Melissa & Doug Deluxe Band Set

by Melissa & Doug

Product Features

• Have a band of your own
• Wood instruments which include a recorder, kazoo, harmonica, jingle stick, xylophone, castanets
• Includes a wooden storage case
• Colorful keys help with musical learning and retention
• Great for individual or group play

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 20 x 14 x 3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B00020V4Y4
• Item model number: 477
• Manufacturer recommended age: 36 months - 7 years
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,942 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
  • #54 in Toys & Games > Musical Instruments
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (46 customer reviews)

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

Strike up the band! This colorful set of instruments will have kids making beautiful noise with enthusiasm in no time. Introducing youngsters to a musical foundation is a solid way to promote both teamwork and individual creativity. And since this wooden storage case comes filled with 17 pieces to get the beat going, plenty of musicians can get in on the action. The selection of well-crafted musical implements in this set will expose little ones to a variety of sounds, rhythms, and compositions. Whether for your own tiny composer or a friend’s, this set is bound to hit a high note.

Hours of musical fun are to be had with these 17-piece groove-making set.

The Deluxe Band Set includes a harmonica, clacker, xylophone, kazoo, tone blocks, jingle sticks, rhythm sticks, triangle, recorder, and castanets. All of these pieces come packaged in a wooden box that doubles as storage when the instruments are not in use.

Product Description

Have a band of your own! Wood instruments which include a recorder, kazoo, harmonica, jingle stick, xylophone, castanets.

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

52 of 53 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Just Awesome! BUT watch out for Xlyphone stick (UPDATED 2008), October 18, 2005

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ThreePeas - See all my reviews
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My mom bought this for my son at 18 months and he LOVES it. The entire set is excellent quality and comes in a nice wooden crate (we use the crate for arts & crafts). My son is now a very accomplished Harmonica & flute player (he's now only 19 months) - he can't get enough of these instruments. One thing to look out for though -- the tip of the stick that you use for the xlyphone came off and I found my son eating it - it is definitely a choking hazard - I just took the stick away and tossed it in the garbage and he uses one of the other thick wooden sticks to play the xylophone and he hasn't missed a beat!

****UPDATE**** 5/8/08
It is now almost 3 years later and my son still plays with all of the instruments in this set. Looking back at all the toys we bought or he received as gifts, this is still one of his favorites and has helped foster his interest in music. I STILL highly recommend this set!!

25 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good product for a 2-year old, July 25, 2006

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Books 'n Beagles (MN, USA) - See all my reviews

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I bought this for my 4-year old daughter's birthday because she really wanted a xylophone and this is the only one that I could find! The xylophone is, by far, the worst instrument in the whole set. The notes are way off tune and the sound is muffled.
Her favorite piece is the harmonica, which is pretty nice. The rest of the instruments are okay, but avoid this product of you are looking for a nice xylophone.

18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent!!!, December 14, 2005

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Megan Romer (Lafayette, LA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Melissa & Doug Deluxe Band Set (Toy)

Talk about bang for your buck! 17 high-quality instruments for only 30 dollars? It doesn't get much better than this!

Modern toys are often "noisy".... they beep, they buzz, they play stupid songs and they provide little educational value. This great instrument set will provide kids with the "noise-making" that they crave, but with the educational value of actually making the noise on real instruments!

Parents, too, will have a hard time resisting the allure of these super-fun instruments. Your kids will be dingin' away on the triangle while you shake your thing with the maracas.... it'll provide interactive and fun play for years! Get some good CDs to accompany this set, while you're at it. A fun African CD (like Amadou and Mariam's "Dimanche a Bamako") will do the trick nicely, as most of these instruments are rhythm instruments that will fit in nicely with that highly rhythmic music.