Steel Pan Music for the Secondary Classroom

Cuban dancers would describe mambo as "feeling the music," in which sound and movement were merged through the body. This original work features many familiar licks and riffs from several of the famous

An original composition written for steel pan ensemble in celebration of the community of pan players around the world. Easily adaptable for any style pan, this work is an excellent choice for two or more

Loud Up de Soca means it's time to fire up the band. Written in a soca style, "(so)ul of (ca)lypso," this original and lively chart for steel pan ensemble will delight performers and audiences

As the title implies, The Gem Bay is a djembe feature for large mallet ensemble with rhythm section and optional steel band. There are even parts for a horn section to send the island party

A piece for beginning to intermediate-level steel band transporting you to beautiful Vancouver, Canada through calypso music. This work will have you dancing in your seat and whistling the tune down the

This powerfully infectious soca with a surprising, double-time rock groove gives the rhythm section an opportunity to trade solos and energize the crowd before closing with a driving end.

Numerologies is a comparative exploration of sounds between the steel pan and violin. The performers exclusively use extended techniques morphing the characteristic sounds of the instruments to

Pan Up! was written in the soca-calypso tradition of encouraging listeners to jump up when the music is played. As such, it is an energizing number, sure to excite any audience!

The title of this piece is inspired by a prime swimming and snorkeling location within the Baja Mexican corridor of Los Cabos. It was written for Ken Broadway and the University of Florida's Sunshine

This song was written by American musician Robert Lamm, one of the founding members of the rock-jazz fusion band Chicago. It was recorded for their second album, Chicago, with Peter Cetera on lead

This beloved Jamaican folk song has been covered by the likes of Charlie Parker and Louis Armstrong. Now it can be played by your medium-advanced steel band. Distinctly Caribbean and loaded with

This hard-grooving piece for medium-advanced steel band gets the heart pumping! Listeners will love the tasty blend of funk and Latin. Performers will love the syncopated unisons bursting out of

This Jamaican folk song tells of a mother going to Linstead Market to sell ackee fruit. The tune dates back to 1907, and the market still stands today. Here is a wonderful arrangement of the

Here is a smokin' arrangement of this tune made popular in the 1989 film Lambada. It calls for lead/tenor pans, double seconds, guitar or cello, bass pans or bass guitar, drum set, congas, claves, and

Hit the audience between the eyes with this fun piece for your intermediate level players. The dark undertones and relentless groove in clave move the piece with drive and intensity. It calls

This tune has a great, laid back bass line that lets everything fit into place. The pan melody, with the exception of a couple flourishes, lays right on top to set the mood for imagining the simple life.

A fun and energetic piece for steel drums that also utilizes vibraphone for added color throughout.

Nightwatch is a piece constructed for steel drums and mallet ensemble with rhythm section accompaniment. It has a dark tone and a hard-driving clave groove. Both on and off stage, no one's