Blog - Percussion Play

Welcome to our blog, where we celebrate the joy of music in the great outdoors! Here, you will find exciting updates about our company, inspiring stories, and the latest trends in outdoor music projects and designs from around the globe.

We’re passionate about the instruments we offer and will share insights into their creation and the inspiration behind them. Our mission is to help you discover innovative ways to bring music to your outdoor spaces.

Join us on this journey as we explore the fusion of music and the great outdoors. Thank you for being a part of our community – we’re excited to share this adventure with you!

New Music Park Wins Over Camp Guests and Bolsters Inclusivity Our latest Case Study tells how the new music park at a camp providing year-round...

- 09/09/21

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Legacy Garden Full of Percussion Play Instruments Features in 'The Field' for American Society of Landscape Architects 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...

- 07/09/21

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Unlocking the Power of Play: How Outdoor Adventure and Music Fuel Growth and Joy 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...

- 02/09/21

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Pandemic Doesn't Stop Music Filling The Air For World Music Day 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...

- 21/06/21

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New Case Study: Lift For Life Academy in St Louis, MO Brings Music to Life 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...

- 09/06/21

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Pandemic is Catalyst for Extending Visitor Experiences Outside 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...

- 03/06/21

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Growing trend for Dementia-Friendly Gardens in Care and Senior Living Settings Designing Dementia-Friendly Gardens That Inspire Joy for All Ages Creating meaningful, engaging environments for people living with dementia is more important than ever—and one powerful,...

- 18/05/21

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Music, Mental Health and Nature 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...

- 11/05/21

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Percussion Play wins Queens Award for Enterprise 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...

- 29/04/21

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Our Top Five Outdoor Musical Instruments for Inclusive Communities 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...

- 01/04/21

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Welcome to National Intergenerational Week 8-14 March 2021 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,...

- 09/03/21

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Pancake Day Musical Fun and Activities and Songs to Sing! 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...

- 16/02/21

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Connections between Love and Music 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...

- 12/02/21

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Striking a Chord: Daniel 'Fry' Maguire Amplifies the Team at Percussion Play 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...

- 10/02/21

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HRH The Duchess of Cambridge Encourages Children to 'Express Themselves' - Children’s Mental Health Week 2021 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...

- 03/02/21

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Libraries Coming Alive With The Sound Of Music! 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...

- 19/01/21

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Sit Back & Enjoy! 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...

- 22/12/20

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Listening To and Making Music Helps Understand Feelings and Emotions The Power of Music in Early Childhood Emotional Development Music can be a great tool for young children to express themselves and their emotions. Children often struggle to articulate their...

- 20/11/20

Inclusive Communities Insights

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The Beat Goes On - New Inclusive Mallets for Babel Drums and More Both our Babel Drums and Petal Drums were originally designed to be played with the hands and fingers - this creates a feeling of connection with the drum and produces some wonderful, mesmerizing sounds....

- 19/11/20

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Calypso Chimes - Colorful Outdoor Musical Instruments for Playful Spaces Add a Touch of Color and Melody to Your Outdoor Spaces! Outdoor musical instruments offer a vibrant way to enhance public spaces, encouraging creativity, interaction, and shared experiences....

- 07/10/20

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Music Power to the People - Communities set to become the new Champions of Music Throughout our time in isolation, for many, it was most often music bringing us closer together. Musicians and performers tap into their creativity to share messages of hope and camaraderie, from neighbors...

- 06/08/20

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Bonjour to Percussion Play France! We are immensely proud to welcome Percussion Play France into the Percussion Play Group. Operating out of the...

- 30/06/20

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Quinterra Legacy Garden to feature Percussion Play Instruments Project Completed - Read More: Music-Making and Healing Can Begin as Quinterra Legacy...

- 18/06/20

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Outdoor Musical Instrument Case Studies and Projects We’ve delivered thousands of successful outdoor musical instrument projects, creating engaging, inclusive spaces across parks, schools, healthcare settings, and communities worldwide. Explore our...

- 02/06/20

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The Rest of The World Celebrate World Book Day 2020 in Lockdown Today, over 100 countries will be taking part in World Book Day (WBD) celebrations - albeit in creative and innovative ways due to the coronavirus lockdown. For our British readership’s clarification,...

- 23/04/20

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