Difficulty: Easy/Medium (great for junior high, high school, and college steel bands)
This rocking tune from ABBA, featured in the hit musical "Mamma Mia!", has been thrown into a high-energy steeler chart.
Difficulty: Easy (great for high school & college steel bands)
What a great way to start a little reggae. This easy arrangement is perfect for your beginning band and it works just as well for the intermediate band.
Difficulty: Easy (great for junior high, high school & college steel bands)
Once I Get Lost is a 3min Jazz Waltz that features some nice accessible jazz harmonies. The B section introduces the meandering melody which locks into a familiar feeling C section which drives the piece forward.
Difficulty: Easy (great for elementary school steel bands)
"Dreams of a Steel Pan" is the melody I dreamed of while waiting for my professional Mannette double second steel pans. This lullaby does not have a drum set part. I encourage the director to conduct this piece from the front of the ensemble. This piece is an excellent opportunity for students to work on their soft dynamics when playing the steelpan. At letter F, the steel band decrescendos from piano while each part drops off until the tenor and jumbie jam is left. Make this moment magical by having students stay still until all the sound has disappeared.
Difficulty: Easy/Medium (great for high school & college steel bands)
This Van Morrison tune arranged in the style of Jimmy Buffet brings Jimmy’s “live” version to life. All the fun of a Buffet concert is heard and your Double Second players will love the running arpeggio lines. You can add a drum break, vocals, and beach balls. This is sure to be a crowd pleaser. Fins Up!
Difficulty: Medium/Hard (great for high school & college steel bands)
"Angels We Have Heard on High" is a Christmas carol to the hymn tune "Gloria" from a traditional French song of unknown origin called Les Anges dans nos campagnes, with English lyrics that were translated by James Chadwick.
