that had happened earlier or worrying about something later on? Or eaten a meal and not really tasted it? If you have (and I’m pretty sure we all have) then you’ll know what it is to be ‘unmindful’. In our modern world, it’s very easy to become ‘unmindful’ (distracted, unaware, inattentive, disengaged) where the mind becomes disconnected from what is happening, going into automatic pilot.
An increasing number of individuals, as well...
Funding Invitation from UK Government to Create 'Pocket Parks' Could See New Community Music Gardens in UK
Grant Funding is available for communities to create or improve Pocket parks! But hurry, the cut-off date for application is 5 pm on 31 December 2019.
The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government is making available £1.35 million to create new pocket parks or renovate existing parks that have fallen into disrepair where it can be shown that physical changes could have a significant positive impact on the local community and address a specific local need.
This funding will help put communities and their partners in control of the management of green spaces of value to them, and contribute resources towards improving the condition of these spaces. The Pocket Parks scheme builds on the success of the 2018 Pocket Parks Plus Scheme which has delivered funding to 198 projects across England....
Wishing Our Customers, Partners, Suppliers and Colleagues a Very Merry Christmas
From everyone at Percussion Play, we’d like to take this opportunity to wish you a very Merry Christmas
Put your feet up and have a well-deserved rest this Christmas and let every day of the holiday season be filled with joy and harmony!
Play it With Flowers - Great music inspired by nature
To coincide with the launch of our new botanical range of super-sized outdoor musical flowers – Harmony Flowers and Harmony Bells – we thought we’d look a little closer to how the world of nature, and in particular flowers, stems out into music and popular culture.
Flowers have long provided inspiration for a lot of artists, from legendary painters like Claude Monet to fashion designers such as Christian Dior. Considered universally beautiful, this botanical inspiration is usually expressed in a visual form, however with their bright colours, and unique designs (as well as the feelings they evoke), flowers are equally inspiring musically - motivating and colouring the music we create. The choice of arrangement can signify the occasion - flowers can bring happiness, and can also mark occasions of solemnity much in the way that music does.
Many famous musicians use flowers as a focal point for their lyrics or compositions. For as long as people have been writing songs, they’ve...
Holiday Park & Resort Innovation Show
Percussion Play are ready to meet some of the 4,000+ owners from across the holiday business industry who will be heading to Birmingham’s NEC on November 6th & 7th.
The Holiday Park & Resort Innovation show is an unmissable opportunity for holiday and leisure entrepreneurs to make the most of their resorts, holiday parks and attractions by delivering first-hand the very best in advice, products and services.
With world-class experts, 200 enlightening seminars, 400 sought-after suppliers, workshops, unrivalled networking, and live features all under one roof - these two days are truly unmissable for anyone in this sector.
Whether you’re relatively new in the holiday market and looking for inspiration and advice or an established business looking for new and exciting ways to improve your offering, the event covers everything you need to run your holiday business more efficiently.
Tickets are absolutely FREE, so why not register today to confirm your place. Your free ticket...
Saying it With Flowers at the Tes SEN Show London
We had a fantastic weekend at the Tes SEN Show, the largest, most-established special educational needs show in the UK.
Showcasing a selection of instruments, we couldn't resist taking along a preview 'bunch' of our fresh new musical flower bells - perfect for sensory gardens, SEN outdoor spaces, and inclusive playgrounds.
We will be launching our Great Outdoors Range shortly - please check back here soon and in the meantime if you require any further information please email info@percussionplay.com
“Flowers are the music of the ground.” – Edwin Curran