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!

Grand Floor Piano Goes on Tour!

Grand Floor Piano Goes on Tour!

Percussion Play is calling for visitors to the Annual NRPA Conference in Indianapolis next week to come and see and play their Grand Floor Pianoon Booth #1541.

High energy and engaging, the fully chromatic...

- 18/09/18
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New Case Study - Ireland’s ‘most inclusive’ playground

New Case Study - Ireland’s ‘most inclusive’ playground

Percussion Play instruments feature in a brand new playground considered Ireland's most inclusive. The playground designers involved have considered both physical and sensory disabilities as well as additional...

- 13/09/18
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New Series of Articles to Be Published in Percussion Play 'Knowledge Base'

New Series of Articles to Be Published in Percussion Play 'Knowledge Base'

We are thrilled to announce that Kate Mannerings is the newest addition to the Percussion Play team, stepping into the role of Sales Assistant. With a solid background in Early Years education, Kate brings...

- 05/09/18
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Step Into Music: Celebrate With Percussion Play's Innovative Outdoor Floor Pianos

Step Into Music: Celebrate With Percussion Play's Innovative Outdoor Floor Pianos

Percussion Play is excited to announce the introduction of two new products - the Grand Floor Piano and Baby Floor Piano, celebrating the 30th anniversary of the release of the movie “Big.”

High...

- 15/08/18
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Love Parks Week - An annual celebration of parks and green spaces #LoveParks

Love Parks Week - An annual celebration of parks and green spaces #LoveParks

All good things come to an end, right? The World Cup. The sunny weather. Love Island. They can't last forever. However, our love of parks is enduring. Parks provide space for locals to interact with each...

- 19/07/18
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Making new friends at the 2018 Rotary Convention

Making new friends at the 2018 Rotary Convention

Percussion Play are delighted to be at the 109th annual international Rotary convention taking place in Toronto this week.

Often described as a “Mini-United Nations”, the convention is the Rotary’s...

- 26/06/18
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New White Paper Published - Five Notes For All: The Power of the Pentatonic Scale

New White Paper Published - Five Notes For All: The Power of the Pentatonic Scale

We are pleased to announce the publication of our newest white paper Five Notes For All: The Power of the Pentatonic Scale and what better day to share this than International Make Music Day?

Wherever...

- 21/06/18
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Just Visiting - 'Mitchellville Prison For Women' to Improve Facilities for Visiting Children

Just Visiting - 'Mitchellville Prison For Women' to Improve Facilities for Visiting Children

On a recent trip to the USA, Robin Ashfield from Percussion Play, along with Larry Rife representative of ABCreative,...

- 01/05/18
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New South Wales Public School Enjoy New Music Garden

New South Wales Public School Enjoy New Music Garden

The Children of Mount Pritchard Public School in Mount Prtichard, NSW Australia are making some great music together in their new music garden.

Principal Natalie Piccinin says “The musical garden...

- 24/04/18
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New White Paper Published - The Benefits of Music-Making Within the Community

New White Paper Published - The Benefits of Music-Making Within the Community

New White Paper Release: Come One, Come All – The Benefits of Music-Making Within the Community

We’re excited to share the release of our latest white paper: [Come One, Come All:...

- 12/04/18
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We're on the move!  | Percussion Play Workshop and Office Move to New Larger Premises

We're on the move! | Percussion Play Workshop and Office Move to New Larger Premises

This week is certainly an exciting one here at Percussion Play. We’re moving!

Our amazing team is expanding and we needed a bigger space to operate in. So we're packing up and relocating both the...

- 21/03/18
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New White Paper Published - Sounds and the Spectrum: The Benefits of Music for Autistic Children

New White Paper Published - Sounds and the Spectrum: The Benefits of Music for Autistic Children

We are pleased to announce the publication of our newest white paper - Sounds and the Spectrum: The Benefits of Music for Autistic Children

This FREE white paper explores...

- 28/02/18
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Visit to Australia & New Zealand

Visit to Australia & New Zealand

Percussion Play Director Robin Ashfield has travelled extensively in Australia and New Zealand over the past few weeks meeting with partner companies in the Southern Hemisphere. He has been out in the...

- 09/02/18
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New: White Papers - A Knowledge Hub For Meaningful Music Related Content

New: White Papers - A Knowledge Hub For Meaningful Music Related Content

Percussion Play has just launched a new White Papers section on its website for individuals looking to boost their knowledge, for people searching for strong evidence concerning the health...

- 01/02/18
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Percussion Play CADDetails 'Manufacturer of the Month December 2017'

Percussion Play CADDetails 'Manufacturer of the Month December 2017'

We hear so often that we don’t make things in the UK any more - well Percussion Play are bucking the trend having just become the CADdetails Users Choice 'Manufacturer of the Month' for December 2017...

- 16/01/18
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Encouraging Music & Movement | National Obesity Week

Encouraging Music & Movement | National Obesity Week

National Obesity Awareness Week runs from the 8th-14th January 2018. It helps to promote awareness of obesity as a UK health concern, supporting ways to prevent and tackle the problem as a nation....

- 11/01/18
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Tutti Xylophone Takes Centre Stage in French Landscaping Show

Tutti Xylophone Takes Centre Stage in French Landscaping Show

Paysalia is the leading trade exhibition for everyone in France active in landscaping.

Paysalia 2017 attracts visitors and exhibitors from all aspects of the landscaping business, from professionals...

- 05/12/17
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Lithuanian Reseller 'Dego' Brings Music to School Expo

Lithuanian Reseller 'Dego' Brings Music to School Expo

We have an excellent community of skilled resellers available to support our customers around the globe, and we love to share stories of these resellers, working hard to spread the message and showcasing...

- 28/11/17
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Bags packed and ready to exhibit at ASLA2017

Bags packed and ready to exhibit at ASLA2017

ASLA is the national professional association for landscape architects; their annual meeting and Expo is the largest gathering of landscape architecture professionals in the world. Held annually by ASLA...

- 01/11/17
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Bringing Harmony to the 2017 NRPA Annual Conference

Bringing Harmony to the 2017 NRPA Annual Conference

The 2017 NRPA Annual Conference is attended by more than 7,000 park and recreation professionals along with other related professions such as; landscape architecture, aquatics, fitness, city planning,...

- 26/09/17
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Outdoor Musical Instruments Arrive in Romania

Outdoor Musical Instruments Arrive in Romania

The Libra Foundation takes UK students out to Romania to work in children’s residential centres, with children from Roma communities and with underprivileged Romanian children. The residential centres...

- 20/07/17
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Why Build a Musical Sensory Garden?

Why Build a Musical Sensory Garden?

We recently released our Guide to Building the Perfect Musical Garden with tips on planning, planting and percussion. We...

- 06/07/17
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Help wake up your spring senses with our '5 Ways to Celebrate Spring with Music and Movement'

Help wake up your spring senses with our '5 Ways to Celebrate Spring with Music and Movement'

1 Go for a listening walk

There are all kinds of sounds to be discovered outside, especially in the Springtime. Listen for and talk about the spring sounds that are all around - then use your outdoor...

- 27/04/17
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Egg-citing Beats: A Musical Easter Egg Hunt That Teaches Dynamics

Egg-citing Beats: A Musical Easter Egg Hunt That Teaches Dynamics

Introducing dynamics to young children is an invitation to make some noise and is the perfect subject to take outside and make good use of your outdoor musical instruments.

This music activity is great...

- 13/04/17
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Guide to Building the Perfect Musical Garden

Guide to Building the Perfect Musical Garden

Whether you are planning a new interactive sensory garden, or making an existing landscape more sensory-rich, there are so many benefits – happily all relatively easy to achieve. The design and layout...

- 08/03/17
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