Children
Instruments for Children
Gandharva Loka was founded upon the vision of encouraging joy and creativity through music by making a wide variety of world instruments accessible to everyone. Over the years, we have been encouraged by the many positive comments from people who visit our stores and we clearly see a growing awareness of the important role that music and music making plays in this world. As a result, people of all ages are being encouraged to do more than just passively listen to music. They are being encouraged to develop their capacities in music through a variety of instruments and the voice. We feel that this is especially important for humanities greatest asset – our children.
Studies show that children who engage in music are more likely to excel academically, particularly in math and sciences. At Gandharva Loka, we prescribe to this belief and offer high quality children's instruments that are durable, non-toxic, and have wonderful sound. We work hard to help parents, family members, and friends select the most appropriate instrument guided by the child’s age, capacities, opportunities and enthusiasm.
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ANGRY BIRDS OCARINAS
Based on the well know video game “Angry Birds”, this peculiar looking characters are fully functional ocarinas!
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ANIMAL GUIRO’S
This wooden instrument croaks as the back is rubbed back and forth or have a clave type feature if strum to resonate.
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Animal Guiros
Guiros originating in Thailand in the shape of various animals. They are made of wood, and come with a wooden mallet.
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Anklung
An ancient Indonesian instrument made of bamboo, which was an important ceremonial instrument in Java's Hindu period. They are able to play only one note, and thus are played in large orchestras.
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Bongos
The Bongo comes from Cuba. They are made from wood, fibreglass, other plastic, or even clay. Most Bongos are tuneable using a special system which is similar to that of a Conga. The player holds the drum tightly between the knees while the bigger drum is close to the dominant hand. Usually one plays the […]
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Clap Eggs
The clap egg is a simple form of novelty castanet. A split egg-shaped wooden block, decorated with the features of an animal or insect, is mounted on a 15 cm stick. When shaken the two halves of the wooden block come together offering a mellow clapping sound. Well made and brightly decorated, these cute clap […]
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Cow Bells
Finely made cow bells, sold singly or in sets, which are an excellent addition to drum sets.
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Egg Shakers
Egg shaped shakers in either wood, plastic, or rawhide available in various sizes. $4.25
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Elephant
A sweet little elephant shaped wooden flute, which when played produces a high squeak, much like the call of an elephant calf.
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Energy Chimes
A gentle stroke with the wooden striker is enough to produce from these energy chimes a pure, crystal clear tone which resonates for up to thirty seconds. The sound vibrations emitted by these energy chimes are rich in natural harmonics which are considered to be the healing elements of music. Gandharva Loka has energy chimes […]
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Forest Devil
Also known as a Frog Caller, this novel and fun instrument consists of a small wooden drum with a hide skin. Through the skin passes a nylon line which is loosely attached to a resin coated groove in a wooden stick. The attached handle is pulled taught and tweaked to create a loud rasping sound […]
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Glockenspiel
A modern German xylophone utilizing metal keys. They have a beautiful chiming sound and can be played with rubber or wooden mallets. Originally, it was a set of tuned bells, but the modern xylophone utilizes keys inspired by the Asian metallophone, and is now a popular orchestral instrument. We offer high quality glockenspiels in a […]
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Guitar and Travel Guitar and Lap Guitar
Guitar-like instruments have been in use for over 5,000 years. The name guitar originates from the Spanish language (Guitarra) and was then transferred to German. It reaches back to the old Greek word Kithara which describes a lute instrument of Greek antiquity. Nowadays, it is one of the world's most widespread and recognizable instruments. Certainly […]
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Hand Bell Sets
Charming little sets of plastic bells for children tuned to major scales. They are available in sets of 8, 12, and 20, and come in various shapes and sizes.
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Harp
The harp is one of the oldest musical instruments known to mankind, and has been included in innumerable myths and probably originally came from the Mediterranean region, spreading out from there into Europe, Asia, and Africa. It is generally tuned in a simple major scale, often starting with F or C, and many models include […]
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Howling Tube
It´s not only fun for kids! The Howling Tube also offers sophisticated effects while improvising or in group work. These plastic tubes with Accordion-like structure are very easy to play: Hold one end of the tube tightly with one hand and start spinning it around. By changing the speed of spinning you can create lower […]
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Jingle Sticks
This is a cute percussion instrument with a colourful wooden handle and a funny face that comes in in two designs. Five bells are fixed with studs to a strap and the novelty toy jingles cheerily when shaken. This kind of toy is a great way to introduce music and rhythm in a playful, fun […]
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Kazoo
The Kazoo is a simple musical instrument that everyone can play. you sing into the wider opening your own voice causes a vellum membrane to vibrate. It produces a saxophone like sound like when blowing on a comb The Kazoo originates from the Mirliton, a traditional African instrument. In the Middle Ages, a different form […]
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Kid’s Flute
A flute for children has to be solid and suitable for small fingers. Plus, it should be made from a natural material and pleasant for the ear. These children´s flutes made by workshops in Leipzig, Germany, and in Hungary fulfill all those demands. They have a simple but appealing design and are inexpensive. The flutes […]
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Log Drums
Similar to xylophones, these instruments are used throughout Africa, Southeast Asia, and Oceania. In Africa, they are often used for long term communication. Traditionally, they are often constructed of a hollowed out log, with its ends covered, but they are also often constructed of wooden panels fitted together. To play, one strikes the tongues cut […]
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MAJORA’S MASK OCARINA
Based on the game Majora’s Mask from the Legend of Zelda series, this pocket sized mask shaped ocarina works as properly tested by our staff!
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Maracas
Maracas (also known as rumba shakers and, in Trinidad, shac-shacs) have their origins in Puerto Rico, Cuba, Colombia, Guatemala and are also associated with several nations in the Caribbean Islands. Clay maracas have been found that were used by the natives of Colombia some 1500 years ago. Maracas are a simple percussion instrument that are […]
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Nose Flute
Believe it or not, this flute is blown with the nose! Place the opening at the thicker end of the flute against the nostrils; the open mouth is placed around the other hole. The flute has to be pressed against nose and lips. Then blow gently through the nose. The mouth creates a resonating chamber […]
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Ocarina
The Ocarina (Italian for “little goose”) is a wind instrument from baked or dried clay. It was used by many ancient cultures such as the Mayas, Incas and Aztecs, as well as the Chinese, and is part of a family of instruments that dates back approximately 12,000 years. Nowadays the Ocarina is famous thanks to […]
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Owl
An owl shaped whistle, which comes in three different sizes and produces a sweet owl hoot when blown.
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Pellet Drum
Used in East Asia both for ceremonial purposes (in Mongolia) and as children's toys in many other places, these small percussion instruments are either made entirely of wood, or of a wooden frame with animal skin stretched over it. The drum is played by rolling the stick between the palms or rotating it between the […]
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Sound Shapes
Sound Shapes are high-quality, affordable percussion instruments that are perfect for the home, classroom or daycare center – children love them! They come in a variety of geometric shapes and cool sounds that are as vibrant as their colors. They range in size, colour, and shape but all have a great sound. Sound shapes can […]
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Spoons
The spoons are a percussion instrument that originated in Ireland as 'bones' – literally the convex sides of a pair of sheep rib bones that were rattled together. In more recent times 'playing the bones' has developed into 'playing the spoons'. A pair of desert spoons (or similar) are held with concave sides facing out […]
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Tambourine
The tambourine is at once an ancient instrument and one of the most common and best known instruments in the world today. It has been used in a wide range of music genre over the centuries. The tambourine consists of a wood or plastic frame with pairs of small metal discs, known as 'zils', mounted […]
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Tin Whistle
The Tin Whistle is the wind instrument heard typically in Irish folk music. It is a simple end blown flute from the fipple whistle family, which could possibly date back as far as 83,000 years. Originally made from tin, nowadays it is made from materials such as plastic, nickel and brass. The flute has 6 […]
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Triangles
The triangle is an idiophone type of musical instrument in the percussion family. It is a bar of metal, usually steel but sometimes other metals such as beryllium copper, bent into a triangle shape. One of the angles is left open, with the ends of the bar not quite touching. The instrument is usually held […]
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Twittering Birds
These sweet clay bird shaped whistles can be filled with water to create amazingly lifelike bird noises! Also available in plastic.
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Ukulele
The ukulele is a Hawaiian instrument adapted from guitars brought to the islands by Portuguese immigrants. The name, which roughly translates to “hopping flea”, was possibly inspired by the quick movement of the fingers over the strings. It is considered an excellent instrument to begin learning to strum on, and has an exceptionally sweet and charming […]
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WRIST BAND BELLS
Small and colorful wrist bands with bells for any child to make beautiful ringing sounds by just moving their arms!
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Xylophone
It is theorized that this instrument originated around 500 AD with a group of Malay-Polynesian peoples who migrated to Africa. From there, it spread throughout Eastern Africa and to Southern Asia, where versions with metal keys are particularly popular in Indonesia in Gamelan orchestras. It is played with wooden or rubber mallets and either chromatically […]
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