Secondary Classroom Resource Books

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

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

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

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

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 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.

River of Life reflects the flow of the piece that is like our life journey with all its twists, turns, changes and challenges. It is a celebration of the joy of living.

Ocean Sketches is a three-movement work for solo tenor pan in which each movement captures an image of the ocean. 

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

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 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

Enjoy and play this arrangement from the Who's fifth album, Who's Next. This chart maintains the spirit and character of the original tune with its soaring guitar solos, vocal harmonies, and grooving

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