These new larger-than-life Flower Petal Drums inspired by the natural world will be sure to create a striking focal point and add year-round interest to music parks, sensory gardens, and playgrounds.

Percussion Play has taken one of its most popular products, the Babel Drum - the sweet-sounding stainless steel tongue drum – and given it a floral upgrade.

With designs based on the Sunflower, Forget-Me-Not, Daisy, and Poppy, these curvaceous Petal Drums are charmingly simple and sure to brighten up outdoor spaces all year round.

Each ‘Petal Drum’ contains a 250mm diameter 6-note Babel Drum (steel tongue drums) encased with appropriately shaped aluminium ‘petals,’ securely mounted to a stainless-steel frame.

Each Drum is precision-tuned with a particular scale.

The whole instrument is given a highly durable and water-proof powder-coated finish.

Playing your Petal Drum could not be easier and anyone of any age, or any musical ability can play them. They require no training – it is as simple as picking up a mallet, striking the notes and beginning to create beautiful music in the great outdoors.

Each Petal Drum is supplied with two soft, flexible mallets specifically designed to produce delightfully soothing and uplifting tones. However, as with all Babel Drums they can also be played with just the hands, fingers, or thumbs. For beginners or first-time players mallets will be the easier choice.

You can play slow or fast rhythms; however, the ideal tone is accessed when the instrument is played gently, moving the mallet or hand away quickly so as not to stop the sounding of the notes too early. Soft contact, and quick release is the key to producing the very best sounds from your Petal Drum.

Products

Daisy Petal Drum

Tuned in A-Minor (A-C-D-E-G-A). The A-Minor Pentatonic scale is one of the most widely used scales and is common in blues, pop, and rock music. It is easy to learn and essential when improvising in a blues style.

Forget-Me-Not Petal Drum

Tuned to C Major Pentatonic (C4 D E G A C5). C Major is a very distinct, pleasant-sounding scale that, despite ancient origins, is as fresh and useful in improvisation today as it has ever been.

Sunflower Petal Drum

Tuned to a C Pygmy scale (C-D-Eb-G-Bb-C). Originating in African culture, the Pygmy scale is a form of Dorian mode (a mode being halfway between a minor and a major scale). Gentle and sweet, its sound inspires introspection and meditation.

Poppy Petal Drum

Tuned to the A Akebono scale (A-B-C-E-F-A), a traditional well-known Japanese scale with a distinct oriental sound that is easy and intuitive to learn.