A-Star Chime Bar Set with Case

Name: A-Star Chime Bar Set with Case
Brand: A-Star
SKU: AP7206
Price: 16.99 GBP
Availability: InStock

A-StarSKU: AP7206

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Estimated delivery from: 11/09/2026

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The A-Star Chime Bar Set with Case is a set of eight colourful steel chime bars covering the C major octave (C64–C76), each with its note name embossed on top, supplied with two rubber-head beaters in a strong yellow carry case. Accurately tuned with a crisp, clear tone, it is made for classroom and home music-making from age 3 up.

Who is this chime bar set for?

Teachers and parents who want the tidiest version of classroom chime bars: the hard case keeps all eight bars and both beaters together between lessons, survives the school cupboard, and carries by its handle to wherever music happens. The embossed note names on each bar help children connect what they see with what they hear — a first step towards reading music. Compare the rainbow chime bar set with storage bag, or move up to the 25-note chromatic glockenspiel as skills grow. Our A-Star chime bars guide covers the whole range.

What's included?

8 steel chime bars in eye-catching colours — C major scale, C64 to C76
Note value embossed on top of each bar
Two rubber-head beaters
Strong yellow hard carry case with handle

Specification

Diatonic C major octave: C64–C76, accurately tuned
Steel chimes on tough plastic resonators — crisp, clear timbre
Colour-coded bars with embossed note names to aid learning
Play as a complete instrument or separate for group work
Lightweight, compact and easy to store
Not suitable for children under 3 years

How do chime bars help children learn music?

Each bar is one note, so pitch becomes something children can hold, swap and line up — and with the note name embossed on every bar, they start linking sounds to letters from the first session. Sharing bars around a group builds timing and listening, the foundations of ensemble playing.

What tunes fit in one C major octave?

Most early classroom repertoire — nursery rhymes, folk tunes and KS1 scheme songs are overwhelmingly written within these eight notes, so the set stays useful for years of early music-making.

Chime bars or a glockenspiel — which first?

For group and classroom play, chime bars: notes can be shared out and no child is left waiting. For one child learning melodies at home, a glockenspiel offers more notes in one instrument. Many families and schools end up with both.

What is the difference between this and the rainbow chime bar set?

This set has steel chimes with embossed note names, rubber-head beaters and a hard carry case; the rainbow set has wooden-and-aluminium bars, wooden beaters and a storage bag. Same eight C major notes — choose by build style and how you'll store it.