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Steel Drums and Steelbands: A History is a vivid account of the events that led to the “accidental” invention of the steel drum: the only acoustic musical instrument invented in the 20th century. Angela Smith walks readers through the evolution of the steel drum from an object of scorn and tool of violence to one of the most studied, performed, and appreciated musical instruments today. Smith explores the development of the modern steelband, from its roots in African slavery in early Trinidad to the vast array of experiments in technological innovation and to the current explosion of steelbands in American schools. The book offers insights directly from major contributors of the steelband movement with sections devoted exclusively to pioneers and innovators. Drawing on seven years of research, repeated trips to the birthplace of the steel drum, Trinidad, and interviews with steelband pioneers, Smith takes readers far beyond the sunny associations of the steel drum with island vacations, cruise ships, and multiple encores of “Yellow Bird.” Digging deep into Trinidad’s history—a tale of indigenous extermination and African slavery, of French settlement and Spanish and British colonialism before mid-century independence—Smith weaves an unforgettable narrative of talking drums, kalinda stick fights, tamboo bamboo bands, iron bands, calypso, Carnival, and the U. S. military. Together, all played major roles in the evolution of today’s steelband and in the panman’s journey from renegade to hero in the steelband’s move from the panyards of Trinidad’s poorest neighborhoods to the world’s most prestigious concert halls. The reader will discover how an instrument created by teenage boys, descendants of African slaves, became a world musical phenomena. Steel Drums and Steelbands is the ideal introduction to the steel drum, steelbands, and their history.
Every new student of the Cycle of Fifths lead steel drum /pan should begin with this simple and insightful instruction book. The Lead steel drum /pan is completely de-mystified in four easy sessions. Twelve key exercises and drills with guided sticking will help you gain full facility around the instrument in the shortest possible time. Begin the fun of playing tunes immediately!
A complete method for learning to play lead steel drum. World-renowned steel drum artist Othello Molineaux has developed a concise method for the novice or experienced musician. Perfect for individual study or classroom use, this method comes complete with an accompaniment CD and a full-size practice poster.
A mysterious man appears in Harlem and promises to rid the city of its rats by playing the steel pan drum, in a retelling of The Pied Piper of Hamelin set during the Harlem Renaissance. By the illustrator of the Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor Book, Almost to Freedom.
Go behind the scenes and learn how craftsman Glenn Rowsey makes one-of-a-kind steel drums by hand with this nonfiction book that’s full of photographs and illustrations about his process. Tap-happy Glenn was inspired and taught by the Father of the Modern Steel Drum, Ellie Mannette. This book gives a step-by-step glimpse at Glenn’s creative process for making and tuning pans—from start to finish—with love and care. It also features a timeline and history detailing how the passion of generations of determined people from Trinidad gave birth to this percussion instrument. Charts, infographics, and bold photographs will inspire kids to make their own objects by hand.
(Steel Pan). The Hal Leonard Steelpan Method is designed for anyone just learning to play the steelpan. This easy-to-use beginner's guide takes you through the basics of the instrument and its technique. The accompanying audio includes demonstration tracks for all the examples in the book. It covers: stance * holding the mallets * types of strokes * tone production and volume control * stickings * rolls * scales * calypsos * many songs and exercises * basic music reading * steelpan anatomy and maintenance * steelpan history * and more.
Hollie lives in Trinidad with her Tanty Millie. Hollie's parents live in Canada, and when they bring her to Canada to live with them, Hollie must get used to a new country. Grades K-3.
In 1942, drummer Viola Smith sent shock waves through the jazz world by claiming in Down Beat magazine that “hep girls” could sit in on any jam session and hold their own. In Women Drummers: A History from Rock and Jazz to Blues and Country, Angela Smith takes Viola at her word, offering a comprehensive look at the world of professional drumming and the women who had the courage and chops to break the barriers of this all-too-male field. Combining archival research with personal interviews of more than fifty female drummers representing more than eight decades in music history, Smith paints a vivid picture of their struggles to overcome discrimination—not only as professional musicians but in other parts of their lives. Women Drummers outlines the evolution of female drumming from pre-biblical times when women held important leadership roles to their silencing by the church during the Middle Ages to spearheading the fight for women’s rights in the modern era. The stories and personal accounts of female drummers who bucked tradition and societal norms are told against the backdrop of the times in which they performed and the genres they represented, from rock and jazz to blues and country. Although women have proven time and time again that they can more than hold their own against their male counterparts, female drummers not only remain a minority, but their contributions have been obscured by the traditional chauvinistic attitudes in the music business and gender stereotypes that surround the drum itself as a “male” instrument. Women Drummers takes a major step forward in undoing this misconception by acknowledging the talent, contribution, and growing power of women drummers in today’s music environment.
Leroy Harper Easiest Tongue Drum Songbook Ever! 100 Songs for Tongue Drum. 100% note-free! If you want to play popular songs on your Tongue Drum without having to read music, this book's for you. The Easiest Tongue Drum Songbook Ever! is full of songs-but 100% note-free. Playing by tongue drum tablature, you'll have mastered your first song after just a few minutes-without having read a single note! All you need is a tongue drum (8, 11 or 13 tongue diatonic model) and you'll soon be playing Amazing grace, Camptown races, Oh Susannah, When the saints go marchin' in and dozens of other popular songs. Chord symbols and chord diagrams for guitar are included so your friends can join in the fun. Songs: 1. Ah, vous dirai-je, maman 2. All the good times are past and gone 3. Amazing grace 4. A-tisket, a-tasket 5. Auld lang syne 6. Away in a manger 7. Baa, baa, black sheep 8. Banks of Sacramento 9. Banks of the Ohio 10. Beautiful brown eyes 11. Billy the Kid 12. Boil them cabbage down 13. Brahms' Lullaby 14. Buffalo Gals 15. Camptown Races 16. Cape Cod girls 17. Christ was born on Christmas Day 18. Cock a doodle doo 19. Colorado trail 20. Come, Thou fount of every blessing 21. Cotton-eyed Joe 22. Crawdad song 23. Cumberland Gap 24. Deck the halls 25. Don't this road look rough and rocky 26. Down by the riverside 27. Down by the station 28. Finnegan's wake 29. Foggy mountain top 30. Git along little dogies 31. Give me that old time religion 32. Goin' across the mountain 33. Good night, Ladies 34. Go, tell it on the mountain 35. Hark! The herald angels sing 36. He's got the whole world in His hands 37. Hickety, pickety, my black hen 38. Hickory dickory dock 39. Home! Sweet home 40. House of the Rising Sun 41. How firm a foundation 42. Humpty Dumpty 43. Hush, little baby 44. In the bleak midwinter 45. Itsy-bitsy-spider 46. Jesu, joy of man's desiring 47. Jingle bells 48. John Brown's Body 49. Jolly good fellow 50. Joy to the world 51. Kum ba yah 52. Lavender's blue 53. Little brown jug 54. London Bridge is falling down 55. Long journey home 56. Mama don't 'low 57. Mary had a little lamb 58. Michael, row the boat ashore 59. Midnight on the stormy deep 60. My Bonnie lies over the ocean 61. My home's across the smoky mountains 62. Nobody knows the trouble 63. Ode to joy 64. Oh! Susanna 65. Old folks at home 66. Old MacDonald had a farm 67. One elephant went out 68. On top of Old Smokey 69. Over in the meadow 70. Over the river and through the woods 71. Poor Paddy works on the railway 72. Pop! Goes the weasel 73. Ring around the rosy 74. Roll in my sweet baby's arms 75. Row, row, row your boat 76. Rub-a-dub-dub 77. Scarborough Fair 78. Shenandoah 79. Shortnin' bread 80. Silent night 81. Sleep, baby, sleep 82. Still, still, still 83. Swing low, sweet chariot 84. The alphabet song 85. The bear went over the mountain 86. The boar's head carol 87. The farmer in the dell 88. The first Noel 89. The last rose of summer 90. The Minstrel Boy 91. The wild rover 92. This old man 93. Tom Dooley 94. Twinkle, twinkle, little Star 95. Up on the housetop 96. Way down the old plank road 97. Wee Willie Winkie 98. What shall we do with the drunken sailor 99. When the saints go marchin' in 100. Will the circle be unbroken
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