Top 10 best-selling Melodic Percussion Instruments

Xylophone XYLO-J15 RB by Stagg is a beautiful instrument with enough keys to play simple melodies. The multicoloured design is pleasing to the eye and teaches you to hit the right note while playing.

Boomwhackers tuned percussion tubes come in different sets. This one, the Chromatics Set, is a perfect addition to the Boomwhackers Diatonic Set.

Boomwhackers will add a new dimension to your music. You can choose from various sets, with this one being the Diatonic Bass set of 7 percussion tubes ranging in notes from C to B.

With the melodic tubes included in the BoomWhackers Move & Groove set, you'll have an entire octave at your disposal. There's even a handy carrying bag included.

This complete pack of Suzuki Music Pads is made for introducing kids to musical notes for the first time. This pack spans one entire octave, from C1 to C2 and each note has been helpfully colour-coded.

Play Boomwhackers just like a xylophone with the Boomophone set! It includes a tube holder, eight Boomwhacker percussive tubes, an Octavator Tube Cap, a set of mallets, and a songbook.

Pearl's EM1 malletSTATION is an electronic mallet MIDI controller that can be connected to a PC, a Mac or an Android or iOS device. It has 43 soft silicone keys and is perfect for creative mallet percussionists of all levels.

Want to introduce your wee one to the magic that is music? The Suzuki Music Push Pump P-Tunes MPP-8 Set is a fun way to do it and includes eight 'push pumps' that produce eight different notes.