Quest Musique

We are the Elementary Music / Orff source for Manitoba! We have all the great names like Studio 49, Sonor, Emus, Remo Drum, LP (Latin Percussion), CP, Toca, Boomwhacker, Aulos, Suzuki, Yamaha & More...

Learn more about our Barred Instruments, Recorders, Percussion, Hand Drums & Other Drums below or shop online!

Barred Instruments

Mallets & Accessories

Parts

Recorders

Hand Drums & Other Drums

Percussion

BARRED INSTRUMENTS

Quest Musique is proud to be the exclusive Winnipeg dealer for Studio 49!

If you are considering STUDIO 49 Orff Instruments, you are about to invest in the best. We recommend these superior instruments with complete confidence. Their uncompromising quality has made it possible for us to serve our orff customers with pride, year after year.

Studio 49 instruments virtually never go out of tune!

Rising to the challenges and demands of the highest quality craftsmanship has been the hallmark of STUDIO 49 for nearly 60 years—providing you with perfect and permanent tuning, as well as unparalleled durability. Their dedication continues to make STUDIO 49 Orff Instruments the industry standard.

Glockenspiels

Also called orchestra bells, the glockenspiel resembles a small xylophone, but it is made of steel bars. The glockenspiel is typically played with wooden or plastic mallets, producing a high tuned sound that is bright and penetrating. The name glockenspiel comes from the German language and means "to play the bells."

We Carry:
Studio 49, Sonor, Emus & Suzuki

Metallophones

A metallophone is any musical instrument consisting of tuned metal bars which are struck to make sound, usually with a mallet.

Metallophones have been used in music for hundreds of years. Even though there are several different types used in Balinese and Javanese gamelan ensembles, including the gendér, gangsa and saron.

In music of the 20th century and beyond, the word metallophone is sometimes applied specifically to a single row of metal bars suspended over a resonator box. Metallophones tuned to the diatonic scale are often used in schools; Carl Orff used diatonic metallophones in several of his pieces, including his pedagogical Schulwerk.

We Carry:
Studio 49, Sonor, Emus & Suzuki

Xylophones

First used in the orchestra just over a century ago, the xylophone is a tuned instrument made of hardwood bars in graduated lengths set horizontally on a metal frame. With the larger, lower-sounding bars on the left, the notes of the xylophone are laid out much like a piano keyboard. Striking the bars with hard mallets produces a bright, sharp sound. The xylophone was originally modeled after an African instrument and its name is Greek, meaning "wood sound".

We Carry:
Studio 49, Sonor, Emus & Suzuki

RESONATOR BARS

There are practically no limits to the musical scope of these individual resonator bars. They are used for initial music education in kindergarten and elementary classes and special needs schools, and they are equally appropriate for special pedagogic therapy and music therapy.

Alto & Soprano Resonator Bars

Tuned tone chambers made of impact resistant plastic material and bars of aluminium

Overtone-tuned resonator bars that are made with the best quality wood, are practically shaped and come in a choice of Rosewood or Grillodur.

(Grillodur is a highly refined fiberglass material that produces a great sound that is unaffected by changes in humidity and temperature.)

We Carry:
Studio 49, Sonor, Emus & Suzuki

Bass & Contra Bass Resonator Bars

Overtone-tuned resonator bars in best wood quality with bars made of Rosewood, Aluminium or Grillodur.

Accoustically accurate tone chambers with integrated grips and overtone tuned rosewood bars.

We Carry:
Studio 49, Sonor, Emus & Suzuki

Mallets & Barred Instrument Accessories

Mallets
We have the mallets you need for your orff instruments! We also have mallets for many other applications such as drums and cymbals.

We also have
Sticks, Mallet & Stick Bags, Bar Holders, Stands, Books, Sheet Music & More...

We Carry:
Studio 49, Sonor, Emus & Suzuki

Parts

Need us to fix your instrument(s)?
We are THE Orff repair center for Manitoba. You can bring your instrument(s) in for repair, or have one of our experienced technicians come to you! Click Here

We also stock replacement parts for your instruments. Whether you need to replace a broken part or you want to stock up on parts for when things do break, we have the parts you need!

We Carry:
Studio 49, Sonor, Emus, Suzuki & More!

RECORDERS

The most popular instruments for the music classroom: sopranino, soprano, alto, tenor and bass recorders from Aulos, Yamaha, Gill and More. Get a complete learning set with our recorder book packages. Accessories include soprano recorder bags, recorder cleaning rods, recorder thumb rests and recorder fingering charts.

Sopranino Recorders

Sopranino Recorders, at 24cm in length, are the smallest in the recorder family. Pick up a sopranino recorder today and hit notes that no other recorder can!

We Carry:
Yamaha, Aulos & Gill

Soprano Recorders

Soprano Recorders are light-weight, only 31cm long, have no moving parts and are very durable. It's no supprise that they are the most popular instruments for the music classroom in North America! Come to the Quest near you and check out our selection!

We Carry:
Yamaha, Aulos & Gill

Alto Recorders

The alto recorder is one of the world's simplest instruments to learn and perfect for beginning children and adult music students. It is a larger (47cm) version of the familiar plastic soprano recorders. The alto is longer and has a deeper, more mellow sound. The spacing of the holes is farther apart. Recorders are fully chromatic instruments. The alto recorder can be used as a solo instrument or in groups and play either the melody or the harmony parts.

We Carry:
Yamaha, Aulos & Gill

Tenor Recorders

Tenor Recorders (64cm) are larger and can hit lower notes that the more common Soprano and Alto Recorders. If you enjoy a reletively easy instrument with a warm and full sound than the tenor recorder might be for you!

We Carry:
Yamaha, Aulos & Gill

Bass Recorders

The bass recorder (94cm) is quite a lot more than a 'big alto'. Its place in a recorder consort, as the bottom line, gives it a role seldom played by a treble and its quirky performance in the upper register makes it quite different when one wants to play musically throughout the full two octaves plus range.

We Carry:
Yamaha, Aulos & Gill

HAND DRUMS & OTHER DRUMS

The drum is a member of the percussion group, technically classified as a membranophone. Drums consist of at least one membrane, called a drumhead or drum skin, that is stretched over a shell and struck, either directly with parts of a player's body, or with some sort of implement such as a drumstick, to produce sound. Drums are the world's oldest and most ubiquitous musical instruments, and the basic design has remained virtually unchanged for thousands of years.

Hand Drums

These pre-tuned hand drums are durable instruments with good tone. Each size maintains a consistent tone, they also sound well together or as a complete set; excellent instrument for students. The drums have four prepunched holes allowing the player to rope-suspend the drums in the style of a Tar.

We Carry:
LP, Toca, CP & Remo Drum

Buffalo Drums

With respect and reverence for the age-old traditions of drums and drumming, we offer the Remo Buffalo Frame Drum Collection. Remo Buffalo drums are inspired by the indigenous cultures of the Americas. As the world's drumhead specialist for over 40 years, Remo, Inc. has developed an incredibly wide variety of drumheads to fit every drumming application. Each drum features high-quality Remo pre-tuned drum heads and Acousticon Shells - stronger, lighter and acoustically superior to traditional wood-ply construction. The deep, rich sound of these buffalo drums hold true despite variable weather conditions such as wet or humid weather, or extremely dry climates. Each buffalo drum includes a traditional cross-strung rope handle and black felt mallet.

We Carry:
LP, Toca, CP & Remo Drum

Ocean Drums

Ocean drums are so called because when tilted they sound just like waves landing on the beach. All the drums are double-sided goatskin and contain metal and plastic beads, which roll around and make the distinctive ocean sound. Sizes vary from 10" diameter up to 22" and the drums are available either plain or painted with fish and sea motifs. The bigger the size, the bigger and more realistic the sound.

Favourites with Special Needs, Early Years and Primary and can be played and enjoyed by almost anyone.

We Carry:
LP, Toca, CP & Remo Drum

Lollipop Drums

The easy-to-hold drum on a stick! Kids love the colorful design of the drum. A best selling and award winning drum, sure to fire up the marching band around your house or classroom!

We Carry:
LP, Toca, CP & Remo Drum

Remo Kids Gathering Drums

Remo Kids Gathering Drums can be play with the hands, sticks or mallets. Kids enjoy playing this big drum solo style but have the most fun when other kids (big kids too) join in the fun, inventing cool rhythm pattern all on their own.

We Carry:
Remo Drum

Roto Toms

Roto Toms have been around for years and are just the right accessory to expand your drumming performance. These shell-less drums allow the player to change the pitch of the drum by simply turning it with your hand. The Roto Toms are fully adjustable as to allow for optimum placement. The student line set includes a durable, stand for mounting. Roto Toms have been used by many famous drummers through the years and are also utilized in school percussion programs throughout the world.

We Carry:
LP, Toca, CP & Remo Drum

Bongos

Bongo drums or bongos are a percussion instrument made up of two small drums attached to each other. The drums are of different size: the larger drum is called a hembra (Spanish: female), the smaller drum is called a macho (Spanish: male). Someone who plays the bongos is called a bongocero.

We Carry:
LP, Toca, CP & Remo Drum

Djun Djuns

The Djun-Djun (also known as dundun, doundoun or Dunun) is the generic name for a family of West African bass drums that developed alongside the djembe in the Mande drum ensemble. There are three named the kenkeni (smallest), sangban (medium) and doundounba (largest). The kenkeni has the highest pitch and usually holds the rhythm together with a simple pattern. The sangban typically has a more complex part which defines the rhythm. The doundounba often serves to add depth with deep, widely spaced notes. These drums provide a rhythmic and melodic base for the djembe ensemble.

The djun-djun is a double headed, cylindrical drum typically made of a wood shell (though metal & fiberglass shells exist) & cowhide or goatskin heads. The heads are held on with rope and often steel rings.

We Carry:
LP, Toca, CP & Remo Drum

Tubanos

The Tubano is a Remo invention and an entirely new development for a musical instrument. Tubano drums are the preferred choice for drumming programs where students range in ages 5 to 85 and are very light and easy to store and maintain.

We Carry:
Remo Drum

Djembes

A djembe (pronounced Jem-Bay) also known as djimbe, jenbe, jembe, yembe, or sanbanyi in Susu; is a skin covered hand drum, shaped like a large goblet, and meant to be played with bare hands. According to the Bamana people in Mali, the name of the djembe comes directly from the saying "Anke dje, anke be" which literally translates to "everyone gather together", and defines the drum's purpose. "Dje" is the verb for "gather" in Bamanakan, and "be" translates as "everyone" in Bamanakan.

We Carry:
LP, Toca, CP & Remo Drum

PERCUSSION

With a name that means, "the hitting of one body against another," instruments in the percussion family are played by being struck, shaken, or scraped. In the orchestra, the percussion section provides a variety of rhythms, textures and tone colors. Percussion instruments are classified as tuned or untuned. Tuned instruments play specific pitches or notes, just like the woodwind, brass and string instruments. Untuned instruments produce a sound with an indefinite pitch, like the sound of a hand knocking on a door. The percussion instruments are an international family, with ancestors from the Middle East, Asia, Africa, the Americas and Europe representing musical styles from many different cultures.

Tambourines

The tambourine is a shallow, handheld drum made of a circular wooden frame with a calfskin or plastic drumhead stretched across the top. The tambourine has small discs called jingles set into its circular frame which produce sound when the tambourine is shaken, rubbed, or struck on the drum head with the knuckles. Early tambourines were played by Turkish army musicians known as "Janissaries.” Mozart first used the tambourine in his music in 1782. Some modern tambourines do not have a drum heads and consist only of frame and jingles.

We Carry:
LP, Toca, CP & Remo Drum

Maracas

Originally made of gourds filled with dry seeds, the maracas were developed in the Caribbean and South America. Shaking them creates their untuned sound. Modern maracas are made from a variety of different materials including plastic and wood.

We Carry:
LP, Toca, CP & Remo Drum

Shakers

A shaker is a percussion instrument that makes a noise when shaken. Historically they were naturally occurring items such as seed pods. Shakers have really evolved over time!

We offer many types of shakers made of various material for various styles.

We carry Egg Shakers, Mini Shakers, FX Shakers, Didgeharp Shakers, Praise Shakers, Bossa Shakers, Samba Shakers, Ginga Shakers, Fruit Shakes and More!

We Carry:
Remo Drum, LP, Toca & CP

Shekeres

The shekere is a percussion instrument from Africa, consisting of a dried gourd with beads woven into a net covering the gourd. Throughout the continent it is called different things, such as the lilolo, axatse (Ghana), and chequere. It is predominantly called shekere in Nigeria.

The shekere is made from small gourds that grow on the ground. The shape of the gourd determines the sound of the instrument. A shekere is made by drying the gourd for several months then removing the pulp and seeds. After it is scrubbed, skillful bead work is added as well as color.

The instrument is used for folkloric as well as some of the popular music. In performance it is shaken and/or hit against the hands.

We Carry:
LP, Toca, CP & Remo Drum

Cabasas

The Cabasa, similar to the shekere, is a percussion instrument that is constructed with loops of steel ball chain wrapped around a wide cylinder. The cylinder is fixed to a long, narrow wooden or plastic handle. It was originally of African origin, and constructed from dried oval- or pear-shaped gourds with beads strung on the outer surface. Modern manufacturers (LP, or Latin Percussion, Inc.) have built a more durable cabasa that they call an afuche-cabasa (d). It provides a metallic, rattling sound when shaken or twisted, similar to the sound of a rattlesnake.

The instrument is frequently used in music therapy, particularly with individuals who have physical/neurological disabilities as it requires minimal hand movement to produce a sound. The sound produced by the individual can then be reinforced by the music therapist, which builds neurological connections between hand movement and hearing the sound, in turn encouraging more fluent hand movements.

We Carry:
LP, Toca, CP & Remo Drum

Castanets

Castanets consist of two pieces of hard wood in the shape of a shell that are hinged together. When the wood pieces strike each other, they create an untuned sound that is often associated with Spanish dances.

We Carry:
LP, Toca, CP & Remo Drum

Bell Tree Chimes

A bell tree is a percussion instrument, consisting of vertically nested metal bowls. The bowls are placed on a vertical rod with the smallest on the bottom and the rounded part facing up. They are played with a triangle beater or a glockenspiel mallet by sliding the mallet down the tree, producing an effective glissando.

We carry Hand Held Bell Trees (d) & Bell Trees On A Stand

We Carry:
LP, Toca, CP & Remo Drum

Cluster Bells

A cluster bell is 3 crystal-clear bells mounted on a hand strap that produces a nice, soft jingle effect. This light weight, but durable instrument features larger 1.5" diameter bells for a deeper, louder sound (but not overpowering) and is approximately 6" total length (handle is approx. 3" long). It is not too small or too large.

We Carry:
LP, Toca, CP & Remo Drum

Wrist Bells

Jingle all the way to great rhythm sessions with our awesome adjustable wrist/ankle bells. They are made of Tough fabric and an easy on, easy-off fit. The 4 large jingle bells are riveted on to take the most enthusiastic of jingling.

We Carry:
LP, Toca, CP & Remo Drum

Sleigh/Handle Bells

Our awesome Hand Sleigh Bells are easy to play and a staple of any good percussion collection. The hand-held sleigh bells features a solid wood handle with steel bells. Re-create the well-known "jingle bells" sound with one of these Hand Sleigh Bells. We carry a wide variety of Sleigh/Handle Bells and the perfect bells for you!

We Carry:
LP, Toca, CP & Remo Drum

Woodblocks

A wood block is essentially a small piece of slit drum made from a single piece of wood and used as a percussion instrument. It is struck with a stick, making a characteristically percussive sound.

We Carry:
LP, Toca, CP & Remo Drum

Temple Blocks

The temple block is a percussion instrument originating in China, Japan and Korea where it is used in religious ceremonies.

It is a carved hollow wooden instrument with a large slit. In its traditional form, the wooden fish, the shape is somewhat bulbous; modern instruments are also used which are rectangular in shape. Several blocks of varying sizes are often used together to give a variety of pitches. In western music, their use can be traced back to early jazz drummers, and they are not uncommon in modern orchestral music.

Its sound is similar to that of the wood block, although temple blocks have a darker, more "hollow" timbre.

We Carry:
LP, Toca, CP & Remo Drum

Granite Blocks / Tick Tock Blocks

Tick Tock Got To Love This Block!

We Carry:
LP, Toca, CP & Remo Drum

Sand Blocks

These sand blocks make a great addition to any rhythm section. Rub these sand blocks together or tap them against each other to create that great percussion sound. Provides children with a fun and exciting avenue to create music on their own.

We Carry:
LP, Toca, CP & Remo Drum

Double Tone Blocks

Hold this instrument in the middle, and play either end. People of all skill levels can pick up this instrument start having fun!

We Carry:
LP, Toca, CP & Remo Drum

Claves

Claves are a percussion instrument (idiophone), consisting of a pair of short (about 20-30 cm), thick dowels. Traditionally they were made of wood, but nowadays they are also made of fibreglass or plastics for longer durability. When struck they produce a bright clicking noise. Claves are sometimes hollow and carved in the middle to amplify the sound.

We carry Rosewood & Fibreglass Claves

We Carry:
LP, Toca, CP & Remo Drum

Wooden Agogos

Agogos, or agogo bells originate from Brazil and are generally a two chambered steel or wooden instrument. They can have as little as one or as many as three or more chambers (or bells). Agogos are hand percussion and beaten like a cow bell, and are frequently heard in samba and salsa music.

We Carry:
LP, Toca, CP & Remo Drum

Cowbells

The cowbell is an idiophone hand percussion instrument used in various styles of music incuding salsa and infrequently in popular music. It is named after the similar bell historically used by herdsmen to keep track of the whereabouts of cows.

We Carry:
LP, Toca, CP & Remo Drum

Triangles

The triangle is made from a small round steel tube, and is played by striking it with a steel beater. Its bright shimmering sound is untuned and resembles that of a bell. The triangle first joined the orchestra in the late 1700s.

We Carry:
LP, Toca, CP & Remo Drum

Rhythm Sticks

Rhythm Stick pairs are made of beautiful hardwood. The shorter length of the sticks make it easy for young children to safely keep the beat and play rhythms! One stick is smooth and the other one is ribbed so you can tap or make those fun snoring sounds, duck quacks or frog noises!

Rhythm sticks teach kids artistic perception of rhythm in music and how to move their bodies and tap their sticks to the rhythm of a particular song.

We Carry:
LP, Toca, CP & Remo Drum

Rain Sticks

A rainstick is a long, hollow tube which is filled with small baubles such as beads or beans and has small pins arranged helically on its inside surface. When the stick is upended, the beads fall to the other end of the tube, making a sound reminiscent of a rainstorm as they bounce off the pins. The rainstick is generally used to create atmospheric sound effects or as a percussion instrument.

The rainstick is generally considered to have been invented in South America's Chile, and was played in the belief that it could bring about rainstorms.

We Carry:
LP, Toca, CP & Remo Drum

Guiros

The guiro is an untuned instrument from South and Central America that is made from a gourd that has been carved or notched to create a ridged surface. The guiro is played by scraping the surface with a stick. Modern guiros are made of materials such as plastic, metal and wood.

We carry both Wooden & Plastic Guiros

We Carry:
LP, Toca, CP & Remo Drum

Vibraslaps

A vibraslap (also called the mandible) is a percussion instrument consisting of a piece of stiff wire (bent in a handle-like shape) connecting a wood ball to a block of wood with metal "teeth" inside. When the percussionist holds the handle in one hand and strikes the ball (usually against the palm of their other hand), the metal teeth vibrate against the wood block, causing a distinctive rattling sound. The instrument is the modern descendant of the jawbone.

We Carry:
LP, Toca, CP & Remo Drum

Boomwhackers

Boomwhackers are brightly colored musical tubes that have won many awards including Best 25 of 25 Years from Parents' Choice. They are a favorite of music educators around the world and are also used by professional musicians, in teambuilding, in music therapy and more!

We Carry:
Boomwhacker