Fantastic way to start your or your student's C-20 Steelpan Journey! 
Who is this book for?
- Pan Beginners
- Jumbie Jammers taking their next step up in Pan!
- Music Teachers in the classroom or teaching pan lessons
- Anyone with an interest in steelpan and learning to read music
From the absolute beginner to a pannist with a few years of experience, there is something in this book for almost anyone. The goal is to get you up to speed with the basics of pan-playing and teach some basic music reading skills. This will allow you to easily find other music to play after you work through this book.
Intended for both group and individual instruction, assisting educators and aspiring players to easily learn and teach the C-20 Steelpan.
This book covers grip/playing technique, care/maintenance, basics of music reading, history of the steelpan, info about the C-20 steelpan, how to practice, some scales, exercises/etudes, and what to do after this book. Anyone who diligently works their way from cover to cover should expect to be able to move on to even more diverse and difficult music with ease and confidence. The How to Play the C-20 Steelpan book is designed to meet the needs of someone who has never played music before, never played steelpan before, or has some basic experience and help them along the start of their journey without overwhelming them. Learn some Caribbean standards and some tunes that everyone knows while mastering the fundamentals of your pan.
In the classroom
This book will serve many purposes. It will show the history of the steelpan which allows for many moments of cross-curricular instruction while providing students with a base of knowledge and respect for the instrument, The pages focused on grip, technique, care, and maintenance could easily be hung up in a classroom to serve as reminders and protocols. With many etudes, exercises, pieces, and scales, this book will get your students playing quickly, provide lots of material, and prep them for whatever comes next.
Difficulty: Beginner to Intermediate
About the Author
Jordan Morrison is an active composer, arranger, educator, and performer. As an educator, he has taught in public schools, private schools, non-profit programs, and private studios. He has taught a wide variety of music courses including Jazz Band, Marching Band, Steelband, Concert Band, Rock Band, Orchestra, Choir, General Music, World Music, Music Theory, Audio Production, Music Composition and much more. Jordan has had the opportunity to serve by training and mentoring hundreds of teachers and thousands of students throughout his career. As a composer and performer, Jordan has enjoyed a wide array of wonderful and strange opportunities. These range from a stadium performance for a bowling conference to composing the music for two seasons of a live soap opera, performing in a giant outdoor tent for a Motorcyclist Revival, and leading a virtual drum circle for people with cochlear implants. He currently lives just outside of Nashville, TN where he works as the Music Education Director at W.O. Smith Nashville Community Music School.
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