Tambourine 18 cm Single Row Jingles | Wooden Frame Hand Tambourine

The round headed tambourine is the versatile one. Struck on the head it behaves like a small hand drum with a defined beat; shaken, it becomes a sustained jingle; tapped on the rim it produces a sharp accent. Three sounds from one instrument, chosen by how a child holds and moves it.

That range makes it the most-used instrument in most early-years music boxes, and the one to buy in quantity if a class is playing together.

A single row of jingles is a deliberate specification rather than an economy. Double rows are louder and quickly become uncontrollable in a room of twenty children; a single row stays bright enough to hear and quiet enough that a teacher can still be heard over it.

The wooden frame at 18 cm diameter is sized for a child to hold comfortably by the rim with one hand, leaving the other free to strike.

• Three sounds from one instrument: head, shake and rim
• Single jingle row — audible without becoming uncontrollable
• 18 cm wooden frame, one-handed hold with a free striking hand
• The core instrument to buy in class quantity
• Recommended ages 3–10

For KG and primary music, nursery rhythm sessions and school ensembles.