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» Downloads» Sheet Music» Steel Drum Sheet Music» Educational Resources "100 Exercises & Etudes for Tenor Steelpan" by Jordan Morrison List Price: $30.00Price$25.00 "100 Exercises & Etudes for Tenor Steelpan" by Jordan Morrison ISBN ERJM2-009 Difficulty: Easy/Medium (great for junior high, high school & college steel bands)There are very few etudes and exercises available out there for pannists. This typically leaves it up to the individual or a teacher to find, create, or source material to work on when it comes to things like technique, musical concepts, musicality, tone production, stickings, etc. I hope this book helps to fill that gap for pannists who are looking to develop their abilities. This book is a time-saving/progress-fueling resource for tenor pannists, pan teachers, and steelband directors. Save yourself the headache by adding this book to your collection. No more searching for appropriate music written for pan, writing to fit your needs, and repurposing music for other instruments. List Price: $30.00Price$25.00 Add to cart "5 Compositions for Intermediate Steelband Volume 1" by Jordan Morrison List Price: $65.00Price$60.00 "5 Compositions for Intermediate Steelband Volume 1" by Jordan Morrison ISBN SDJM2-051 Difficulty: Medium (great for junior high, high school & college steel bands)This collection of 5 pieces was written as performance pieces for intermediate steelbands, sight reading for advanced bands, or as pieces for bands that are looking for something easy to dig into and perform quickly. This is the follow-up to the Early Steelband Series which includes 3 other packs called: 6 Compositions for Early Steelband, 6 More Compositions for Early Steelband, and Another 6 Compositions for Early Steelband. All of the pieces in this collection are 4 - 6+mins long and create some great contrasting styles to showcase the steelband’s sound potentials. This Bundle Pack is priced at just $60 for all 5, that's $12 per chart!! List Price: $65.00Price$60.00 Add to cart "6 Compositions for Early Steelband" by Jordan Morrison List Price: $65.00Price$60.00 "6 Compositions for Early Steelband" by Jordan Morrison ISBN SDJM2-021 Difficulty: Easy (great for junior high, high school & college steel bands)This collection of 6 pieces was written for beginning steelbands and bands looking for something easy to dig into quickly. All of the pieces are 2 - 3+mins long and will require each section of the band to learn 3 - 4 basic phrases to complete the piece. Basic characteristic rhythms and time signatures make the parts simple for younger players. With 2 Calypsos, a Soca, a Reggae, a Cha-Cha, and a Jazz Waltz this should keep your band busy for a while or give you some more options in the early stages with a group. These can be taught in only a few rehearsals by rote or used to strengthen note-reading skills. This Bundle Pack is priced at just $60 for all 6, that's $10 per chart!! List Price: $65.00Price$60.00 Add to cart "6 More Compositions for Early Steelband" by Jordan Morrison List Price: $65.00Price$60.00 "6 More Compositions for Early Steelband" by Jordan Morrison ISBN SDJM2-022 Difficulty: Easy (great for junior high, high school & college steel bands)This collection of 6 pieces was written as performance pieces for beginning steelbands, sight reading for advanced bands, or as pieces for bands that are looking for something easy to dig into quickly. This is the follow-up to a previous collection called 6 Compositions for Early Steelband. All of the pieces in this collection are 3 - 5+mins long and will require each section of the band to learn 3 - 4 basic phrases to complete the piece. Basic characteristic rhythms and time signatures make the parts simple for younger players. With a Bossa, a Soca, a Rock, a Blues, a Classical, and a Secret Agenty sounding tune, this should keep your band busy or give you more options in the early stages with a group. These can be taught in only a few rehearsals by rote or used to strengthen note-reading skills. This Bundle Pack is priced at just $60 for all 6, that's $10 per chart!! Combine that with the previous bundle and for $120 your band has a new tune for every month of the year! List Price: $65.00Price$60.00 Add to cart "A Beginner's Reggae" by David Singhaus List Price: $37.00Price$32.00 "A Beginner's Reggae" by David Singhaus ISBN SDDS-001 Difficulty: Easy (great for junior high, high school, and college steel bands)"A Beginner’s Reggae" was written as a pedagogical piece for bands that have younger students or bands that are just starting out. It can also be used to an introduction to the style of Reggae and encourage the students to listen to artists within that style, as well as be used as a tool to teach cut time and playing with a swing feel. List Price: $37.00Price$32.00 Add to cart "A Minor Thought" by Nathaniel O'Neal List Price: $37.00Price$32.00 "A Minor Thought" by Nathaniel O'Neal ISBN SDNO-001 Difficulty: Easy (great for middle school & beginning high school steel bands)"A Minor Thought" introduces students to the minor key and minor scales. The tenors have a simple melody and serve in more of an accompanimental role, which allows the other voices to shine. Letter C is a bass section solo built around an arpeggio. I would recommend starting this section early in the learning process to allow the bass pan players to feel comfortable with movements. The piece ends with a fadeout at the letter E. I recommend keeping students still as the sound fades out to nothing. The drumset player uses a onedrop reggae beat on the ride cymbal during letters B and D. List Price: $37.00Price$32.00 Add to cart "A Whiff of Sunshine" by Jordan Morrison List Price: $32.00Price$27.00 "A Whiff of Sunshine" by Jordan Morrison ISBN SDJM2-027 Difficulty: Easy (great for junior high, high school & college steel bands)A Whiff of Sunshine if a quick paced straight Reggae tune with some bright extended harmonies. This tune is a great way to feature the six basses in the band. The C section is a simple and instant favorite with the tenors and double seconds. The 3 sections are easy to learn and can sound great in just a short few rehearsals. List Price: $32.00Price$27.00 Add to cart "Agent 13" by Jordan Morrison List Price: $32.00Price$27.00 "Agent 13" by Jordan Morrison ISBN SDJM2-028 Difficulty: Easy (great for junior high, high school & college steel bands)Agent 13 is a Secrety/Spy sounding piece that brings to mind the old spy movies of the 60s and 70s. There are only 3 distinct sections to learn and the rest of the material is comprised of various iterations of those 3 sections. This piece is very accessible and fun for young bands looking for something a bit different than the norm. The written Engine room parts are optional but should provide some meaningful texture to the piece if you have the personnel. List Price: $32.00Price$27.00 Add to cart "Another 6 Compositions for Early Steelband" by Jordan Morrison List Price: $65.00Price$60.00 "Another 6 Compositions for Early Steelband" by Jordan Morrison ISBN SDJM2-025 Difficulty: Easy (great for junior high, high school & college steel bands)This collection of 6 pieces was written as performance pieces for beginning steelbands, sight reading for advanced bands, or as pieces for bands that are looking for something easy to dig into quickly. This is the 3rd installment of an Early Steelband Series which includes 2 other packs called 6 Compositions for Early Steelband and 6 More Compositions for Early Steelband. All of the pieces in this collection are 2 - 5+mins long and will require each section of the band to learn 3 - 5 basic phrases to complete the piece. Basic characteristic rhythms and time signatures make the parts simple for younger players. With a Calypso, a Doo-Wop-Ish tune, a Rock, a Jazz, a Dramatic piece with no drums, and a Soca, this should keep your band busy or give you more options in the early stages with a group. These can be taught in only a few rehearsals by rote or used to strengthen note-reading skills. This Bundle Pack is priced at just $60 for all 6, that's $10 per chart!! List Price: $65.00Price$60.00 Add to cart "Auld Lang Syne" by Jordan Morrison List Price: $32.00Price$27.00 "Auld Lang Syne" by Jordan Morrison ISBN SDJM2-046 Difficulty: Easy (great for junior high, high school & college steel bands)A Classic song to help ring in the New Year, Auld Lang Syne is a very recognizable tune that works well in this Calypso setting. This arrangement is short and sweet with a nice big tag ending to bring the party to a close. I hope you and your band enjoy this New Years Jam! List Price: $32.00Price$27.00 Add to cart "Bedrock" by Nathaniel O'Neal List Price: $37.00Price$32.00 "Bedrock" by Nathaniel O'Neal ISBN SDNO-007 Difficulty: Easy (great for elementary school steel bands)"Bedrock" is a very simple rock chart. The title derives from the idea of a bedrock to serve as a foundation for a great building. jumbie jam and tenors feature a melody with a half-note and whole-note phrase in B and a contrasting eighth-note and quarter-note phrase in C. At F, the double seconds, triple guitars, and bass pans drop out and play stick clicks on the backbeat. Ensure students lock into the tempo at F. If playing with a full steel band, ensure that the strumming pans listen to and balance with the melody in the jumbie jam and tenors. List Price: $37.00Price$32.00 Add to cart "Blue Pan" by Nathaniel O'Neal List Price: $37.00Price$32.00 "Blue Pan" by Nathaniel O'Neal ISBN SDNO-008 Difficulty: Easy (great for elementary school steel bands)"Blue Pan" is a 12 Bar Blues chart. This chart was written to introduce students to how the 12 Bar Blues works using steel pans. Letter A introduces the chord structure through the double seconds, triple guitars, and bass pans. Letter B introduces the melody in the Jumbie Jam and Tenor parts. Letter C introduces a stop time where the low pans play only on the downbeat and the high pans play a contrasting melody. You can add a solo opportunity at letter D by dropping the jumbie jam and tenor parts and having a soloist play over the chord changes. List Price: $37.00Price$32.00 Add to cart "Boardwalk Breeze" by Jordan Morrison List Price: $42.00Price$37.00 "Boardwalk Breeze" by Jordan Morrison ISBN SDJM2-020 Difficulty: Easy (great for junior high, high school & college steel bands)This composition is part of the Flex Series: Flexible Compositions for Flexible Steel Band. It includes:- Backing Tracks for Drums/Engine Room/Bass - Open Instrumentation w/ parts for Guitar/Piano - Notated engine room and drum set parts - Easy to rearrange with color coded/numbered sections - Plan ahead with the provided “Your Arrangement” Box or Call out the form in real time by saying the section number or use backing tracks w/ "Suggested Arrangement" box.- All backing tracks will be sent to you once you've made a purchase. You can also access play-along videos with all backing track options at this YouTube link. These will make rehearsal much simpler if shown on screen for your band.YouTube Sample List Price: $42.00Price$37.00 Add to cart "Calc-You-Later" by Jordan Morrison List Price: $42.00Price$37.00 "Calc-You-Later" by Jordan Morrison ISBN SDJM2-023 Difficulty: Easy (great for junior high, high school & college steel bands)This composition is part of the Flex Series: Flexible Compositions for Flexible Steel Band. It includes:- Backing Tracks for Drums/Engine Room/Bass - Open Instrumentation w/ parts for Guitar/Piano - Notated engine room and drum set parts - Easy to rearrange with color coded/numbered sections - Plan ahead with the provided “Your Arrangement” Box or Call out the form in real time by saying the section number or use backing tracks w/ "Suggested Arrangement" box.- All backing tracks will be sent to you once you've made a purchase. You can also access play-along videos with all backing track options at this YouTube link. These will make rehearsal much simpler if shown on screen for your band. List Price: $42.00Price$37.00 Add to cart "Calypso On The Beach" by Nathaniel O'Neal List Price: $37.00Price$32.00 "Calypso On The Beach" by Nathaniel O'Neal ISBN SDNO-009 Difficulty: Easy (great for elementary school steel bands)"Calypso On The Beach" is my musical thoughts when I visited the beach in Scarborough, Tobago. Calypso is a slower style of music that came before soca music in Trinidad & Tobago. The key to this piece is not to push the tempo. At letter C, there is a two-measure build-up into letter D. Be sure you drop all the way to the piano before the crescendo starts. The double seconds and triple guitars have a simplified calypso strumming pattern. The tenors and jumbie jams have the melody that should blend in with all of the other pan voices. List Price: $37.00Price$32.00 Add to cart "Cold Start" by Jordan Morrison List Price: $32.00Price$27.00 "Cold Start" by Jordan Morrison ISBN SDJM2-029 Difficulty: Easy (great for junior high, high school & college steel bands)Cold Start is a great starter Calypso tune. At 3mins long and with only 3 distinct sections to learn this is a great way to make a beginner sound great without having to water anything down or alter the page. Feel free to add engine room parts as needed or desired! List Price: $32.00Price$27.00 Add to cart "Crash" by Jordan Morrison List Price: $42.00Price$37.00 "Crash" by Jordan Morrison ISBN SDJM2-057 Difficulty: Hard (great for high school & college steel bands)Crash is a challenging piece for advanced steelbands that highlights all the sections of the band throughout. Unexpected harmonic, dynamic, and rhythmic changes will keep the audience on their toes while also giving them time to groove along and enjoy the ride. Dynamic control, fluidity, and touch will be crucial to the success of this piece. List Price: $42.00Price$37.00 Add to cart "Croon" by Jordan Morrison List Price: $32.00Price$27.00 "Croon" by Jordan Morrison ISBN SDJM2-030 Difficulty: Easy (great for junior high, high school & college steel bands)Croon is an almost 4-minute Crooner-style piece that is reminiscent of an old show-tune or jazz standard. This is a style I have always appreciated and admired. I thought it would sound beautiful in a steelband context but you should be the judge of that now! List Price: $32.00Price$27.00 Add to cart "Cruise The Eerie Canal" by Jordan Morrison List Price: $42.00Price$37.00 "Cruise The Eerie Canal" by Jordan Morrison ISBN SDJM2-024 Difficulty: Easy (great for junior high, high school & college steel bands)This composition is part of the Flex Series: Flexible Compositions for Flexible Steel Band. It includes:- Backing Tracks for Drums/Engine Room/Bass - Open Instrumentation w/ parts for Guitar/Piano - Notated engine room and drum set parts - Easy to rearrange with color coded/numbered sections - Plan ahead with the provided “Your Arrangement” Box or Call out the form in real time by saying the section number or use backing tracks w/ "Suggested Arrangement" box.- All backing tracks will be sent to you once you've made a purchase. You can also access play-along videos with all backing track options at this YouTube link. These will make rehearsal much simpler if shown on screen for your band. List Price: $42.00Price$37.00 Add to cart "Deck The Halls" by Jordan Morrison List Price: $32.00Price$27.00 "Deck The Halls" by Jordan Morrison ISBN SDJM2-050 Difficulty: Easy (great for junior high, high school & college steel bands)Deck The Halls is a Christmas Classic and this Slow Swing arrangement sets the holiday spirit into motion. The Lower voices get some love in this arrangement too by taking the melody for awhile. This short and sweet tune gives you the chance to play it as it or offer solos around the band since everyone comps at various points. I hope this piece helps your band feel more and more festive as you play! List Price: $32.00Price$27.00 Add to cart "Dreams of a Steel Pan" by Nathaniel O'Neal List Price: $37.00Price$32.00 "Dreams of a Steel Pan" by Nathaniel O'Neal ISBN SDNO-010 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. List Price: $37.00Price$32.00 Add to cart "Drifting" by Jordan Morrison List Price: $32.00Price$27.00 "Drifting" by Jordan Morrison ISBN SDJM2-031 Difficulty: Easy (great for junior high, high school & college steel bands)Drifting is a laid back Bossa Nova that clocks in around 3.5mins in length. There are 4 distinct musical phrases to learn. The first is a characteristic bossa rhythm shared by all except the basses. The second is a flowing melody played mostly by the tenors and passed to the seconds at the end. The third helps build the tension up to the chorus. The last distinct section at letter D can be thought of as a chorus but it is a laid back glide instead of your standard highest and lowest section being the chorus. List Price: $32.00Price$27.00 Add to cart "Early Steelband Jumpstart Pack" by Jordan Morrison List Price: $180.00Price$150.00 "Early Steelband Jumpstart Pack" by Jordan Morrison ISBN SDJM2-026 Difficulty: Easy (great for junior high, high school & college steel bands)This pack contains 3 collections of 6 pieces for Early Steelband. Each was written as a performance piece for beginning steelband, as sight-reading material for more advanced bands, or as pieces for bands that are looking for something easy to dig into quickly. These 3 collections from the Early Steelband Series include 18 pieces covering 12 different genres. All of the pieces in this collection are 2 - 5+mins long and will require each section of the band to learn 3 - 5 basic phrases to complete the piece. Basic characteristic rhythms and time signatures make the parts simple for younger players. This Jumpstart Pack is a great way to equip a new band with lots of music or an inexpensive way to expand your music library without breaking the budget. It will keep your band busy for quite awhile or give you more options in the early stages with a group. These can be taught in only a few rehearsals by rote or used to strengthen note-reading skills. The different styles can add diversity to your setlist at a concert or offer ways to branch off with more teaching material in the classroom. At 230+ pages this Bundle Pack is priced at just $150 for all 18 pieces, that's under $8.50 per chart!! You save $30 by purchasing all three books at once!! List Price: $180.00Price$150.00 Add to cart "Elementary School Steel Band Series 01" by Nathaniel O'Neal List Price: $55.00Price$50.00 "Elementary School Steel Band Series 01" by Nathaniel O'Neal ISBN SDNO-012 Difficulty: Easy (great for elementary school steel bands)This collection of music was created with the elementary steel band. I saw that there was a need to have music prepared for our earliest steel band students. Each chart uses simple rhythms and a basic AB form with some slight variations. The instrumentation for each chart is jumbie jam plus a full steel band. You can teach just the jumbie jam part and play along with the provided backing track, or perform this piece with a full steel band. I have included the note names for the Jumbie Jam part to help students learn to read music. You may make changes to the music and adapt it to your ensemble. I hope this resource is valuable for our elementary school steel band programs. This Bundle Pack is priced at just $50 for all 5, that's $10 per chart!! List Price: $55.00Price$50.00 Add to cart "Firecracker" by Jordan Morrison List Price: $32.00Price$27.00 "Firecracker" by Jordan Morrison ISBN SDJM2-032 Difficulty: Easy (great for junior high, high school & college steel bands)Firecracker is a 3.5-minute rock piece that students will love for its low pan feature and steady driving feel. After watching a local fireworks display on the river I wrote this to try to capture the feeling of awe, lift, and simple cool factor. List Price: $32.00Price$27.00 Add to cart "Gentle Winds" by Nathaniel O'Neal List Price: $37.00Price$32.00 "Gentle Winds" by Nathaniel O'Neal ISBN SDNO-013 Difficulty: Easy (great for middle school & beginning high school steel bands)"Gentle Winds" is another chorale chart that features only the steel band. There is no drum set part for this piece. Gentle Winds was written as a reminder of my time playing in the Laborie Steel Band in St. Lucia. This chart features very soft dynamics. This will challenge your students to control their dynamics as they play a melody and accompaniment parts. This is also a great chart for teaching roll speeds with soft dynamics. The chart fades out to nothing as it resolves. This is a great opportunity to teach students how to release off of a roll. List Price: $37.00Price$32.00 Add to cart "Groove en Fuego" by Nathaniel O'Neal List Price: $37.00Price$32.00 "Groove en Fuego" by Nathaniel O'Neal ISBN SDNO-014 Difficulty: Easy (great for middle school & beginning high school steel bands)"Groove en Fuego" is a salsa chart. Salsa is present in many Latin American countries. The steel band is layered in to create a dramatic entrance. This flows into a strong melody. The groove section at C is a montuno groove. This is typically played on a piano, but it is featured in the triple guitar and double second section with a bass accompaniment. Pay close attention to the spacing of the eighth notes in C. Groove en Fuego is a great chart to start or end a concert with your steel band. List Price: $37.00Price$32.00 Add to cart "I Have A Little Dreidel" by Jordan Morrison List Price: $32.00Price$27.00 "I Have A Little Dreidel" by Jordan Morrison ISBN SDJM2-049 Difficulty: Easy (great for junior high, high school & college steel bands)I Have a Little Dreidel goes by many names: The Dreidel Song, Dreidel, Dreidel, Dreidel, etc. Regardless of what you call it, this tune instantly brings the Hannukah season to mind! Set to a calypso groove, this piece moves. With interesting harmonies and a great rhythmic unison section, this is a great way to challenge your intermediate+ group while celebrating the Festival of Lights. I hope your band enjoys diving in! List Price: $32.00Price$27.00 Add to cart "In The Wind" by Jordan Morrison List Price: $32.00Price$27.00 "In The Wind" by Jordan Morrison ISBN SDJM2-033 Difficulty: Easy (great for junior high, high school & college steel bands)In The Wind is a slow minor Calypso. This is a different feeling and sound than your average calypso piece but still feels familiar. The 3 sections feature some signature rhythms, cascading quarter notes through the band, and a simple yet catchy melody. As the C section progresses it utilizes a descending whole tone scale to build tension and circle back to the main melody. List Price: $32.00Price$27.00 Add to cart "Jolly Old St. Nicholas" by Jordan Morrison List Price: $32.00Price$27.00 "Jolly Old St. Nicholas" by Jordan Morrison ISBN SDJM2-047 Difficulty: Easy (great for junior high, high school & college steel bands)If you've never heard Jolly Old St. Nicholas as a Bossa Nova then you've been missing out! This short and sweet arrangement really sets the holiday mood rolling and should be a fairly quick learn for most intermediate+ bands. I hope this arrangement helps put some festive cheer in your band! List Price: $32.00Price$27.00 Add to cart "Journey Out" by Jordan Morrison List Price: $32.00Price$27.00 "Journey Out" by Jordan Morrison ISBN SDJM2-034 Difficulty: Easy (great for junior high, high school & college steel bands)Journey Out is an upbeat Soca tune that will have the band up and moving. This simple and effective piece gives many teachable moments from call & response to relative major & minor keys The options are there for you to capitalize on. Beef up your engine room sound with as many voices as you need or want. List Price: $32.00Price$27.00 Add to cart "Little Big Eyes" by Jordan Morrison List Price: $32.00Price$27.00 "Little Big Eyes" by Jordan Morrison ISBN SDJM2-035 Difficulty: Easy (great for junior high, high school & college steel bands)Little Big Eyes is a 3-minute Doo-Wop style piece in 6/8 time with some fresh new harmonies featuring diatonic tone clusters. The title comes from the idea of seeing things through the eyes of a child. Specifically my daughter’s eyes. Wide-eyed and wondering always! List Price: $32.00Price$27.00 Add to cart "Love Endures" by Jordan Morrison List Price: $32.00Price$27.00 "Love Endures" by Jordan Morrison ISBN SDJM2-054 Difficulty: Medium (great for junior high, high school & college steel bands)Love Endures has a heartfelt quality that pushes this waltz from beginning to end. The simple parts combine together to make a sum greater than its parts. If played well, this will challenge even the best bands out there. The emotion is conveyed through the dynamics, balance, and shaping of the phrases. If I wasn't already married, I think I'd like this piece to be played at my wedding...so maybe at my funeral then? I hope you enjoy this piece! List Price: $32.00Price$27.00 Add to cart "Major & Minor Scales for Steelband" by Jordan Morrison List Price: $30.00Price$25.00 "Major & Minor Scales for Steelband" by Jordan Morrison ISBN ERJM2-004 Difficulty: Easy (great for junior high, high school & college steel bands)All 12 Major and natural minor scales written for the whole steelband to practice together with drum set grooves and engine room parts. Each of the 12 keys has a half note, quarter note, and eighth note exercise with a rehearsal mark above each to easily start and stop to fit the needs of your band. Generally, these scales have been written to utilize the lower range of the pans. When an octave shift is required of more than one voice of the band they have been written to shift at the same time to simplify the rehearsal and explanations. Of course the octaves can be swapped as needed to accommodate your band and the needs of your rehearsal. These can be utilized as a daily warmup, a tool to prep for the key center(s) of a song, a building block for improvisation, a theory study, a playing test, and much more. List Price: $30.00Price$25.00 Add to cart "Melt" by Jordan Morrison List Price: $32.00Price$27.00 "Melt" by Jordan Morrison ISBN SDJM2-036 Difficulty: Easy (great for junior high, high school & college steel bands)Melt is a 3-minute Calypso with a warm welcoming tone. The title comes from the feeling of melting into relaxation. My mind goes to lying in a chair on the beach in the sun. Your muscles relax and your limbs go limp. Some people might go to sleep when that happens but I love being at that point and just staring at the ocean. List Price: $32.00Price$27.00 Add to cart "More To Come" by Jordan Morrison List Price: $32.00Price$27.00 "More To Come" by Jordan Morrison ISBN SDJM2-055 Difficulty: Medium (great for junior high, high school & college steel bands)More To Come has a striking opening and keeps the energy moving throughout. This Pop/Rock tune sounds familiar while also keeping the audience's interest. This piece will challenge a band through the passing/hocketing rhythms, rhythmic execution, and playing with dynamic control throughout. I hope you enjoy digging into this one! List Price: $32.00Price$27.00 Add to cart "Once I Get Lost" by Jordan Morrison List Price: $32.00Price$27.00 "Once I Get Lost" by Jordan Morrison ISBN SDJM2-037 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. List Price: $32.00Price$27.00 Add to cart "Party in the Panyard" by Nathaniel O'Neal List Price: $37.00Price$32.00 "Party in the Panyard" by Nathaniel O'Neal ISBN SDNO-005 Difficulty: Easy (great for middle school & beginning high school steel bands)"Party in the Panyard" is a soca that was written for a middle school that was performing in Panorama in Trinidad. The last half of Letter A is used as an ending at Letter G. The drum set uses a standard soca groove at Letter B and then switches to a power soca using the floor tom at Letter C. The last two measures of Letter B and all of Letter C have the melody in the tenor line and bass line. The strumming patterns for the double second and triple guitars change from upbeat focus in Letter B to downbeat focus in Letter C. List Price: $37.00Price$32.00 Add to cart "Ponderosa Island" by Jordan Morrison List Price: $32.00Price$27.00 "Ponderosa Island" by Jordan Morrison ISBN SDJM2-038 Difficulty: Easy (great for junior high, high school & college steel bands)Ponderosa Island is an almost 3 minute upbeat Soca tune. This happy-go-lucky tune brings to mind some sunny and funny kayak camping trips to Ponderosa Island on Percy Preist Lake in Nashville, TN. Island hopping, swimming, fishing, campfires, and time with friends. It may not be the Caribbean but these islands certainly have a great island vibe of their own! List Price: $32.00Price$27.00 Add to cart "Port of Spain" by Nathaniel O'Neal List Price: $37.00Price$32.00 "Port of Spain" by Nathaniel O'Neal ISBN SDNO-011 Difficulty: Easy (great for elementary school steel bands)"Port of Spain" is the capital city of Trinidad. This is an important place in the story of the steelpan's creation. This is soca chart, a prominent music style in Trinidad & Tobago. Letter A is a unison section to get the whole group started. Letter B introduces a melody in the jumbie jam and tenor parts. The double seconds and triple guitars introduce a simple strumming pattern from Trinidad and Tobago. The bass part at B glues everything together. Letter C is a call and response section between high pans and low pans, which is found in many Panorama steel band arrangements. This is a great chart to teach students the unique qualities of soca music. List Price: $37.00Price$32.00 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 Email Home» Downloads» Sheet Music» Steel Drum Sheet Music» Educational Resources "100 Exercises & Etudes for Tenor Steelpan" by Jordan Morrison List Price: $30.00Price$25.00 "100 Exercises & Etudes for Tenor Steelpan" by Jordan Morrison ISBN ERJM2-009 Difficulty: Easy/Medium (great for junior high, high school & college steel bands)There are very few etudes and exercises available out there for pannists. This typically leaves it up to the individual or a teacher to find, create, or source material to work on when it comes to things like technique, musical concepts, musicality, tone production, stickings, etc. I hope this book helps to fill that gap for pannists who are looking to develop their abilities. This book is a time-saving/progress-fueling resource for tenor pannists, pan teachers, and steelband directors. Save yourself the headache by adding this book to your collection. No more searching for appropriate music written for pan, writing to fit your needs, and repurposing music for other instruments. List Price: $30.00Price$25.00 Add to cart "5 Compositions for Intermediate Steelband Volume 1" by Jordan Morrison List Price: $65.00Price$60.00 "5 Compositions for Intermediate Steelband Volume 1" by Jordan Morrison ISBN SDJM2-051 Difficulty: Medium (great for junior high, high school & college steel bands)This collection of 5 pieces was written as performance pieces for intermediate steelbands, sight reading for advanced bands, or as pieces for bands that are looking for something easy to dig into and perform quickly. This is the follow-up to the Early Steelband Series which includes 3 other packs called: 6 Compositions for Early Steelband, 6 More Compositions for Early Steelband, and Another 6 Compositions for Early Steelband. All of the pieces in this collection are 4 - 6+mins long and create some great contrasting styles to showcase the steelband’s sound potentials. This Bundle Pack is priced at just $60 for all 5, that's $12 per chart!! List Price: $65.00Price$60.00 Add to cart "6 Compositions for Early Steelband" by Jordan Morrison List Price: $65.00Price$60.00 "6 Compositions for Early Steelband" by Jordan Morrison ISBN SDJM2-021 Difficulty: Easy (great for junior high, high school & college steel bands)This collection of 6 pieces was written for beginning steelbands and bands looking for something easy to dig into quickly. All of the pieces are 2 - 3+mins long and will require each section of the band to learn 3 - 4 basic phrases to complete the piece. Basic characteristic rhythms and time signatures make the parts simple for younger players. With 2 Calypsos, a Soca, a Reggae, a Cha-Cha, and a Jazz Waltz this should keep your band busy for a while or give you some more options in the early stages with a group. These can be taught in only a few rehearsals by rote or used to strengthen note-reading skills. This Bundle Pack is priced at just $60 for all 6, that's $10 per chart!! List Price: $65.00Price$60.00 Add to cart "6 More Compositions for Early Steelband" by Jordan Morrison List Price: $65.00Price$60.00 "6 More Compositions for Early Steelband" by Jordan Morrison ISBN SDJM2-022 Difficulty: Easy (great for junior high, high school & college steel bands)This collection of 6 pieces was written as performance pieces for beginning steelbands, sight reading for advanced bands, or as pieces for bands that are looking for something easy to dig into quickly. This is the follow-up to a previous collection called 6 Compositions for Early Steelband. All of the pieces in this collection are 3 - 5+mins long and will require each section of the band to learn 3 - 4 basic phrases to complete the piece. Basic characteristic rhythms and time signatures make the parts simple for younger players. With a Bossa, a Soca, a Rock, a Blues, a Classical, and a Secret Agenty sounding tune, this should keep your band busy or give you more options in the early stages with a group. These can be taught in only a few rehearsals by rote or used to strengthen note-reading skills. This Bundle Pack is priced at just $60 for all 6, that's $10 per chart!! Combine that with the previous bundle and for $120 your band has a new tune for every month of the year! List Price: $65.00Price$60.00 Add to cart "A Beginner's Reggae" by David Singhaus List Price: $37.00Price$32.00 "A Beginner's Reggae" by David Singhaus ISBN SDDS-001 Difficulty: Easy (great for junior high, high school, and college steel bands)"A Beginner’s Reggae" was written as a pedagogical piece for bands that have younger students or bands that are just starting out. It can also be used to an introduction to the style of Reggae and encourage the students to listen to artists within that style, as well as be used as a tool to teach cut time and playing with a swing feel. List Price: $37.00Price$32.00 Add to cart "A Minor Thought" by Nathaniel O'Neal List Price: $37.00Price$32.00 "A Minor Thought" by Nathaniel O'Neal ISBN SDNO-001 Difficulty: Easy (great for middle school & beginning high school steel bands)"A Minor Thought" introduces students to the minor key and minor scales. The tenors have a simple melody and serve in more of an accompanimental role, which allows the other voices to shine. Letter C is a bass section solo built around an arpeggio. I would recommend starting this section early in the learning process to allow the bass pan players to feel comfortable with movements. The piece ends with a fadeout at the letter E. I recommend keeping students still as the sound fades out to nothing. The drumset player uses a onedrop reggae beat on the ride cymbal during letters B and D. List Price: $37.00Price$32.00 Add to cart "A Whiff of Sunshine" by Jordan Morrison List Price: $32.00Price$27.00 "A Whiff of Sunshine" by Jordan Morrison ISBN SDJM2-027 Difficulty: Easy (great for junior high, high school & college steel bands)A Whiff of Sunshine if a quick paced straight Reggae tune with some bright extended harmonies. This tune is a great way to feature the six basses in the band. The C section is a simple and instant favorite with the tenors and double seconds. The 3 sections are easy to learn and can sound great in just a short few rehearsals. List Price: $32.00Price$27.00 Add to cart "Agent 13" by Jordan Morrison List Price: $32.00Price$27.00 "Agent 13" by Jordan Morrison ISBN SDJM2-028 Difficulty: Easy (great for junior high, high school & college steel bands)Agent 13 is a Secrety/Spy sounding piece that brings to mind the old spy movies of the 60s and 70s. There are only 3 distinct sections to learn and the rest of the material is comprised of various iterations of those 3 sections. This piece is very accessible and fun for young bands looking for something a bit different than the norm. The written Engine room parts are optional but should provide some meaningful texture to the piece if you have the personnel. List Price: $32.00Price$27.00 Add to cart "Another 6 Compositions for Early Steelband" by Jordan Morrison List Price: $65.00Price$60.00 "Another 6 Compositions for Early Steelband" by Jordan Morrison ISBN SDJM2-025 Difficulty: Easy (great for junior high, high school & college steel bands)This collection of 6 pieces was written as performance pieces for beginning steelbands, sight reading for advanced bands, or as pieces for bands that are looking for something easy to dig into quickly. This is the 3rd installment of an Early Steelband Series which includes 2 other packs called 6 Compositions for Early Steelband and 6 More Compositions for Early Steelband. All of the pieces in this collection are 2 - 5+mins long and will require each section of the band to learn 3 - 5 basic phrases to complete the piece. Basic characteristic rhythms and time signatures make the parts simple for younger players. With a Calypso, a Doo-Wop-Ish tune, a Rock, a Jazz, a Dramatic piece with no drums, and a Soca, this should keep your band busy or give you more options in the early stages with a group. These can be taught in only a few rehearsals by rote or used to strengthen note-reading skills. This Bundle Pack is priced at just $60 for all 6, that's $10 per chart!! List Price: $65.00Price$60.00 Add to cart "Auld Lang Syne" by Jordan Morrison List Price: $32.00Price$27.00 "Auld Lang Syne" by Jordan Morrison ISBN SDJM2-046 Difficulty: Easy (great for junior high, high school & college steel bands)A Classic song to help ring in the New Year, Auld Lang Syne is a very recognizable tune that works well in this Calypso setting. This arrangement is short and sweet with a nice big tag ending to bring the party to a close. I hope you and your band enjoy this New Years Jam! List Price: $32.00Price$27.00 Add to cart "Bedrock" by Nathaniel O'Neal List Price: $37.00Price$32.00 "Bedrock" by Nathaniel O'Neal ISBN SDNO-007 Difficulty: Easy (great for elementary school steel bands)"Bedrock" is a very simple rock chart. The title derives from the idea of a bedrock to serve as a foundation for a great building. jumbie jam and tenors feature a melody with a half-note and whole-note phrase in B and a contrasting eighth-note and quarter-note phrase in C. At F, the double seconds, triple guitars, and bass pans drop out and play stick clicks on the backbeat. Ensure students lock into the tempo at F. If playing with a full steel band, ensure that the strumming pans listen to and balance with the melody in the jumbie jam and tenors. List Price: $37.00Price$32.00 Add to cart "Blue Pan" by Nathaniel O'Neal List Price: $37.00Price$32.00 "Blue Pan" by Nathaniel O'Neal ISBN SDNO-008 Difficulty: Easy (great for elementary school steel bands)"Blue Pan" is a 12 Bar Blues chart. This chart was written to introduce students to how the 12 Bar Blues works using steel pans. Letter A introduces the chord structure through the double seconds, triple guitars, and bass pans. Letter B introduces the melody in the Jumbie Jam and Tenor parts. Letter C introduces a stop time where the low pans play only on the downbeat and the high pans play a contrasting melody. You can add a solo opportunity at letter D by dropping the jumbie jam and tenor parts and having a soloist play over the chord changes. List Price: $37.00Price$32.00 Add to cart "Boardwalk Breeze" by Jordan Morrison List Price: $42.00Price$37.00 "Boardwalk Breeze" by Jordan Morrison ISBN SDJM2-020 Difficulty: Easy (great for junior high, high school & college steel bands)This composition is part of the Flex Series: Flexible Compositions for Flexible Steel Band. It includes:- Backing Tracks for Drums/Engine Room/Bass - Open Instrumentation w/ parts for Guitar/Piano - Notated engine room and drum set parts - Easy to rearrange with color coded/numbered sections - Plan ahead with the provided “Your Arrangement” Box or Call out the form in real time by saying the section number or use backing tracks w/ "Suggested Arrangement" box.- All backing tracks will be sent to you once you've made a purchase. You can also access play-along videos with all backing track options at this YouTube link. These will make rehearsal much simpler if shown on screen for your band.YouTube Sample List Price: $42.00Price$37.00 Add to cart "Calc-You-Later" by Jordan Morrison List Price: $42.00Price$37.00 "Calc-You-Later" by Jordan Morrison ISBN SDJM2-023 Difficulty: Easy (great for junior high, high school & college steel bands)This composition is part of the Flex Series: Flexible Compositions for Flexible Steel Band. It includes:- Backing Tracks for Drums/Engine Room/Bass - Open Instrumentation w/ parts for Guitar/Piano - Notated engine room and drum set parts - Easy to rearrange with color coded/numbered sections - Plan ahead with the provided “Your Arrangement” Box or Call out the form in real time by saying the section number or use backing tracks w/ "Suggested Arrangement" box.- All backing tracks will be sent to you once you've made a purchase. You can also access play-along videos with all backing track options at this YouTube link. These will make rehearsal much simpler if shown on screen for your band. List Price: $42.00Price$37.00 Add to cart "Calypso On The Beach" by Nathaniel O'Neal List Price: $37.00Price$32.00 "Calypso On The Beach" by Nathaniel O'Neal ISBN SDNO-009 Difficulty: Easy (great for elementary school steel bands)"Calypso On The Beach" is my musical thoughts when I visited the beach in Scarborough, Tobago. Calypso is a slower style of music that came before soca music in Trinidad & Tobago. The key to this piece is not to push the tempo. At letter C, there is a two-measure build-up into letter D. Be sure you drop all the way to the piano before the crescendo starts. The double seconds and triple guitars have a simplified calypso strumming pattern. The tenors and jumbie jams have the melody that should blend in with all of the other pan voices. List Price: $37.00Price$32.00 Add to cart "Cold Start" by Jordan Morrison List Price: $32.00Price$27.00 "Cold Start" by Jordan Morrison ISBN SDJM2-029 Difficulty: Easy (great for junior high, high school & college steel bands)Cold Start is a great starter Calypso tune. At 3mins long and with only 3 distinct sections to learn this is a great way to make a beginner sound great without having to water anything down or alter the page. Feel free to add engine room parts as needed or desired! List Price: $32.00Price$27.00 Add to cart "Crash" by Jordan Morrison List Price: $42.00Price$37.00 "Crash" by Jordan Morrison ISBN SDJM2-057 Difficulty: Hard (great for high school & college steel bands)Crash is a challenging piece for advanced steelbands that highlights all the sections of the band throughout. Unexpected harmonic, dynamic, and rhythmic changes will keep the audience on their toes while also giving them time to groove along and enjoy the ride. Dynamic control, fluidity, and touch will be crucial to the success of this piece. List Price: $42.00Price$37.00 Add to cart "Croon" by Jordan Morrison List Price: $32.00Price$27.00 "Croon" by Jordan Morrison ISBN SDJM2-030 Difficulty: Easy (great for junior high, high school & college steel bands)Croon is an almost 4-minute Crooner-style piece that is reminiscent of an old show-tune or jazz standard. This is a style I have always appreciated and admired. I thought it would sound beautiful in a steelband context but you should be the judge of that now! List Price: $32.00Price$27.00 Add to cart "Cruise The Eerie Canal" by Jordan Morrison List Price: $42.00Price$37.00 "Cruise The Eerie Canal" by Jordan Morrison ISBN SDJM2-024 Difficulty: Easy (great for junior high, high school & college steel bands)This composition is part of the Flex Series: Flexible Compositions for Flexible Steel Band. It includes:- Backing Tracks for Drums/Engine Room/Bass - Open Instrumentation w/ parts for Guitar/Piano - Notated engine room and drum set parts - Easy to rearrange with color coded/numbered sections - Plan ahead with the provided “Your Arrangement” Box or Call out the form in real time by saying the section number or use backing tracks w/ "Suggested Arrangement" box.- All backing tracks will be sent to you once you've made a purchase. You can also access play-along videos with all backing track options at this YouTube link. These will make rehearsal much simpler if shown on screen for your band. List Price: $42.00Price$37.00 Add to cart "Deck The Halls" by Jordan Morrison List Price: $32.00Price$27.00 "Deck The Halls" by Jordan Morrison ISBN SDJM2-050 Difficulty: Easy (great for junior high, high school & college steel bands)Deck The Halls is a Christmas Classic and this Slow Swing arrangement sets the holiday spirit into motion. The Lower voices get some love in this arrangement too by taking the melody for awhile. This short and sweet tune gives you the chance to play it as it or offer solos around the band since everyone comps at various points. I hope this piece helps your band feel more and more festive as you play! List Price: $32.00Price$27.00 Add to cart "Dreams of a Steel Pan" by Nathaniel O'Neal List Price: $37.00Price$32.00 "Dreams of a Steel Pan" by Nathaniel O'Neal ISBN SDNO-010 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. List Price: $37.00Price$32.00 Add to cart "Drifting" by Jordan Morrison List Price: $32.00Price$27.00 "Drifting" by Jordan Morrison ISBN SDJM2-031 Difficulty: Easy (great for junior high, high school & college steel bands)Drifting is a laid back Bossa Nova that clocks in around 3.5mins in length. There are 4 distinct musical phrases to learn. The first is a characteristic bossa rhythm shared by all except the basses. The second is a flowing melody played mostly by the tenors and passed to the seconds at the end. The third helps build the tension up to the chorus. The last distinct section at letter D can be thought of as a chorus but it is a laid back glide instead of your standard highest and lowest section being the chorus. List Price: $32.00Price$27.00 Add to cart "Early Steelband Jumpstart Pack" by Jordan Morrison List Price: $180.00Price$150.00 "Early Steelband Jumpstart Pack" by Jordan Morrison ISBN SDJM2-026 Difficulty: Easy (great for junior high, high school & college steel bands)This pack contains 3 collections of 6 pieces for Early Steelband. Each was written as a performance piece for beginning steelband, as sight-reading material for more advanced bands, or as pieces for bands that are looking for something easy to dig into quickly. These 3 collections from the Early Steelband Series include 18 pieces covering 12 different genres. All of the pieces in this collection are 2 - 5+mins long and will require each section of the band to learn 3 - 5 basic phrases to complete the piece. Basic characteristic rhythms and time signatures make the parts simple for younger players. This Jumpstart Pack is a great way to equip a new band with lots of music or an inexpensive way to expand your music library without breaking the budget. It will keep your band busy for quite awhile or give you more options in the early stages with a group. These can be taught in only a few rehearsals by rote or used to strengthen note-reading skills. The different styles can add diversity to your setlist at a concert or offer ways to branch off with more teaching material in the classroom. At 230+ pages this Bundle Pack is priced at just $150 for all 18 pieces, that's under $8.50 per chart!! You save $30 by purchasing all three books at once!! List Price: $180.00Price$150.00 Add to cart "Elementary School Steel Band Series 01" by Nathaniel O'Neal List Price: $55.00Price$50.00 "Elementary School Steel Band Series 01" by Nathaniel O'Neal ISBN SDNO-012 Difficulty: Easy (great for elementary school steel bands)This collection of music was created with the elementary steel band. I saw that there was a need to have music prepared for our earliest steel band students. Each chart uses simple rhythms and a basic AB form with some slight variations. The instrumentation for each chart is jumbie jam plus a full steel band. You can teach just the jumbie jam part and play along with the provided backing track, or perform this piece with a full steel band. I have included the note names for the Jumbie Jam part to help students learn to read music. You may make changes to the music and adapt it to your ensemble. I hope this resource is valuable for our elementary school steel band programs. This Bundle Pack is priced at just $50 for all 5, that's $10 per chart!! List Price: $55.00Price$50.00 Add to cart "Firecracker" by Jordan Morrison List Price: $32.00Price$27.00 "Firecracker" by Jordan Morrison ISBN SDJM2-032 Difficulty: Easy (great for junior high, high school & college steel bands)Firecracker is a 3.5-minute rock piece that students will love for its low pan feature and steady driving feel. After watching a local fireworks display on the river I wrote this to try to capture the feeling of awe, lift, and simple cool factor. List Price: $32.00Price$27.00 Add to cart "Gentle Winds" by Nathaniel O'Neal List Price: $37.00Price$32.00 "Gentle Winds" by Nathaniel O'Neal ISBN SDNO-013 Difficulty: Easy (great for middle school & beginning high school steel bands)"Gentle Winds" is another chorale chart that features only the steel band. There is no drum set part for this piece. Gentle Winds was written as a reminder of my time playing in the Laborie Steel Band in St. Lucia. This chart features very soft dynamics. This will challenge your students to control their dynamics as they play a melody and accompaniment parts. This is also a great chart for teaching roll speeds with soft dynamics. The chart fades out to nothing as it resolves. This is a great opportunity to teach students how to release off of a roll. List Price: $37.00Price$32.00 Add to cart "Groove en Fuego" by Nathaniel O'Neal List Price: $37.00Price$32.00 "Groove en Fuego" by Nathaniel O'Neal ISBN SDNO-014 Difficulty: Easy (great for middle school & beginning high school steel bands)"Groove en Fuego" is a salsa chart. Salsa is present in many Latin American countries. The steel band is layered in to create a dramatic entrance. This flows into a strong melody. The groove section at C is a montuno groove. This is typically played on a piano, but it is featured in the triple guitar and double second section with a bass accompaniment. Pay close attention to the spacing of the eighth notes in C. Groove en Fuego is a great chart to start or end a concert with your steel band. List Price: $37.00Price$32.00 Add to cart "I Have A Little Dreidel" by Jordan Morrison List Price: $32.00Price$27.00 "I Have A Little Dreidel" by Jordan Morrison ISBN SDJM2-049 Difficulty: Easy (great for junior high, high school & college steel bands)I Have a Little Dreidel goes by many names: The Dreidel Song, Dreidel, Dreidel, Dreidel, etc. Regardless of what you call it, this tune instantly brings the Hannukah season to mind! Set to a calypso groove, this piece moves. With interesting harmonies and a great rhythmic unison section, this is a great way to challenge your intermediate+ group while celebrating the Festival of Lights. I hope your band enjoys diving in! List Price: $32.00Price$27.00 Add to cart "In The Wind" by Jordan Morrison List Price: $32.00Price$27.00 "In The Wind" by Jordan Morrison ISBN SDJM2-033 Difficulty: Easy (great for junior high, high school & college steel bands)In The Wind is a slow minor Calypso. This is a different feeling and sound than your average calypso piece but still feels familiar. The 3 sections feature some signature rhythms, cascading quarter notes through the band, and a simple yet catchy melody. As the C section progresses it utilizes a descending whole tone scale to build tension and circle back to the main melody. List Price: $32.00Price$27.00 Add to cart "Jolly Old St. Nicholas" by Jordan Morrison List Price: $32.00Price$27.00 "Jolly Old St. Nicholas" by Jordan Morrison ISBN SDJM2-047 Difficulty: Easy (great for junior high, high school & college steel bands)If you've never heard Jolly Old St. Nicholas as a Bossa Nova then you've been missing out! This short and sweet arrangement really sets the holiday mood rolling and should be a fairly quick learn for most intermediate+ bands. I hope this arrangement helps put some festive cheer in your band! List Price: $32.00Price$27.00 Add to cart "Journey Out" by Jordan Morrison List Price: $32.00Price$27.00 "Journey Out" by Jordan Morrison ISBN SDJM2-034 Difficulty: Easy (great for junior high, high school & college steel bands)Journey Out is an upbeat Soca tune that will have the band up and moving. This simple and effective piece gives many teachable moments from call & response to relative major & minor keys The options are there for you to capitalize on. Beef up your engine room sound with as many voices as you need or want. List Price: $32.00Price$27.00 Add to cart "Little Big Eyes" by Jordan Morrison List Price: $32.00Price$27.00 "Little Big Eyes" by Jordan Morrison ISBN SDJM2-035 Difficulty: Easy (great for junior high, high school & college steel bands)Little Big Eyes is a 3-minute Doo-Wop style piece in 6/8 time with some fresh new harmonies featuring diatonic tone clusters. The title comes from the idea of seeing things through the eyes of a child. Specifically my daughter’s eyes. Wide-eyed and wondering always! List Price: $32.00Price$27.00 Add to cart "Love Endures" by Jordan Morrison List Price: $32.00Price$27.00 "Love Endures" by Jordan Morrison ISBN SDJM2-054 Difficulty: Medium (great for junior high, high school & college steel bands)Love Endures has a heartfelt quality that pushes this waltz from beginning to end. The simple parts combine together to make a sum greater than its parts. If played well, this will challenge even the best bands out there. The emotion is conveyed through the dynamics, balance, and shaping of the phrases. If I wasn't already married, I think I'd like this piece to be played at my wedding...so maybe at my funeral then? I hope you enjoy this piece! List Price: $32.00Price$27.00 Add to cart "Major & Minor Scales for Steelband" by Jordan Morrison List Price: $30.00Price$25.00 "Major & Minor Scales for Steelband" by Jordan Morrison ISBN ERJM2-004 Difficulty: Easy (great for junior high, high school & college steel bands)All 12 Major and natural minor scales written for the whole steelband to practice together with drum set grooves and engine room parts. Each of the 12 keys has a half note, quarter note, and eighth note exercise with a rehearsal mark above each to easily start and stop to fit the needs of your band. Generally, these scales have been written to utilize the lower range of the pans. When an octave shift is required of more than one voice of the band they have been written to shift at the same time to simplify the rehearsal and explanations. Of course the octaves can be swapped as needed to accommodate your band and the needs of your rehearsal. These can be utilized as a daily warmup, a tool to prep for the key center(s) of a song, a building block for improvisation, a theory study, a playing test, and much more. List Price: $30.00Price$25.00 Add to cart "Melt" by Jordan Morrison List Price: $32.00Price$27.00 "Melt" by Jordan Morrison ISBN SDJM2-036 Difficulty: Easy (great for junior high, high school & college steel bands)Melt is a 3-minute Calypso with a warm welcoming tone. The title comes from the feeling of melting into relaxation. My mind goes to lying in a chair on the beach in the sun. Your muscles relax and your limbs go limp. Some people might go to sleep when that happens but I love being at that point and just staring at the ocean. List Price: $32.00Price$27.00 Add to cart "More To Come" by Jordan Morrison List Price: $32.00Price$27.00 "More To Come" by Jordan Morrison ISBN SDJM2-055 Difficulty: Medium (great for junior high, high school & college steel bands)More To Come has a striking opening and keeps the energy moving throughout. This Pop/Rock tune sounds familiar while also keeping the audience's interest. This piece will challenge a band through the passing/hocketing rhythms, rhythmic execution, and playing with dynamic control throughout. I hope you enjoy digging into this one! List Price: $32.00Price$27.00 Add to cart "Once I Get Lost" by Jordan Morrison List Price: $32.00Price$27.00 "Once I Get Lost" by Jordan Morrison ISBN SDJM2-037 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. List Price: $32.00Price$27.00 Add to cart "Party in the Panyard" by Nathaniel O'Neal List Price: $37.00Price$32.00 "Party in the Panyard" by Nathaniel O'Neal ISBN SDNO-005 Difficulty: Easy (great for middle school & beginning high school steel bands)"Party in the Panyard" is a soca that was written for a middle school that was performing in Panorama in Trinidad. The last half of Letter A is used as an ending at Letter G. The drum set uses a standard soca groove at Letter B and then switches to a power soca using the floor tom at Letter C. The last two measures of Letter B and all of Letter C have the melody in the tenor line and bass line. The strumming patterns for the double second and triple guitars change from upbeat focus in Letter B to downbeat focus in Letter C. List Price: $37.00Price$32.00 Add to cart "Ponderosa Island" by Jordan Morrison List Price: $32.00Price$27.00 "Ponderosa Island" by Jordan Morrison ISBN SDJM2-038 Difficulty: Easy (great for junior high, high school & college steel bands)Ponderosa Island is an almost 3 minute upbeat Soca tune. This happy-go-lucky tune brings to mind some sunny and funny kayak camping trips to Ponderosa Island on Percy Preist Lake in Nashville, TN. Island hopping, swimming, fishing, campfires, and time with friends. It may not be the Caribbean but these islands certainly have a great island vibe of their own! List Price: $32.00Price$27.00 Add to cart "Port of Spain" by Nathaniel O'Neal List Price: $37.00Price$32.00 "Port of Spain" by Nathaniel O'Neal ISBN SDNO-011 Difficulty: Easy (great for elementary school steel bands)"Port of Spain" is the capital city of Trinidad. This is an important place in the story of the steelpan's creation. This is soca chart, a prominent music style in Trinidad & Tobago. Letter A is a unison section to get the whole group started. Letter B introduces a melody in the jumbie jam and tenor parts. The double seconds and triple guitars introduce a simple strumming pattern from Trinidad and Tobago. The bass part at B glues everything together. Letter C is a call and response section between high pans and low pans, which is found in many Panorama steel band arrangements. This is a great chart to teach students the unique qualities of soca music. List Price: $37.00Price$32.00 Add to cart « Previous12Next »
