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Products of the Drums For Schools range from £9.89 to £386.25, and the average price of all the products is about £98.45. So your total expense can vary depending on the products chosen, which allows you to choose products according to your budget.

Drums For Schools offers a variety of products, there are 298 products available, 20 of which were analyzed in detail and recommended to customers. The Drums For Schools review aims to sharpen your understanding of the brand and introduces you to their bestselling products. Just keep reading!

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Drums For Schools Best Sellers

Last Updated: 14 Jun 2023

Shaman Drum Beater Plush

  • One side covered by soft suede leather giving a brighter tone.
  • Double sided stick for two different tonal possibilities
  • Other side is a soft plush allowing for a deeper, more rounded tone.

35cm African Wide Top Djembe Drum Made By Hand with Natural Mahogany - 8" diameter, includes free tuning wedges

  • The 8 inch playing head diameter is much wider than most other 35cm djembes and big enough for two-handed playing by most children up to around 11 years old.
  • A professional quality, wide playing head diameter djembe with hand carved interior, rubber base and a great tone.
  • This 35cm height drum has the same diameter playing head as our smaller, 30cm high djembe and the extra height makes for a better bass tone.

15cm Childrens' African Djembe Drum made with Hand Carved Mahogany - 3" diameter, includes free drum stick

  • This Djembe can also be played by older children and even grown-ups, either with the free wooden drumstick, or with the fingertips. Being small it makes a higher pitched sound than bigger drums, and so can be a useful addition to a bigger djembe collection.
  • This is the second smallest of the Drums for Schools Djembes at 3" diameter and 15cm high this is really good for young children because it can be handled easily and carried around by the string handle.
  • The designs on these instruments vary from drum to drum and are engraved into the wood by hand by Wayan, who supervises the production of all our djembes.

Round Shaman Drum, Shaman Drum - Natural Hairy Goatskin with Plush Beater (60cm)

  • A lovely large percussion instrument for young children to get their hands on, this beautiful drum is both very light and easy to carry
  • This ‘Shaman Drum - 24in (60cm) diameter, round hair' is a hand-made, goat skin covered Shaman Drum, complete with a double-sided suede and plush covered beater
  • This beautiful drum has an impressive deep, resonant tone and is very robust. The drum is very light and easy to carry

30cm Best Value African Djembe Drum Handmade with Natural Mahogany - 7" diameter, includes free tuning wedges

  • Each drum is turned from a single piece of mahogany and has professional quality, pre-stretched stringing and a thick, natural goatskin head for a long life and a mellow tone.
  • This top quality mini Djembe is specially designed for serious, long term use in Early Years and KS1 settings and incorporates all the design features that have made our bigger drums the standard for quality in schools around the UK and overseas.
  • This Djembe Drum is suitable for 3 years old upwards and big enough for two-handed drumming by younger children. The sound quality is excellent for its size and this is a great drum for introducing young children to the pleasures of African Drumming.

Natural Sustainable Mahogany Egg Shakers - Bag of 30 - each 7cm Long. Includes Teaching Support & 'Eggtivity' Guide

  • The eggs are beautifully tactile and are hand made from sustainable mahogany.
  • 30 natural wooden eggs, each 7cm long and packed in their own natural cotton bag or palm leaf container and jam-packed with teaching support.
  • These eggs are enthralling for children and adults alike because they are so much more than just egg shakers. Children play them, arrange them, sort them, count them, give them out, collect them in, hide them, find them, role-play (mostly being chickens!) with them, tell stories using them, roll them, place them and more. The discoveries and explorations are endless.

Drums for Schools African Drumming Djembe Dum Set - 5 Handmade Natural Mahogany Wide Top Djembe Drums and African Drumming Book by Andy Gleadhill. Perfect for Schools and Music Groups

  • The Pack includes 5 top quality, wide diameter Djembe drums. There are three sizes of Djembe, all with appropriately sized playing heads, and the three sizes will enable your group to differentiate the low, medium and high parts of many African Drumming pieces.
  • This Wide Top African Drumming pack is perfect for lunchtime, after school groups or for smaller class groups of KS1 and KS2 pupils.
  • The Wide Top djembes are lighter and more compact than traditional djembes and have been specially designed for use in the classroom; the drum heads are extra wide and strong, the shells are smooth inside and out and the rubber edging protects both the drums and the floor surface.

10 Player World Percussion Instrument Set and Carry Bag - Instruments include Bongos, Agogo Bells, Tambourine, Thumb Piano, Maracas and More. Plus 2 Percussion Books by Andy Gleadhill

  • Each book contains teacher's notes, preparation advice, warm-ups and lesson plans, and has been written for teachers from any discipline, not just music specialists. The books take teacher and pupils step by step from the basics through to all the elements of music, group playing and improvisation, right up to their first performance.
  • Perfect for First Access projects with limited budgets, the World Percussion – 10 Player Set contains a set of carefully selected instruments and two brilliant teaching guides from a World Music expert; ‘Andy Gleadhill's Class Percussion Book' and ‘Andy Gleadhill's Percussion Buddies Book'.
  • This great value resource enables a class to experience music making using accessible percussion instruments with a wide range of musical sounds from around the world.

12" (30cm) Diameter Octagonal Shaman Drum, Natural Goatskin with Animal Designs and Leather Covered Padded Beater

  •  A lovely large percussion instrument for young children to get their hands on, this beautiful drum is both very light and easy to carry and has a wonderful cyptic black shadow creature painted upon its skin.
  • This ‘Shaman Drum – 12in (30cm) diameter, painted' is a hand-made Shaman Drum, complete with a 31cm leather covered beater.
  • Thick natural goatskin for a mellow tone. Very tough and long-lasting.

15cm Childrens' Painted African Djembe Drum Handmade with Mahogany - 3" diameter, includes free drum stick

  • The decorative painting, inspired by Australian aboriginal art, is all done by hand so every drum is different.
  • Just 4in high, made with hand painted and carved mahogany this Djembe is supplied with a free wooden drumstick, and is a working drum and not a toy.
  • Whilst small, it makes a surprisingly good sound. It is really good for young children because it can be handled easily and carried around.

30cm Childrens' Painted African Djembe Drum Handmade with Mahogany - 6" diameter, includes free drum stick

  • The decorative painting, inspired by Australian aboriginal art, is all done by hand so every drum is different.
  • This Djembe Drum is 6in diameter, 30cm high and hand painted. It is a small to medium sized Djembe suitable for very young children up to adults, and sounds great played with the hands or with the wooden drum stick supplied
  • These Djembes are very light, but also robust enough to withstand lots of use. 

12cm Childrens' Painted African Djembe Drum Handmade with Mahogany - 2" diameter, includes free drum stick

  • A great Djembe for young children because it can be handled easily and carried around.
  • This hand painted mahogany Djembe Drum is 2in diameter and 12cm high. This is the smallest of our Djembes but makes a surprisingly good sound.
  • No splinters due to a smooth finish inside and out.

20" (50cm) Diameter Octagonal Shaman Drum, Natural Goatskin with Animal Designs and Leather Covered Padded Beater

  •  A lovely large percussion instrument for young children to get their hands on, this beautiful drum is both very light and easy to carry and has a wonderful cyptic black shadow creature painted upon its skin.
  • This ‘Shaman Drum – 20in (50cm) diameter, painted' is a hand-made Shaman Drum, complete with a 31cm leather covered beater. 
  • Thick natural goatskin for a mellow tone. Very tough and long-lasting.

28" (70cm) Diameter Octagonal Shaman Drum, Natural Goatskin with Leather Covered Padded Beater

  • A lovely large percussion instrument for young children to get their hands on, this beautiful drum is both very light and easy to carry.
  • This ‘Shaman Drum – 28in (70cm) diameter, natural' is a hand-made Shaman Drum, complete with a long leather covered beater.
  • Thick natural goatskin for a mellow tone. Very tough and long-lasting. Because the drums are made from natural goatskin, the patterns will vary from drum to drum

50cm Painted African Djembe Drum Handmade with Mahogany, - 8" diameter, includes free tuning wedges

  • The shell is turned from single piece of mahogany, the skin is goatskin and the stringing is soft but super strong nylon. We use three welded steel rings so that the tuning is stable and we finish the Djembes carefully inside and out so that there are no splinters.
  • This is a classic instrument, made using traditional materials and techniques, providing an authentic African Drumming sound and playing experience.
  • Young children really enjoy playing and exploring them, especially if you lie it down for them to play by sitting on it and hitting the Djembe surface in front of them.

24" (60cm) Diameter Octagonal Shaman Drum, Natural Goatskin with Leather Covered Padded Beater

  • A lovely large percussion instrument for young children to get their hands on, this beautiful drum is both very light and easy to carry.
  • This ‘Shaman Drum – 24in (60cm) diameter, natural' is a hand-made Shaman Drum, complete with a long leather covered beater.
  • Thick natural goatskin for a mellow tone. Very tough and long-lasting. Because the drums are made from natural goatskin, the patterns will vary from drum to drum.

24" (60cm) Diameter Octagonal Shaman Drum, Natural Goatskin with Animal Designs and Leather Covered Padded Beater

  •  A lovely large percussion instrument for young children to get their hands on, this beautiful drum is both very light and easy to carry and has a wonderful cyptic black shadow creature painted upon its skin.
  • This ‘Shaman Drum – 24in (60cm) diameter, painted' is a hand-made Shaman Drum, complete with a long leather covered beater.
  • Thick natural goatskin for a mellow tone. Very tough and long-lasting.

30 Player World Percussion Instrument Set and Carry Bag - Instruments include Bongos, Agogo Bells, Tambourine, Thumb Piano, Maracas and More. Plus 2 Percussion Books by Andy Gleadhill

  • Each book contains teacher's notes, preparation advice, warm-ups and lesson plans, and has been written for teachers from any discipline, not just music specialists. The books take teacher and pupils step by step from the basics through to all the elements of music, group playing and improvisation, right up to their first performance.
  • Perfect for First Access projects with limited budgets, the World Percussion – 30 Player set contains a set of carefully selected instruments and two brilliant teaching guides from a World Music expert; ‘Andy Gleadhill's Class Percussion Book' and ‘Andy Gleadhill's Percussion Buddies Book'.
  • This great value resource enables a class to experience music making using accessible percussion instruments with a wide range of musical sounds from around the world.

25cm Childrens' Painted African Djembe Drum Handmade with Mahogany - 5" diameter, includes free drum stick

  • It is quite small but is still a working drum and not a toy. The decorative painting, inspired by Australian aboriginal art, is all done by hand so every drum is different.
  • One of the smaller Djembes of our range, this Djembe Drum is 5in diameter, 25cm high, and hand painted. It is supplied with a wooden drum stick.
  • No splinters due to a smooth finish inside and out.

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