Reviews

Teach Secondary Review African Drumming Set

REVIEWED BY: JOHN DABELL

The impressive ‘African Drumming – Secondary – 15 Player Class Set’ from Drums for Schools consists of five high quality wooden Djembe drums and 10 items of hand percussion for creating a range of authentic African drumming sounds, allowing any secondary teacher to lead a group or class to performance level in just one term.. download

Teach Primary Review World Percussion 30 Player Budget Set

REVIEWED BY: MIKE DAVIES

I’m going to go out on a limb here and suggest that, if you struggle with teaching music in primary school, your discomfort will fall into one of two categories. One is that you worry you are not particularly musical. The other is that you actually love music, which is why you finish each lesson with a sigh of relief and either a massive headache or a funny twitch.. download

Teach Primary Review Gamelan Standard 10 Player Pack

REVIEWED BY: EMILY COTTER

This resource offers the experience and expertise of a professional musician, Andy Gleadhill, and is able to support even those teachers who profess to minimal musical abilities. The package includes three gongs; Ageng (large), Kempul (medium) and Kenong (small). There are nine metallophones – three demung (large), three saron (medium) and three peking (small) – and one drum; the medium sized ciblon. On arrival, some of the instruments needed putting together, but no additional tools were required and lettered pieces of wood made assembling the frames an easy exercise.. download

Teach Primary Review Junior 8 Djembe African Drumming Package

REVIEWED BY: MARC BOWEN

Does the prospect of teaching music fill you with dread? Is your inability to squeeze a tune out of a recorder a closely guarded secret? Fear not, the Junior 8 Djembe African Drumming Package – which includes Andy Gleadhill’s very useful African drumming guide – is here to lead you by the hand on a musical odyssey.. download

Havelock Academy – Review – 30 Player Premium Gamelan Pack

REVIEWED BY: MUSIC DEPARTMENT – HAVELOCK ACADEMY FACULTY OF ARTS

We purchased our Gamelan from Drums for Schools in October 2010, with money very generously donated from some of our Academy Trustees. The project has had a significant impact from the very start.. download

King Edwards Junior – Review – 30 Player Budget Gamelan Pack

REVIEWED BY: MARY EDWARDS, Director of Music – King Edward’s Junior School – April 2010

The addition of the Gamelan in year 5 (and the Steel Pans in year 6) has now broadened the childrens’ musical awareness of how music works and is experienced in and through ‘non-western’ cultures and especially through the
more aural traditions that exist within these musical genres.. download

Wirral Music Service – Review – 30 Player Premium Gamelan Pack

REVIEWED BY: NEIL WATSON, WIRRAL MUSIC SERVICE

The premium gamelan pack has allowed both secondary and primary school pupils to experience the culture of Bali not only through the medium of music but also through the physical medium of touching and playing authentic hand made instruments.. download

Bristol Music Service – Review – African Drumming and Gamelan Packs

REVIEWED BY: ANITA SILVERSTON, Head of Teaching and Learning, Bristol Arts and Music Service

Drums for Schools has an impressive and unique product range that has obviously been developed in association with schools and teachers to provide music educators with the best in equipment and resources to deliver a diverse music curriculum. We have purchased time and time again your 30 player African Drumming Pack as it is perfect for delivering the African Drumming wider opportunities lessons in our primary schools, giving each pupil a rewarding playing experience and helping the tutors deliver a measured group exciting and varied lessons with the tutor book you supply.. download

Jessie’s Fund – Review – Special Educational Needs

REVIEWED BY: LESLEY SCHATZBERGER, Founder, Jessie’s Fund

Drums for Schools has developed a wide range of excellent musical instruments suitable for both mainstream schools and those for children with special needs. By developing direct relationships with the craftsmen who make them they have been able to offer the instruments at very affordable prices – somewhat below their competitors. In these days of cutbacks that can mean the difference between giving children the opportunity to play musical instruments and denying them that opportunity. In addition they offer a generous discount for orders from schools and charities.. download

Primary Teacher Update Gold Award for Class Percussion Budget Pack – Sep 2012

REVIEWED BY: 2012 PRIMARY TEACHER AWARD JUDGES | GOLD WINNER

An absolutely fantastic selection of instruments, suitable for a range of ages. Our music coordinator was bowled over with the quality and durability of the instruments.. download

Practical PreSchool Silver Award for the Dream Drum – Sep 2012

REVIEWED BY: 2012 PRACTICAL PRESCHOOL AWARD JUDGES | SILVER WINNER

This was a very appealing resource; both the staff and children were very excited to receive it. The children enjoyed listening to the different sounds and then producing them together as a group.. download

Practical PreSchool Silver Award for the Musical Baby Bonding Kit – Sep 2012

REVIEWED BY: PRACTICAL PRESCHOOL AWARD JUDGES | SILVER WINNER

All the instruments come in a delightful little basket; they are well-made and feattured a variety of sounds to keep your baby interested.. download

Nursery World Award for Best Resource for 3s to 5s – The Dream Drum – Sep 2012

REVIEWED BY: NURSERY WORLD AWARDS 2012 JUDGES | EQUIPMENT

The Dream Drum is a unique yet simple pitched percussion instrument with acsoothing, meditative sound. It is easy and satisfying to play and offers a range of learning opportunities in early years setting.. download

Educational Resources Awards 2011 – Gamelan Teaching Pack

REVIEWED BY: EDUCATION RESOURCES AWARDS 2011 JUDGES | SECONDARY RESOURCES

The quality of entries this year has been consistently high, highlighting the tremendous vision of the resources industry and its commitment to education. You are always competing against a great many others who may have made a stronger case or may tune into the group’s perception of what works in educational terms.. download

Educational Resources Awards 2011 – African Drumming & Gamelan Teaching Packs

REVIEWED BY: EDUCATION RESOURCES AWARDS 2011 JUDGES | SECONDARY RESOURCES

The quality of entries this year has been consistently high, highlighting the tremendous vision of the resources industry and its commitment to education.
The panel of independent judges – all education professionals – convened in February to judge your submission. The Education Resources Awards judgements were achieved through lengthy analysis and detailed discussions. During their deliberations, the judges were asked to write comments/observations on your product against the published Education Resources Awards judging criteria. We hope that these comments will be useful to you.. download