Sample Mp3 

- Scales, Rhythms, Rote, Tamboo Bamboo, and Engine Room

This pack contains all the playable/actionable portions of "The New Steelband Director's Survival Kit". The resources in this pack will get you ready to teach important parts of steelband history, genres, and learning styles through playing. You will also find resources that can be utilized as daily warmups. This pack should empower and equip new and experienced alike. Read below for more info on each resource:

Total Value = $115

Price = $90

$25 Savings!

Steelband Action Pack Includes:

- Steelband Engine Room Parts: A reference on characteristic grooves for Soca, Calypso, Reggae, Cha-Cha, Bossa Nova, and Rock/Pop. $25 Value

- Teaching Tamboo Bamboo w/ Performance Parts: A reference on how to approach teaching and playing Tamboo Bamboo. Includes a print-ready student history handout, suggested instruments, how to play, performance parts(4 levels), etc. $15 Value

- Teaching Tunes by Rote w/ 3 Rote Cheat Sheets: A reference on how to select, arrange, and teach a tune by rote plus 3 print-ready rote cheat sheets for directors to start their band into rote learning immediately. $20 Value

- Major & Minor Scales for Steelband: All 12 Major and Natural Minor Scales for the whole steelband to practice/learn together (including drum set & engine room parts). Use as a daily warmup, theory study, prep tool for new tunes, etc. $25 Value

- Steelband Rhythm Reading Packet: 3 levels of rhythm reading for the whole steelband to practice/learn/read together (including drum set & engine room parts). Use as a daily warmup, sight-reading, rhythm reinforcement for tunes, etc. $30 Value

Difficulty: Easy (great for junior high, high school & college steel bands)

Instrumentation: tenor/double second/triple guitar/bass/drum set/engine room

ITEM ID : ERJM2-008