STEEL PAN LESSON - Introduction to Steel Pan: Note Configuration, C Scale & Double Stops

[@efrainadorno157]

Muchas Gracias .ay método de steel Drums en partitura musical

[@Mich2kDrums]

Excellent starter tutorial! I've been waiting for a series like this. Looking forward to the next installments :D

[@rosalindrabess3280]

lovely introduction

[@jaimecyd6315]

Thank you so much for this, like!

[@shirleypersaud6099]

Hi I have a spider pan and I would like to learn to play it properly. Can you help me with teaching videos?

[@CotePercussion]

Hi Shirley - thanks for asking! I do have a few other videos featuring beginner ideas on pan, but I've also done some live lessons on video. Send an email to [e-mail] and we can chat more. Thanks!

[@ldl1704]

Where is the best place to buy? Where did you get yours? Thank you

[@CotePercussion]

I have Ellie Mannette pans handcrafted by Ellie before he passed. My instruments are maintained exclusively by one of his apprentices, Chanler Bailey. Chanler is a builder, and is currently working on my next pan. Steel pans take time to build, and each instrument is unique to it's builder and process. While you can get cheaper pans that are readily available to start up on, most pannists prefer chromed pans. There are some available from time to time on trading sites and marketplace pages. If you know a pannist, have a chat about this process with them so you don't end up with the wrong instrument. Obviously availability and budget will come into play, but it really helps to figure out a builder that you trust and want to work with to create your sound. I wish you the best, and hope you find a great instrument!

[@hatshepsutkhemramukisa4171]

Who taught you to play our pan.

[@CotePercussion]

Thank you for asking a great question! I studied music in college, but haven't actually had any formal instruction on steel pan. I'm sure I would have learned better with complete immersion into the culture! I had a brief encounter playing in a steel band at college, which was a little bit "trial by fire," and was blessed with a chance to try out 6-bass, cellos, double seconds, a leads for a few songs each. To be fair, I wasn't good at any of them. About 4 years later, I wanted to give it another try, so I picked up my own instrument and spent 5 hours a day learning scales, simple songs, and after 90 days of seclusion and focus, I played a 1 hour gig at a local nursing home. From there, I haven't looked back, and I try to get a little better every day!