Co-published by MENC: The National Association for Music Education, The Steel Band Game Plan: Strategies for Starting, Building, and Maintaining Your Pan Program is the first comprehensive resource devoted to steel band pedagogy. It is a must-have for anyone involved in the steel band idiom today. Written primarily for educators, The Steel Band Game Plan addresses a wide variety of topics, including instrumentation, personnel, basic pan technique, repertoire, and rehearsal strategies.
Co-published by MENC: The National Association for Music Education, The Steel Band Game Plan: Strategies for Starting, Building, and Maintaining Your Pan Program is the first comprehensive resource devoted to steel band pedagogy. It is a must-have for anyone involved in the steel band idiom today. Written primarily for educators, The Steel Band Game Plan addresses a wide variety of topics, including instrumentation, personnel, basic pan technique, repertoire, and rehearsal strategies.
Chris Tanner is the founder and director of the Miami University (Ohio) Steel Band. He is a published composer through Pan Ramajay Productions, and he has appeared as a guest clinician and performing artist with collegiate and high school steel bands throughout the United States.
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Chapter 1 What Is Pan? Chapter 2 Purchasing Instruments for Your Steel Band Chapter 3 The Five Most Common Instrument Types Chapter 4 Developing Your Steel Band's Instrumentation Chapter 5 Personnel Chapter 6 Repertoire Chapter 7 Basic Pan Technique Chapter 8 The Engine Room Chapter 9 Rehearsals and Performances Chapter 10 Appendix A: Suggested Reading Chapter 11 Appendix B: Suggested Listening Chapter 12 Appendix C: Suggested Resources