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 Email Home» New Items "Light in a Dark Sky" by Blaine Klein List Price: $42.00Price$37.00 "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. List Price: $42.00Price$37.00 Add to cart "Make It" by Jordan Morrison List Price: $47.00Price$42.00 "Make It" by Jordan Morrison Product ID SDJM2-008-Make_It ISBN SDJM2-008 Difficulty: Medium/Easy (great for junior high, high school & college steel bands)"Make It" is one of those pieces that sounds more difficult than it actually is. It gives a chance to focus on dynamic contrast and has optional solo accompaniment sections. These can be soloed over (or played as is with no solo), looped, removed and even shifted around as needed to feature your soloist(s). Some solo options give the band higher or lower accompaniment notes to stay out of the range of the soloist. You should feel free to add percussion as you see fit but some good options might include shaker, conga, and triangle. Duration = 4.5mins List Price: $47.00Price$42.00 Add to cart "Morning Birds" by Blaine Klein List Price: $42.00Price$37.00 "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. List Price: $42.00Price$37.00 Add to cart "Murmuration" by Blaine Klein List Price: $42.00Price$37.00 "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. List Price: $42.00Price$37.00 Add to cart "Night Walk" by David Singhaus List Price: $37.00Price$32.00 "Night Walk" by David Singhaus Product ID SDDS-002-Night_Walk ISBN SDDS-002 Difficulty: Easy (great for junior high, high school, and college steel bands)"Night Walk" was written as part of a project I did while I was studying for my Master’s degree at George Mason University. Our pan professor, Victor Provost, challenged my classmates and I to write short pieces for beginners and then we would perform them in class. This is one of two projects done. This is a nice, soothing piece that can be used as a change up to the high-energy music that steel bands normally play. With only two chords, it can also work as an introductory piece to improvising. List Price: $37.00Price$32.00 Add to cart "Roulette" by Yoichi Izawa List Price: $47.00Price$42.00 "Roulette" by Yoichi Izawa Product ID SDYI-002-Roulette ISBN SDYI-002 Difficulty: Medium (great for high school & college steel bands)This composition was written for my steelband, WAIWAI STEEL BAND, in 2015. With this song, I wanted everyone to form a circle, hold hands, and dance. I hope that this song will create a circle of joyful hearts with the performers and the audience. List Price: $47.00Price$42.00 Add to cart "Same Way" by Dexter "Blaxx" Stewart List Price: $47.00Price$42.00 "Same Way" by Dexter "Blaxx" Stewart Product ID SDKA-001-Same_Way ISBN SDKA-001 Difficulty: Easy/Medium (great for high school and college steel bands)This piece is a groovy Soca song done by the late Dexter "Blaxx" Stewart, an icon and legend in soca music. It is perfect for promoting peace, diversity and unity amongst people and is definitely a fun piece to perform and add to a band’s repertoire. The arrangement was done in tribute to Blaxx and his contribution to the culture of Trinidad and Tobago. List Price: $47.00Price$42.00 Add to cart "Steel Band Music" by Aldwyn 'Lord Kitchener' Roberts List Price: $47.00Price$42.00 "Steel Band Music" by Aldwyn 'Lord Kitchener' Roberts Product ID SDKA-003-Steel_Band_Music ISBN SDKA-003 Difficulty: Easy/Medium (great for high school and college steel bands)This piece is a well known calypso from 1964 done by Lord Kitchener, dubbed the Grand Master of Calypso. The arrangement embodies the golden era of calypso music with traditional rhythms and melodies used. There is also an 'Open solos' section which provides a medium for improvisation or 'ramajay'. This piece is one that you surely want to add to any Calypso repertoire. List Price: $47.00Price$42.00 Add to cart "Sunday Soca" by Mat Britain List Price: $37.00Price$32.00 "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: $37.00Price$32.00 Add to cart "The Ascent" by Blaine Klein List Price: $42.00Price$37.00 "The Ascent" by Blaine Klein Product ID PMBK-006-The_Ascent ISBN PMBK-006 Difficulty: Easy (great for junior high, high school and college ensembles)"The Ascent" represents the journey one goes through when overcoming a difficult challenge. Your goal may look as far away as a mountain top, but it is important to not let this discourage you. First, focus on what your first step will be and take it! Along the journey to reaching your goal, you will inevitably encounter obstacles which will try to stop you. Do not stop! When things feel lost, push through to reach the summit. At long last, you reach your goal and take in the spectacular views of your achievement. Time to find your next mountain! List Price: $42.00Price$37.00 Add to cart "The Gentlemen Sing" by Eric Schrader List Price: $42.00Price$37.00 "The Gentlemen Sing" by Eric Schrader Product ID SDES-024-The_Gentlemen_Sing ISBN SDES-024 Difficulty: Medium Easy (great for junior high, high school & college steel bands)God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen infused with Sing, Sing, Sing makes a really smooth holiday tune. The Gentlemen Sing features the drummer, a la Gene Krupa, to lead off this medium easy arrangement with every section in the band getting a chance to shine.... List Price: $42.00Price$37.00 Add to cart "These Tree Tings" by Mat Britain List Price: $37.00Price$32.00 "These Tree Tings" by Mat Britain Product ID SDMB-012-These_Tree_Tings ISBN SDMB-012 Difficulty: Easy/Medium (great for junior high, high school, and college steel bands)This somewhat programmatic piece was composed while in the woods with my dog on a blustery fall day. The title has numerous meanings, "Tree" being pretty obvious because I was in the woods! However, the "tree" is also how most Trinidadians pronounce the number 3. I had been discussing Trini slang as well as triplets and different note groupings with my beginning university steel band, and as a compositional challenge, I tried to write a piece using as many note groupings of three as possible (not necessarily triplets), without it sounding obvious I was doing so. None of my students noticed the tri-note groupings until they had learned the piece and I mentioned it to them, so hopefully they are disguised pretty well. List Price: $37.00Price$32.00 Add to cart "Tips..Tricks..Theory Book" by Eric McAllister List Price: $22.00Price$17.00 "Tips..Tricks..Theory Book" by Eric McAllister Product ID MBAM-001-Tips_Tricks_Theory_Book ISBN MBAM-001 An informative, easy to follow e-book, written with beginner to intermediate panists in mind. It discusses the History of Pan, Music Theory and Playing Techniques. While the Steelband family is made up of several instruments, the focus of this book is the Fourths/Fifths Low Tenor. This book comes complete with example audio files...(Click For More Details) List Price: $22.00Price$17.00 Add to cart "Tips..Tricks..Theory Book-The 12 Major Scales" by Eric McAllister List Price: $22.00Price$14.00 "Tips..Tricks..Theory Book-The 12 Major Scales" by Eric McAllister Product ID MBAM-002-TTT_12_Major_Scales ISBN MBAM-002 An informative, easy to follow e-book is written with Steelpan Tutors, Advanced Panists and Improvisors in mind. It discusses briefly, the History of Pan, Music Theory and Playing Techniques. The primary focus of the e-book is a repository of the Twelve Major Scales. These scales are presented as audio and animated video files for easy access and learning. Arpeggios for practice are also included. While the steel band family is made up of several instruments, the focus of this manuscript is the fourths/fifths Low Tenor. List Price: $22.00Price$14.00 Add to cart "Underneath the Mango Tree" by Brad Shores Price$5.50 "Underneath the Mango Tree" by Brad Shores Product ID JJBS-032-Underneath_The_Mango_Tree ISBN JJBS-032 Difficulty: EasyA very catchy tune that has 3 distinct sections. It includes the steel drum sheet music and play-along accompaniment tracks. There are.... Price$5.50 Add to cart « Previous123Next »
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 Email Home» New Items "Light in a Dark Sky" by Blaine Klein List Price: $42.00Price$37.00 "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. List Price: $42.00Price$37.00 Add to cart "Make It" by Jordan Morrison List Price: $47.00Price$42.00 "Make It" by Jordan Morrison Product ID SDJM2-008-Make_It ISBN SDJM2-008 Difficulty: Medium/Easy (great for junior high, high school & college steel bands)"Make It" is one of those pieces that sounds more difficult than it actually is. It gives a chance to focus on dynamic contrast and has optional solo accompaniment sections. These can be soloed over (or played as is with no solo), looped, removed and even shifted around as needed to feature your soloist(s). Some solo options give the band higher or lower accompaniment notes to stay out of the range of the soloist. You should feel free to add percussion as you see fit but some good options might include shaker, conga, and triangle. Duration = 4.5mins List Price: $47.00Price$42.00 Add to cart "Morning Birds" by Blaine Klein List Price: $42.00Price$37.00 "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. List Price: $42.00Price$37.00 Add to cart "Murmuration" by Blaine Klein List Price: $42.00Price$37.00 "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. List Price: $42.00Price$37.00 Add to cart "Night Walk" by David Singhaus List Price: $37.00Price$32.00 "Night Walk" by David Singhaus Product ID SDDS-002-Night_Walk ISBN SDDS-002 Difficulty: Easy (great for junior high, high school, and college steel bands)"Night Walk" was written as part of a project I did while I was studying for my Master’s degree at George Mason University. Our pan professor, Victor Provost, challenged my classmates and I to write short pieces for beginners and then we would perform them in class. This is one of two projects done. This is a nice, soothing piece that can be used as a change up to the high-energy music that steel bands normally play. With only two chords, it can also work as an introductory piece to improvising. List Price: $37.00Price$32.00 Add to cart "Roulette" by Yoichi Izawa List Price: $47.00Price$42.00 "Roulette" by Yoichi Izawa Product ID SDYI-002-Roulette ISBN SDYI-002 Difficulty: Medium (great for high school & college steel bands)This composition was written for my steelband, WAIWAI STEEL BAND, in 2015. With this song, I wanted everyone to form a circle, hold hands, and dance. I hope that this song will create a circle of joyful hearts with the performers and the audience. List Price: $47.00Price$42.00 Add to cart "Same Way" by Dexter "Blaxx" Stewart List Price: $47.00Price$42.00 "Same Way" by Dexter "Blaxx" Stewart Product ID SDKA-001-Same_Way ISBN SDKA-001 Difficulty: Easy/Medium (great for high school and college steel bands)This piece is a groovy Soca song done by the late Dexter "Blaxx" Stewart, an icon and legend in soca music. It is perfect for promoting peace, diversity and unity amongst people and is definitely a fun piece to perform and add to a band’s repertoire. The arrangement was done in tribute to Blaxx and his contribution to the culture of Trinidad and Tobago. List Price: $47.00Price$42.00 Add to cart "Steel Band Music" by Aldwyn 'Lord Kitchener' Roberts List Price: $47.00Price$42.00 "Steel Band Music" by Aldwyn 'Lord Kitchener' Roberts Product ID SDKA-003-Steel_Band_Music ISBN SDKA-003 Difficulty: Easy/Medium (great for high school and college steel bands)This piece is a well known calypso from 1964 done by Lord Kitchener, dubbed the Grand Master of Calypso. The arrangement embodies the golden era of calypso music with traditional rhythms and melodies used. There is also an 'Open solos' section which provides a medium for improvisation or 'ramajay'. This piece is one that you surely want to add to any Calypso repertoire. List Price: $47.00Price$42.00 Add to cart "Sunday Soca" by Mat Britain List Price: $37.00Price$32.00 "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: $37.00Price$32.00 Add to cart "The Ascent" by Blaine Klein List Price: $42.00Price$37.00 "The Ascent" by Blaine Klein Product ID PMBK-006-The_Ascent ISBN PMBK-006 Difficulty: Easy (great for junior high, high school and college ensembles)"The Ascent" represents the journey one goes through when overcoming a difficult challenge. Your goal may look as far away as a mountain top, but it is important to not let this discourage you. First, focus on what your first step will be and take it! Along the journey to reaching your goal, you will inevitably encounter obstacles which will try to stop you. Do not stop! When things feel lost, push through to reach the summit. At long last, you reach your goal and take in the spectacular views of your achievement. Time to find your next mountain! List Price: $42.00Price$37.00 Add to cart "The Gentlemen Sing" by Eric Schrader List Price: $42.00Price$37.00 "The Gentlemen Sing" by Eric Schrader Product ID SDES-024-The_Gentlemen_Sing ISBN SDES-024 Difficulty: Medium Easy (great for junior high, high school & college steel bands)God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen infused with Sing, Sing, Sing makes a really smooth holiday tune. The Gentlemen Sing features the drummer, a la Gene Krupa, to lead off this medium easy arrangement with every section in the band getting a chance to shine.... List Price: $42.00Price$37.00 Add to cart "These Tree Tings" by Mat Britain List Price: $37.00Price$32.00 "These Tree Tings" by Mat Britain Product ID SDMB-012-These_Tree_Tings ISBN SDMB-012 Difficulty: Easy/Medium (great for junior high, high school, and college steel bands)This somewhat programmatic piece was composed while in the woods with my dog on a blustery fall day. The title has numerous meanings, "Tree" being pretty obvious because I was in the woods! However, the "tree" is also how most Trinidadians pronounce the number 3. I had been discussing Trini slang as well as triplets and different note groupings with my beginning university steel band, and as a compositional challenge, I tried to write a piece using as many note groupings of three as possible (not necessarily triplets), without it sounding obvious I was doing so. None of my students noticed the tri-note groupings until they had learned the piece and I mentioned it to them, so hopefully they are disguised pretty well. List Price: $37.00Price$32.00 Add to cart "Tips..Tricks..Theory Book" by Eric McAllister List Price: $22.00Price$17.00 "Tips..Tricks..Theory Book" by Eric McAllister Product ID MBAM-001-Tips_Tricks_Theory_Book ISBN MBAM-001 An informative, easy to follow e-book, written with beginner to intermediate panists in mind. It discusses the History of Pan, Music Theory and Playing Techniques. While the Steelband family is made up of several instruments, the focus of this book is the Fourths/Fifths Low Tenor. This book comes complete with example audio files...(Click For More Details) List Price: $22.00Price$17.00 Add to cart "Tips..Tricks..Theory Book-The 12 Major Scales" by Eric McAllister List Price: $22.00Price$14.00 "Tips..Tricks..Theory Book-The 12 Major Scales" by Eric McAllister Product ID MBAM-002-TTT_12_Major_Scales ISBN MBAM-002 An informative, easy to follow e-book is written with Steelpan Tutors, Advanced Panists and Improvisors in mind. It discusses briefly, the History of Pan, Music Theory and Playing Techniques. The primary focus of the e-book is a repository of the Twelve Major Scales. These scales are presented as audio and animated video files for easy access and learning. Arpeggios for practice are also included. While the steel band family is made up of several instruments, the focus of this manuscript is the fourths/fifths Low Tenor. List Price: $22.00Price$14.00 Add to cart "Underneath the Mango Tree" by Brad Shores Price$5.50 "Underneath the Mango Tree" by Brad Shores Product ID JJBS-032-Underneath_The_Mango_Tree ISBN JJBS-032 Difficulty: EasyA very catchy tune that has 3 distinct sections. It includes the steel drum sheet music and play-along accompaniment tracks. There are.... Price$5.50 Add to cart « Previous123Next »
