With summer upon us, and weekends away on the agenda - here are some musical instruments that families should consider packing if everyone is going to have some musical fun. If you're camping or heading to the beach, they don't take up much room, and they'll brighten up any social gathering. Egg Maracas - anyone can join in and make music with these small egg shaped maracas ....

You decided to buy a ukulele, and now you want to find some other ukulele players in Perth? As George Harrison said, "Everyone should have and play a uke..." and with over 70,000 ukueles sold in Australia in 2010, it seems like the fun of the ukulele has become contagious. It's easy to learn to play, and really quite a sociable little instrument as you get to strum and sing along....

Ukuleles are the perfect instrument for kids.They look cool, are a great size for small hands,and come in bright colours. Put them in a gig bag, and you have all the ingredients needed to encourage the budding rock star! The ukulele is a really good introduction to music. You get to sing and play along at the same time. The skills you learn will translate to other musical instruments....