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!

Case Studies and Projects

We’ve delivered thousands of successful outdoor musical projects and as a consequence have a growing collection of case studies.

Case studies are a great way for us to tell the world how our musical instruments are being used in the great outdoors, the many different locations they have enhanced visually and acoustically and the diversity of the projects they have been included within. They go beyond simple testimonials and show real-life examples of how we have been able to satisfy our customer’s needs and help them accomplish their musical goals.

We have also developed an excellent network of representatives around the globe. These representatives work closely with us, have a great understanding of our products, and offer customers great regional and local support. From creative playground developments, ADA accessible music gardens to inspiring family-friendly shopping malls, our projects ignite imaginations, instigate great conversations and inspire people...


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, the United Nations' World Book Day is held annually on April 23 (us Brits celebrate on the first Thursday of March to avoid conflicts with the Easter School Holidays and St. Georges Day – England's primary patron saint and slayer of dragons).

World Book Day is the biggest celebration of its kind and celebrates authors, books, illustrators, and - of course - reading! It was first created in 1995 by the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and was named ‘World Book & Copyright day’, as it was aimed at promoting reading, publishing, and copyright. Since then, however, it has grown bigger than anyone could ever have imagined with celebrations encompassing everything from reading and writing, to fancy dress and drama events.

Traditionally...


Duo Percussion Becomes Percussion Plays Newest Reseller

Two friends who bonded over their love of family, music and the great outdoors have recently set up their own outdoor musical instrument business and become the latest preferred reseller of Percussion Play.

Duo Percussion, based in Iasi, Romania, is the brainchild of Oana Piclea and Raluca Spinu.

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The friends, who are both mothers, first met ten years ago in a previous job and remained firm friends ever since. Keen to set up a business together and united by their love of music, the pair decided to join forces to launch their brand-new business ‘Duo Percussion’ and introduce outdoor musical instruments to a range of clients across Romania.

Oana said: “We first found Percussion Play by chance, while searching for innovative ways to spend more time outdoors with our kids; we were searching for something that would help us connect more,...


World Autism Awareness Day: Music Opens Communication Channels for Autistic kids

World Autism Awareness Week takes place this year from Monday 30 March to Sunday 5 April.

Autism is a lifelong developmental disability that affects how people perceive the world and interact with others. A person with autism experiences their surroundings differently to others, which can impact their communication skills and their ability to relate to others. Autism is a spectrum condition meaning that while all autistic people share certain characteristics, they can experience the condition in different ways. People from all nationalities and cultural, religious and social backgrounds can have autism, although it appears to affect more men than women. In 2020 the CDC determined that approximately 1 in 54 children is diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and an estimated one-third of people with autism are nonverbal.

World Autism Awareness Week and World Autism Awareness Day (2 April) aims to put a spotlight on the hurdles that people with...


Bring a little Cuban Energy, Rhythm and Soul to Your Outdoor Space With Colorful Conga Drums

Bright, colorful, and hugely entertaining, our Conga Drums are most certainly one of our most popular products, and it's not hard to see why. Fantastic value for money, the Congas are an instrument of improvisation, making them fun outdoor percussion equipment for kids of all ages - there's just something about playing them that brings out the child inside, whatever age we are! There is a drummer inside almost each and every one of us if we're prepared to let go of our inhibitions and just give it a go, and hey, kids shouldn’t have all the fun right?

Playing Congas is a superb energy outlet. If you or your child have lots of built-up energy and really want to thrash out some beats these outdoor Conga Drums are extremely tough and durable. Admit it: it feels good to hit things, and drumming can even improve a bad mood by releasing endorphins!...


How music is connecting people amid the COVID-19 pandemic

“Music is the moonlight in the gloomy night of life.” These words from the famous 18th-century German writer Jean-Paul couldn’t be more timely: they might just as easily have been written yesterday. Here at Percussion Play, we hope that you all are staying as safe and well as possible in these ‘unprecedented times’.

Thankfully, amidst all the chaos that seems increasingly to be circling around us, people are finding new and inspiring ways to remain powerfully connected to one another, even whilst physically separated. Videos from all across the world have begun to spring up, showing communities of neighbors - between apartment blocks, along streets - coming together in solidarity to make music.

All over Italy, for example - currently, the country most severely affected by the virus to date - many of those in quarantine or self-isolation have met, at a distance, to sing, dance and play music together from their respective homes and balconies. One...