MUSIC

Imagine stepping up to an instrument you have never played before and being able to make beautiful, rhythmic and melodic music right away. Now, imagine the same experience while playing together with others on several different instruments; all without musical training or direction of any kind.

Freenotes are unique, custom made, handcrafted outdoor musical instruments that are easy to play and offer interactive fun for beginners and experts alike. Knowledge of music, keys or scales is not necessary.

If you've ever wished you could play music, now you can. The tones are pure and soothing and there are no wrong notes! Freenotes musical instruments are so easy to play they allow anyone to create enchanting music. These beautifully designed percussion instruments are built to deliver the highest quality sound whilst being able to withstand the rigorous play of children and the extreme elements of nature.

Great for school playgrounds, parks, forests and community projects, these instruments can be installed in any combination. Any grouping of Freenotes instruments delivers quality of sound - right from the start - for both the player and those listening nearby. With Freenotes musical instruments, music becomes simple enough for anyone to play - with no training! The proof is in your ears.

Manta

The Manta Ray is an elegant aluminium metallophone with a stainless steel frame and an optional sturdy timber base. The individual chime tubes are suspended by coated steel cable. The same scale is mirrored to the right and left sides. The range is two octaves and a fifth, the scale is C major. Playing this instrument is a delight.

Eye Chimes

Stunning in both their towering appearance and low resonant sound. These seven chimes are pitched two octaves below middle C. The chimes range in height from 1.4m to 2.7m. They are made of 100mm diameter heavyduty aluminium tube and are available set in a horseshoe shaped base to enable the player to experience a surround sound effect. Eye chimes are also available to buy individually.

Swirl

The Swirl is made of twenty-six resonated aluminium chimes in the key of C major, ranging in pitch from soprano to alto.

The Swirl incorporates individual resonators for each chime, giving a rich tone. The instrument can be wall mounted or set on a sturdy stand.

Imbarimba

Imbarimba is a unique musical design combining elements of two classic African instruments: the marimba (a resonated xylophone) and the kalimba (thumb piano). The bars are arranged in the layout of the kalimba with long bars in the middle and short bars on the ends. This allows both hands equal access to the upper and lower notes.

The instrument can be wall mounted or set on a sturdy stand. The notes are entirely weather proof and able to withstand hard use. The Imbarimba is pitched one octave above the Amadinda.

Amadinda

The Flying Amadinda's thirteen 20mm by 90mm bars are suspended between a sturdy frame with an overall length of 1.8m.

Coated steel cable suspending the bars is maintenance-free. The bars are made of weather-resistant ipe from sustainable sources. It is tuned to C major in the pentatonic scale.

Pagasus

Metallophones have been used in music for hundreds of years. There are several different types used in gamelan ensembles, this is a hefty metallophone made with twenty-three resonated aluminium bars in the key of C major.

The instrument can be wall mounted or set on a sturdy stand.

Turbanos

These five tubano styled drums are made with replaceable PVC heads ranging from 170mm to 400mm in diameter. The drums can be fixed at varying heights to suit your needs. The bases of the drums can be permanently installed directly into the ground in a choice of arrangement or supplied with a timber base. The drums can be painted in any combination of colours.

"The play unit looks superb on site and we are very pleased with it. As I said, we were very impressed with your crew who worked extremely hard to complete the work - and for returning on the Sunday to finish one piece of timber."

David Phillips - English Bicknor C.E. School, Gloucestershire