Our small-scale Rainbow Metallophone is a pentatonically tuned instrument and a great way to foster musical development in young children.

Perfect for nursery schools, pre-schools, and kindergartens, this bright and inviting metallophone is easy to securely fix in the ground, a wall, fence or post and suitable for both indoor and outdoor use. The Rainbow metallophone can be purchased on its own or with rainbow bongos and chimes to make a colourful ensemble.

Ideal for improving hand to eye coordination, rhythm, and fine motor skills, this small and compact instrument will give children an opportunity to improvise and compose their own melodies while exploring and experimenting with sounds and pitch (high vs. low sounds, loud vs. soft, fast vs. slow) and other musical contrasts.

Product Highlights

• Learn Fine Motor Skills by striking the bars with the mallets
• Colorful design, easy fixing, and great sound
• Improve Hand to Eye Coordination
• Suitable for ADA Accessible Projects/Parks
• Suitable for Inclusive Playgrounds

Instrument Information

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Principal Carmen Montero Graf, Ed.D. East Garner Elementary School, Garner, North Carolina

“Our new Music Teacher at East Garner Elementary School will be taking lots of lessons in the playground using the new instruments this year. I’m excited to see if we have any budding musicians and how we can help nurture their talent.”

Meet the Percussion Play App

About Percussion Play

Outdoor Musical Instruments should, of course, be heard and an important factor in choosing the right instrument is the sound it makes. By selecting an instrument, you will be able to listen to a sound recording or watch a short video of the instrument being played.

There is no greater joy than finding the right instrument and we hope this makes it easier for you to select the right outdoor musical instrument for you, your school, or your outdoor environment or play area.

Percussion instruments are the oldest type of musical instrument with many different musical personalities. As our Company name implies, all our instruments are true percussion instruments, designed explicitly for permanent outdoor installation.

Constraints of volume and space disappear outdoors and players can experiment and explore the sounds of these large-scale percussion instruments freely.

The term percussion means ‘struck’ and strictly speaking percussion instruments are those that will produce a sound when they are struck with a beater, mallet, or hand. New instruments are always being invented and added to the percussionist’s repertoire – likewise, Percussion Play is always developing and expanding its range of outdoor musical instruments.

For example the recent launch of Inspired By Nature, a collection of nature-themed botanical outdoor musical instruments beginning with musical flowers. So be sure to check back regularly to see what’s new in the world of outdoor percussion!