• There's a bewildering array of instruments out there and it's difficult online to make choices you can be confident in without having the instruments right in front of you
  • So we've assembled a selection of recommended classroom music packs to make life easier
  • We've tried to strike a good balance between quality and value. Rock bottom prices can sometimes mean rock bottom quality - drums with thin skins, the wrong rope or unseasoned shells, or poorly made instruments which last a couple of weeks and then surrender. It's usually a false economy
  • Watch out also for the marketing tricks - companies who create a fictitious, inflated 'recommended retail price' which they then offer you 30% off. You will usually find that the price they are discounting from bears no relation to any price advertised by the manufacturer of the product