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Originally starting as Empty Classroom Day, Outdoor Classroom Day is now a global campaign to celebrate and inspire outdoor learning and play. On this day, thousands of schools around the world take lessons...

Percussion Play is very proud to be voted an 'Industry Star' in the WorkL Workplace Awards 2021. These awards recognize organizations that have achieved consistently high levels of employee engagement...

The Percussion Play team today received the Queen’s Award for Enterprise at their offices in Froxfield, near Petersfield, Hampshire.

The award was presented by Nigel Atkinson Esq, HM Lord-Lieutenant...

To recognize World Mental Health Day on October 10th, Percussion Play is highlighting the benefits of music, particularly outdoor music, for improving people’s well-being and happiness.

It has long...

It's autumn again. I love everything about this season; it's my favorite time of year. A step between summer and winter, it can be a wonderful mix of hot days along with milder, cooler ones. The days get...

Today is #WorldAlzheimersDay2021 which gives us the perfect opportunity to discuss how enriched gardens, which include outdoor musical instruments, can help improve the health of those living with Alzheimer's...

Our latest Case Study tells how the new music park at a camp providing year-round recreational and respite care opportunities for individuals with special needs, has already engaged the camp guests and...

The Field is a blog authored by members of the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) Professional Practice Networks.

Created to give members who work in landscape architecture a place to exchange...

Across the country, schools have reopened their doors for the new term - school is officially back in session! As the lazy days spent in the back garden, down on the beach, or running around in the local...

Every year music fills the air on World Music Day - the world’s largest annual free music event - and this year is no different although sadly many of the events are again having to go virtual due to...

Read our new Case Study: Lift For Life Academy

Lift For Life Academy (LFLA) is a charter school located in St Louis, MO, USA. They have recently installed outdoor musical...

As venues adjust their procedures and reduce visitor capacities to ensure they can welcome guests back safely, there has been a renewed focus on the great outdoors that has seen outside spaces, however...

Dementia Action Week 17-23 May

This is Dementia Awareness Week - an event that encourages people to take action to improve the lives of people affected by dementia, and many forward-thinking and progressive...

Mental Health Awareness Week runs from Monday, May 10 to Sunday, May 16, 2021, and the theme for this year’s event is ‘nature‘ – which seems fitting after a year of lockdowns that has seen us forced...

We are delighted to announce that Percussion Play has been named as the winner of a 2021 Queen’s Award for Enterprise – one of the highest accolades and most prestigious awards a UK-based company can...

Music gives everyone a voice, and making music together can build a harmonious, cooperative spirit of support and encouragement for us all.

Inclusion is about engagement and often the lack of opportunity...

It's #IntergenerationalWeek - an online campaign connecting those passionate about intergenerational activity and inspiration. In its second year, the campaign is all about celebrating those ideas, moments,...

Happy Pancake Day!

Shrove Tuesday (known as Pancake Day) is the traditional day of feasting and fun before the forty days of Lent that lead up to Easter. The idea was to use up any luxury foods that...

Extra-pricey bouquets of red roses, panic-purchase cards, chocolates, and romantic dinners - now heavily commercialised and laden with expectation, some could say that Valentine’s Day is losing a significant...

Our new Sales Support Administrator, Daniel Fry Maguire, joined us recently.

Fry, as his friends call him, joined the Percussion Play team at the beginning of the year. He has very quickly found his...

We are almost halfway through ‘Children’s Mental Health Week 2021’: an awareness week launched by Place2Be in 2015 in an effort to ‘shine a spotlight on the importance of children and young people’s...

We all know libraries as amazing places for discovering books, however in today's world “looking something up” rarely requires a trip to the local library. This has seen a need for local libraries...

This year, more than ever, we have witnessed how the power of music can bring us together as a community. We've seen people finding new and inspiring ways to remain connected to one another, even whilst...

Both our Babel Drums and Petal Drums were originally designed to be played with the hands and fingers - this really creates a feeling of connection with the drum and will produce some wonderful mesmerizing...

Music can be a great tool for young children to express themselves and their emotions. Children often struggle to articulate their feelings because they may not have the vocabulary to describe how they...