Music

Music can be one of the most inspirational forces and entertaining aspects of a child's life. The various pages in this section of the site have been designed to help you in various ways bring more music into the experience of a child in your life. Our instruments page provides details of where to source various particular instruments while the learning an instrument page provides details of various products designed to assist kids begin to develop, and later master the skills and techniques required to play their chosen instrument. Our audio equipment page recommends various pieces of kit that enable children to listen to music and lets you know where to get any that take your eye, while the listening page outlines some of the CDs and bands children and young people are currently listening to, again providing details of where you can get your hands on anything that sounds good to you for the kids in your life. Please note that in keeping with the ethos of the site we do not recommend any explicit or offensive material. Lastly, our not dead yet page pulls together recommendations for music related products that may be of interest to adults feeling like treating themselves.

Featured Music Items

Music Stand

Which Instrument?

Drum Kit

With an adjustable height of between 50 - 115 cm this stand folds easily into three sections and comes complete with carrying case. A robust music stand, it is also cheerful and brightly coloured. For this and other similar items check out BrightMinds

This CD collection of beautiful piano music was composed with children in mind, ranging from Mozart's variations on 'Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star' to evocative pieces by Debussy, Schumann and others. It and others is available from the gift of music

Music education expert Richard Crozier's book 'Musical Instruments For Children: Choosing What's Right For Your Child' takes readers through the factors to consider when selecting the one best suited to give a child the most pleasure. Available from Waterstones

Youngsters who enjoy percussive rhythm will delight in this drumkit.It comes with bass drum and pedal, 2 side drums, cymbal and 2 drumsticks. Included is an 'Electronic Rhythm Tutor' which has 6 levels of difficulty and 14 songs. Available from BrightMinds

Of course it isn't only children who enjoy music. So if you're in the mood to treat yourself here's a sample recommendation from our current selection of music related items for adults with others available to browse on our Not Dead Yet page..

Creative Zen Vision M

Superb, stylish looking, lightweight and very portable high specification digital media player with massive capacity to store songs, other music and audio books together with a host of other desirable features such as an FM radio tuner, voice recording facility and personal organiser functions which can be synced with any computer based system you run. Available from Argos