Headed Tambourines

Headed tambourines from EMUS, SUZUKI, GMP and NINO in 6, 8 and 10 inch, in fixed and tunable models with single and double jingle rows.

7 products
EMUS 8’’ Tambourine 8 pairs of Jingles - E1048

EMUS 8" Tambourine, 8 pairs of Jingles - E1048

$20.98
$20.98
EMUS Tambourine 6’’ - E624

EMUS Tambourine 6" - E624

$15.98
$15.98
EMUS Tambourine 8’’ - E628

EMUS Tambourine 8" - E628

$20.98
$20.98
SUZUKI Tambourine tunable 10’’ - STR-25 - Suzuki

SUZUKI Tambourine, tunable 10" - STR-25

$105.00
$105.00
EMUS Tunable Tambourine 9-Pair Jingles 10’’ - E636

EMUS Tunable Tambourine, 9-Pair Jingles, 10" - E636

$38.98
$38.98
NINO Tambourine 10’’ - NINO24_(choose colour)

NINO Tambourine, 10" - NINO24-(choose colour)

4 colours
$65.98
$65.98
NINO 8’’ Tambourine - NINO51_(choose colour)

NINO 8" Tambourine - NINO51-(choose colour)

5 colours
$36.98
$36.98

About Headed Tambourines

Tambourines with a drum head, from EMUS, SUZUKI, Groove Masters Percussion and NINO, in six, eight and ten inch.

A head turns a tambourine into two instruments. Shaken, it gives the jingles. Struck on the head with the palm or the fingers, it gives a drum tone underneath them, and a thumb dragged around the edge of the head produces the long shimmering roll that a headless tambourine cannot do at all.

That range is why the headed tambourine is the one that appears in orchestral parts and in most method books, and it is worth having at least one in a classroom set even if the rest are headless.

Fixed-head models are the simplest and need no attention. Tunable models from SUZUKI, EMUS and GMP have lugs around the rim, so the head can be tightened as it settles or slackened for a lower, warmer tone.

Sizes run six, eight and ten inch. The six inch models are light enough for the youngest players. Ten inch models, including the SUZUKI and EMUS tunable ten inch with nine pairs of jingles, carry across a room. NINO models come in a choice of colours.