Relating specific colours to specific notes can be engaging and helpful for young students learning the basics of music notation, and enhance their creative processes from the early stages of musical development. Read more…

Relating specific colours to specific notes can be engaging and helpful for young students learning the basics of music notation, and enhance their creative processes from the early stages of musical development. Drawing on this concept, Percussion Plus make a range of brightly coloured, accessible instruments which are great for teaching young students basic musicianship without needing to worry much about technique. The students can learn about rhythm, communication and pitching without having to do complicated, seemingly unnatural processes that many instruments require.

The most popular of these instruments are Wak-a-Tubes. Very simply, these are plastic tubes which, when hit against a surface, sound at a specific pitch. The tubes are coloured, and every colour corresponds to a certain note.

Read more about Colour & Play: enlivening early years music education on our Teacher Hub.