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New distributor partnership in Lithuania
Last week we were delighted to welcome a new distributor to our team. Meet Eglė Prieskienienė from UAB 'Dego', who is the brand new distributor of Percussion Play Outdoor Musical Instruments in Lithuania.
Visiting our workshop last week, Eglė met the whole team and was introduced to the full range of instruments. We want our distributors to be well-equipped with all the information and knowledge they need in order to provide the same level of excellent service we would provide to customers. Therefore, to enable Eglė a successful start she received some pretty intensive product training over the two day visit.
We wish her and the team at UAB 'Dego' the best success!
https://www.facebook.com/uabdego.lt/
Tel: +370 616 19216
Email: info@dego.lt
Demfest returns for the second festival of its kind to embrace dementia
Last weekend, Percussion Play were delighted to attend the only Dementia Festival (that we're aware of) in the UK, held at the Sir Harold Hillier Gardens in Ampfield.
The aim of the festival was to educate and inspire people with dementia, their carers, families & friends and health professionals across Hampshire in a fun and informal way.
The festival was opened by Lawrence "Lawrie" McMenemy MBE, an Ambassador for the Alzheimer’s Society, and football legend in the UK.
Free to attend, visitors from all over Hampshire came to listen to the talks from top Dementia specialists, and see the inspirational and innovative ideas from local projects, companies and dementia specialists. Seminars and talks took place all day on dementia subjects including relaxation techniques and reminiscence therapies. Activities were available for all ages including therapies, table tennis and crafts. Visitors could enjoy the surroundings while listening and joining in with singing and music from the...
Sansa-Rimba features in care home 'Sensory Accessibility Path'
St. Joseph’s At Fleming a long-term care home in Peterborough, Ontario have created a wonderful new sensory path which aims to enhance the quality of life for its residents. The 'Resident Sensory Accessibility Path' is a paved pathway that wraps around the building, incorporating environmentally friendly features such as gazebos, flowers, memorial gardens, sensory stations and a pond. Open to the public, the wrap-around path is a great way to get the home's 200 residents, family and onsite day care children outside in the fresh air and socialise. A Sansa-Rimba outdoor xylophone has been installed for residents, carers and visitors to play on while taking a moment to rest, stop and admire the view.
Patrick Gillespie, CEO at St. Joseph's at Fleming said the residents didn't have many safe places to walk and getting outdoors is crucial. "The path not only provides a safe and accessible route, but it also encourages more outdoor programs and gets residents to engage with others along their...
Percussion Play at International Trade Fair for Urban Green and Open Spaces - GaLaBau 2016
From 14 to 17 September 2016, the green carpet is being rolled out again at the exhibition centre in Nuremberg for the 22nd GaLaBau exhibition. Over 1300 international companies are exhibiting, all specialising in the planning, construction and maintenance of gardens, parks and green facilities. GaLaBau is considered Europe's most important meeting for the green sector with over 67,000 landscape gardeners, architects and clients from cities and local authorities expected to attend.
Percussion Play and Percussion Play Denmark have teamed up to exhibit together on Stand 1-333 in Hall 1.
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Percussion Play were delighted to be announced the GaLaBau 'Stand of the Day' with so many visitors coming to talk to us and play on the musical instruments!
Kids' Brains on Music [Infographic]
We all know that playing music is fun but have you ever considered how much it affects children's brains? Music has the potential to unlock a huge variety of skills in children without them even realising it. This infographic looks at the most important things that music can teach kids.
Music secretly develops language and communication, memory, numeracy and social skills. All the while, the children playing music are doing just that: playing and having fun. This double hit of fun and learning makes music one of the greatest learning experiences there is.
Let's take a deeper look at the positive impact of music.
Kids Brains on music Music is hugely important for children. Not just because it's fun, but because it encourages a very special kind of learning. Just like language, music is learned by participating. It's a social experience that offers so much more than meets the...