Percussion Sets

A percussion set is a bundle of small rhythm instruments in a case or bag – tambourine, maracas, triangle, castanets, sleigh bells, claves or guiro. This page brings together kids' percussion sets from Noicetone, Nino, Stagg and Meinl, ranging from small sets with a few pieces to a case with 62 instruments. They suit playing at home, at nursery school, in a music club and in school music lessons. Children practise rhythm and listening with them, and in a group each child can have a different instrument.

What's in a kids' percussion set?

The contents vary from set to set, and the exact list is given for each one. The Noicetone DP564 contains a headless tambourine, maracas, sleigh bells, a wood block and a plastic harmonica. The wooden case of the Noicetone DP1006 holds castanets with a handle, finger cymbals and cymbals 6 inches in diameter, two triangles, claves, a guiro block, sleigh bells and hand bells. The Stagg CPJ-05 packs 13 kinds of instruments into a bag, the Noicetone DP1004 offers 20 instruments in a padded bag, and the Nino SET 540 is a set of different shakers.

How many instruments do you need for a nursery or music club?

For one child at home, a smaller set with a few instruments is enough. In a group it's better when every child has something of their own to hold, which is why nurseries and music teachers go for larger sets. The Noicetone P013-1 has 62 pieces, including two hand drums with diameters of 15 and 10 cm, a tambourine, a metallophone and a triangle. It is designed for children aged 3 and up, and the whole set packs into an aluminium case measuring 56 × 44 × 28 cm.

Instruments to add to a set, such as tambourines for children, and other rhythm toys can be found in the drums and percussion for kids category.