Products We're really sorry... ...we don't currently have that one in stock Please add your email and we'll notify you when it's back Home» New Items "All Day" by Tyler Carpenter List Price: $40.00Price$35.00 "All Day" by Tyler Carpenter Product ID SDTC-001-All_Day ISBN SDTC-001 Difficulty: Easy/Medium (great for junior high, high school & college steel bands)In just a few minutes, this tune goes through a couple of style changes. “All Day” begins with a calypso in the intro, followed by a soca beat for the body of the chart, with a midway switch to a drop-two feel. There are syncopated melodies, various strum patterns, and a bass line that is a blast to play! Engine room... List Price: $40.00Price$35.00 Add to cart "Any Which Way the Wind Blows" by Matt Jacklin Price$35.00 "Any Which Way the Wind Blows" by Matt Jacklin Product ID SDMJ-001-Any_Which_Way_The_Wind_Blows ISBN SDMJ-001 Difficulty: Easy/Medium (great for high school and college steel bands)"Any Which Way the Wind Blows," is a high energy high and fun soca. Your band can get the excitement of playing a panorama on a much more accessible level that is appropriate for high school and beginning college bands. Plus, who says that music for beginning bands can't have fresh hip harmonies.... Price$35.00 Add to cart "Berimbau Angola Palmares" by Baden Powell, VinĂcius de Moraes List Price: $45.00Price$40.00 "Berimbau Angola Palmares" by Baden Powell, VinĂcius de Moraes Product ID SDEA-007-BAP ISBN SDEA-007 Difficulty: Medium (great for high school and college steel bands)Berimbau Angola Palmares is an arrangement of the popular bossa nova tune Berimbau. It features the vocal traditions of the capoeira roda, the Ladainha and Corridos, and the capoeira instrument, the berimbau. It features the toques, Angola and SĂŁo Bento Grande de Angola, from the capoeira group, Capoeira Angola Palmares, under Grand Mestre Norival Moreira de Oliveira. The composition opens with an arrangement of a traditional Ladainha from Capoeira Angola Palmares and transitions into the bossa nova style. The solo bossa nova style of the guitar has been integrated into the piece for the upper voices while the bass guitar and atabaque is replicated in the lower voices voice of the piece.... List Price: $45.00Price$40.00 Add to cart "Bluewater Reggae" by Mat Britain List Price: $35.00Price$30.00 "Bluewater Reggae" by Mat Britain Product ID SDMB-011-Bluewater_Reggae ISBN SDMB-011 Difficulty: Easy (great for beginning junior high, high school and college steel bands)This song came about after listening to a good deal of Reggae, most of which was in a minor tonality. Bluewater is a street name in my neighborhood and the title of the song rhythmically matches the Lead part at letter B. It was written for the beginning band at Vanderbilt University.Pedagogical Points/Performance Notes-The Dbl 2nd and Guitar parts at A & B are typical for rhythm guitarists in the Reggae genre. Find a few good examples to play for your students. Obviously, Bob Marley, Peter Tosh, and many others are good sources for stylistic study. List Price: $35.00Price$30.00 Add to cart "Boneyard" by Blaine Klein Price$35.00 "Boneyard" by Blaine Klein Product ID PMBK-004-Boneyard ISBN PMBK-004 Difficulty: Medium/Advanced (great for high school and college performers)"Boneyard" is a challenging piece that represents the sights and sounds of entering a graveyard late at night. All four players share the difficulty level throughout the piece. Your purchase includes a full score and all parts. Key Signature: c minor. Time Signature: 2/4, 4/4, 5/4, 6/4, and 7/4. Tempo: 120 bpm, 88 bpm, and 104 bpm. Duration: 4' 30". Price$35.00 Add to cart "Boombox" by Blaine Klein Price$35.00 "Boombox" by Blaine Klein Product ID PMBK-007-Boombox ISBN PMBK-007 Difficulty: Easy/Medium (great for junior high, high school and college ensembles)"Boombox" is an energetic piece featuring four common concert band percussion instruments. There is a constant groove throughout the piece with a few curveball spots to keep it interesting for the performer and listener. Each player will be challenged technically in ways unique to their instrument. "Boombox" is a fun piece to play and a great way to train percussionists on common concert band instruments at the same time! Time Signature: 4/4. Tempo: 120 bpm. Duration: 3' 50". Price$35.00 Add to cart "Coastal Cruising" by Blaine Klein Price$35.00 "Coastal Cruising" by Blaine Klein Product ID SDBK-017-Coastal_Cruising ISBN SDBK-017 Difficulty: Easy/Medium (great for junior high, high school and college steel bands)"Coastal Cruising" is an upbeat reggae tune that will transport you to kick back and relax! This is a short piece that is great to open or close a concert and will leave the audience humming the melody all day long. Price$35.00 Add to cart "Eine Kleine Nachtmusik" by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Price$35.00 "Eine Kleine Nachtmusik" by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Product ID SDMJ-002-Eine_Kleine_Nachtmusik ISBN SDMJ-002 Difficulty: Medium (great for high school and college steel bands)Your audience may not know the name, but in only 3 seconds they will be humming along as your band plays this timeless classic. One of the best moments of every steel band concert is the surprise when the band starts playing classical music. This tune hams it up with the fun and excitement that only Heir Mozart can deliver. Price$35.00 Add to cart "G.G.G." by Scott Johnson List Price: $55.00Price$50.00 "G.G.G." by Scott Johnson Product ID SDSJ-020-GGG ISBN SDSJ-020 Difficulty: Medium (great for junior high, high school & college steel bands)G.G.G. is a full steelband arrangement of the original soca composition written for Callaloo. Easy-to-listen-to melodic lines for the audience with some chromatic runs the band will love to play and a danceable groove throughout! List Price: $55.00Price$50.00 Add to cart "In the Shadows" by Blaine Klein Price$15.00 "In the Shadows" by Blaine Klein Product ID PMBK-002-In_The_Shadows ISBN PMBK-002 Difficulty: Medium/Advanced (great for high school and college soloists)"In the Shadows" explores the places the mind travels to when thinking about the dark and what could be hiding in it. Is something lurking around the corner? What made those strange sounds heard at night? Allow “In the Shadows” to take you on a journey with your imagination. Price$15.00 Add to cart "Kaiso for Olli" by Mat Britain List Price: $35.00Price$30.00 "Kaiso for Olli" by Mat Britain Product ID SDMB-010-Kaiso_For_Olli ISBN SDMB-010 Difficulty: Easy (great for beginning junior high, high school, and college steel bands)Kaiso is widely thought to be the word that Calypso derived from. In Trinidad the word Kaiso is still used by some of the older generation. Olli in this case is not a person's name, but is the acronym for Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, a wonderful adult education program in Nashville, TN. I am lucky enough to teach three Olli Steel Bands. This song was written for the beginning level band in 2014.Pedagogical Points/Performance Notes-The Intro- gives your beginning students a chance to work on unison rolls. Though I usually prefer not to have many rolls in the bass pans, having them roll in the intro gets the entire band working on the same technique. Evenness of sound and roll speed can be introduced to your band. Generally, the higher the note, the faster the roll. Low notes require less hand speed. List Price: $35.00Price$30.00 Add to cart "Light in a Dark Sky" by Blaine Klein Price$35.00 "Light in a Dark Sky" by Blaine Klein Product ID PMBK-003-Light_In_A_Dark_Sky ISBN PMBK-003 Difficulty: Medium/Advanced (great for high school and college chamber ensembles)I was inspired to write "Light in a Dark Sky" while watching a nighttime thunderstorm from a distance. Lightning would strike and the entire sky would illuminate for a moment. I was experiencing this beautiful moment one flash at a time. When reflecting on this, I could not help but make a connection on the importance of staying hopeful when things seem less than ideal in life. We can often lose sight of our inner strength even though it is always inside us, much like the bursts of lightning illuminating the dark sky. I hope this piece inspires others to not lose hope, to fight through their struggles, and to find beauty in all moments of life. Price$35.00 Add to cart "Morning Birds" by Blaine Klein Price$35.00 "Morning Birds" by Blaine Klein Product ID SDBK-018-Morning_Birds ISBN SDBK-018 Difficulty: Medium (great for high school and college steel bands)Enjoy the sweet sounds of "Morning Birds!" This piece kicks off with a driving calypso groove and quickly introduces a playful main melody. A contrasting B section changes the feel with a few full band unison rhythms that lead into a solo section. The piece is rounded out with a quick coda that briefly features the conga and drum set players. Price$35.00 Add to cart "Murmuration" by Blaine Klein Price$35.00 "Murmuration" by Blaine Klein Product ID PMBK-005-Murmuration ISBN PMBK-005 Difficulty: Medium/Advanced (great for high school and college ensembles)A murmuration is when a flock of birds flies together as one unit. This is a beautiful event to witness as each individual bird contributes to the large mass moving in the sky. This piece was inspired by seeing a murmuration on the drive to work one day and reflecting on how something so wonderful can take place in everyday life through coordination and synchronization. Price$35.00 Add to cart "Sunday Soca" by Mat Britain List Price: $35.00Price$30.00 "Sunday Soca" by Mat Britain Product ID SDMB-009-Sunday_Soca ISBN SDMB-009 Difficulty: Easy (great for beginning junior high, high school and college steel bands)For 19 years I have taught my steel band classes (6 in total) on Sunday's, so it was inevitable I would eventually write a tune called "Sunday Soca". It was composed for my beginning level student band, many of whom have little to no musical experience.Pedagogical Points/Performance Notes-The first 4 measures are a great way to introduce rolling to your students. Discussion can include hand speed (faster for higher pans, slower for lower), evenness of sound, and how to keep the underlying pulse while your hands are moving at a different tempo. List Price: $35.00Price$30.00 Add to cart « Previous12Next »
Products We're really sorry... ...we don't currently have that one in stock Please add your email and we'll notify you when it's back Home» New Items "All Day" by Tyler Carpenter List Price: $40.00Price$35.00 "All Day" by Tyler Carpenter Product ID SDTC-001-All_Day ISBN SDTC-001 Difficulty: Easy/Medium (great for junior high, high school & college steel bands)In just a few minutes, this tune goes through a couple of style changes. “All Day” begins with a calypso in the intro, followed by a soca beat for the body of the chart, with a midway switch to a drop-two feel. There are syncopated melodies, various strum patterns, and a bass line that is a blast to play! Engine room... List Price: $40.00Price$35.00 Add to cart "Any Which Way the Wind Blows" by Matt Jacklin Price$35.00 "Any Which Way the Wind Blows" by Matt Jacklin Product ID SDMJ-001-Any_Which_Way_The_Wind_Blows ISBN SDMJ-001 Difficulty: Easy/Medium (great for high school and college steel bands)"Any Which Way the Wind Blows," is a high energy high and fun soca. Your band can get the excitement of playing a panorama on a much more accessible level that is appropriate for high school and beginning college bands. Plus, who says that music for beginning bands can't have fresh hip harmonies.... Price$35.00 Add to cart "Berimbau Angola Palmares" by Baden Powell, VinĂcius de Moraes List Price: $45.00Price$40.00 "Berimbau Angola Palmares" by Baden Powell, VinĂcius de Moraes Product ID SDEA-007-BAP ISBN SDEA-007 Difficulty: Medium (great for high school and college steel bands)Berimbau Angola Palmares is an arrangement of the popular bossa nova tune Berimbau. It features the vocal traditions of the capoeira roda, the Ladainha and Corridos, and the capoeira instrument, the berimbau. It features the toques, Angola and SĂŁo Bento Grande de Angola, from the capoeira group, Capoeira Angola Palmares, under Grand Mestre Norival Moreira de Oliveira. The composition opens with an arrangement of a traditional Ladainha from Capoeira Angola Palmares and transitions into the bossa nova style. The solo bossa nova style of the guitar has been integrated into the piece for the upper voices while the bass guitar and atabaque is replicated in the lower voices voice of the piece.... List Price: $45.00Price$40.00 Add to cart "Bluewater Reggae" by Mat Britain List Price: $35.00Price$30.00 "Bluewater Reggae" by Mat Britain Product ID SDMB-011-Bluewater_Reggae ISBN SDMB-011 Difficulty: Easy (great for beginning junior high, high school and college steel bands)This song came about after listening to a good deal of Reggae, most of which was in a minor tonality. Bluewater is a street name in my neighborhood and the title of the song rhythmically matches the Lead part at letter B. It was written for the beginning band at Vanderbilt University.Pedagogical Points/Performance Notes-The Dbl 2nd and Guitar parts at A & B are typical for rhythm guitarists in the Reggae genre. Find a few good examples to play for your students. Obviously, Bob Marley, Peter Tosh, and many others are good sources for stylistic study. List Price: $35.00Price$30.00 Add to cart "Boneyard" by Blaine Klein Price$35.00 "Boneyard" by Blaine Klein Product ID PMBK-004-Boneyard ISBN PMBK-004 Difficulty: Medium/Advanced (great for high school and college performers)"Boneyard" is a challenging piece that represents the sights and sounds of entering a graveyard late at night. All four players share the difficulty level throughout the piece. Your purchase includes a full score and all parts. Key Signature: c minor. Time Signature: 2/4, 4/4, 5/4, 6/4, and 7/4. Tempo: 120 bpm, 88 bpm, and 104 bpm. Duration: 4' 30". Price$35.00 Add to cart "Boombox" by Blaine Klein Price$35.00 "Boombox" by Blaine Klein Product ID PMBK-007-Boombox ISBN PMBK-007 Difficulty: Easy/Medium (great for junior high, high school and college ensembles)"Boombox" is an energetic piece featuring four common concert band percussion instruments. There is a constant groove throughout the piece with a few curveball spots to keep it interesting for the performer and listener. Each player will be challenged technically in ways unique to their instrument. "Boombox" is a fun piece to play and a great way to train percussionists on common concert band instruments at the same time! Time Signature: 4/4. Tempo: 120 bpm. Duration: 3' 50". Price$35.00 Add to cart "Coastal Cruising" by Blaine Klein Price$35.00 "Coastal Cruising" by Blaine Klein Product ID SDBK-017-Coastal_Cruising ISBN SDBK-017 Difficulty: Easy/Medium (great for junior high, high school and college steel bands)"Coastal Cruising" is an upbeat reggae tune that will transport you to kick back and relax! This is a short piece that is great to open or close a concert and will leave the audience humming the melody all day long. Price$35.00 Add to cart "Eine Kleine Nachtmusik" by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Price$35.00 "Eine Kleine Nachtmusik" by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Product ID SDMJ-002-Eine_Kleine_Nachtmusik ISBN SDMJ-002 Difficulty: Medium (great for high school and college steel bands)Your audience may not know the name, but in only 3 seconds they will be humming along as your band plays this timeless classic. One of the best moments of every steel band concert is the surprise when the band starts playing classical music. This tune hams it up with the fun and excitement that only Heir Mozart can deliver. Price$35.00 Add to cart "G.G.G." by Scott Johnson List Price: $55.00Price$50.00 "G.G.G." by Scott Johnson Product ID SDSJ-020-GGG ISBN SDSJ-020 Difficulty: Medium (great for junior high, high school & college steel bands)G.G.G. is a full steelband arrangement of the original soca composition written for Callaloo. Easy-to-listen-to melodic lines for the audience with some chromatic runs the band will love to play and a danceable groove throughout! List Price: $55.00Price$50.00 Add to cart "In the Shadows" by Blaine Klein Price$15.00 "In the Shadows" by Blaine Klein Product ID PMBK-002-In_The_Shadows ISBN PMBK-002 Difficulty: Medium/Advanced (great for high school and college soloists)"In the Shadows" explores the places the mind travels to when thinking about the dark and what could be hiding in it. Is something lurking around the corner? What made those strange sounds heard at night? Allow “In the Shadows” to take you on a journey with your imagination. Price$15.00 Add to cart "Kaiso for Olli" by Mat Britain List Price: $35.00Price$30.00 "Kaiso for Olli" by Mat Britain Product ID SDMB-010-Kaiso_For_Olli ISBN SDMB-010 Difficulty: Easy (great for beginning junior high, high school, and college steel bands)Kaiso is widely thought to be the word that Calypso derived from. In Trinidad the word Kaiso is still used by some of the older generation. Olli in this case is not a person's name, but is the acronym for Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, a wonderful adult education program in Nashville, TN. I am lucky enough to teach three Olli Steel Bands. This song was written for the beginning level band in 2014.Pedagogical Points/Performance Notes-The Intro- gives your beginning students a chance to work on unison rolls. Though I usually prefer not to have many rolls in the bass pans, having them roll in the intro gets the entire band working on the same technique. Evenness of sound and roll speed can be introduced to your band. Generally, the higher the note, the faster the roll. Low notes require less hand speed. List Price: $35.00Price$30.00 Add to cart "Light in a Dark Sky" by Blaine Klein Price$35.00 "Light in a Dark Sky" by Blaine Klein Product ID PMBK-003-Light_In_A_Dark_Sky ISBN PMBK-003 Difficulty: Medium/Advanced (great for high school and college chamber ensembles)I was inspired to write "Light in a Dark Sky" while watching a nighttime thunderstorm from a distance. Lightning would strike and the entire sky would illuminate for a moment. I was experiencing this beautiful moment one flash at a time. When reflecting on this, I could not help but make a connection on the importance of staying hopeful when things seem less than ideal in life. We can often lose sight of our inner strength even though it is always inside us, much like the bursts of lightning illuminating the dark sky. I hope this piece inspires others to not lose hope, to fight through their struggles, and to find beauty in all moments of life. Price$35.00 Add to cart "Morning Birds" by Blaine Klein Price$35.00 "Morning Birds" by Blaine Klein Product ID SDBK-018-Morning_Birds ISBN SDBK-018 Difficulty: Medium (great for high school and college steel bands)Enjoy the sweet sounds of "Morning Birds!" This piece kicks off with a driving calypso groove and quickly introduces a playful main melody. A contrasting B section changes the feel with a few full band unison rhythms that lead into a solo section. The piece is rounded out with a quick coda that briefly features the conga and drum set players. Price$35.00 Add to cart "Murmuration" by Blaine Klein Price$35.00 "Murmuration" by Blaine Klein Product ID PMBK-005-Murmuration ISBN PMBK-005 Difficulty: Medium/Advanced (great for high school and college ensembles)A murmuration is when a flock of birds flies together as one unit. This is a beautiful event to witness as each individual bird contributes to the large mass moving in the sky. This piece was inspired by seeing a murmuration on the drive to work one day and reflecting on how something so wonderful can take place in everyday life through coordination and synchronization. Price$35.00 Add to cart "Sunday Soca" by Mat Britain List Price: $35.00Price$30.00 "Sunday Soca" by Mat Britain Product ID SDMB-009-Sunday_Soca ISBN SDMB-009 Difficulty: Easy (great for beginning junior high, high school and college steel bands)For 19 years I have taught my steel band classes (6 in total) on Sunday's, so it was inevitable I would eventually write a tune called "Sunday Soca". It was composed for my beginning level student band, many of whom have little to no musical experience.Pedagogical Points/Performance Notes-The first 4 measures are a great way to introduce rolling to your students. Discussion can include hand speed (faster for higher pans, slower for lower), evenness of sound, and how to keep the underlying pulse while your hands are moving at a different tempo. List Price: $35.00Price$30.00 Add to cart « Previous12Next »
