Difficulty: Easy (great for middle school & beginning high school steel bands)
"Steel Echoes" is a jazz chart. It is in the swing style. This chart introduces students to swinging the eighth notes. Tenors, double seconds, and triple guitars use swung rhythms in this chart. The bass pans serve as the bass guitar, playing a simple bass line. All of the pans play a hit section together at C. This is reminiscent of jazz bands playing strong hits together. Steel Echoes features louder dynamics, which are accurate to swing charts. This is a great chart to introduce students to swing and other jazz music.
