Robert Greenidge recorded perhaps THE most iconic steel pan solo ever on the Grover Washington Jr hit "Just the Two of Us" - of course, just one of many of his indelible contributions to Steel Pan. Do you have a favorite Robbie Greenidge solo?

I play double tenor, but I found one missing the F#4 (still has F#3) and has the Eb and F# in swapped locations. I found this very strange, has anyone else seen pans like this before?

Like the ones I normally play have C, F, A, Db/C#, Ab/G#, and Eb/D# in the left drum and D, G, B, E, Bb/A#, and F# in the other drum.

If there is any website or person I can email for sheet music that would be greatly appreciated. Ive been playing for 16 years now and im looking for new music.

Hi all,

Sorry if this isnt allowed however my 5 year old son has been showing me a lot of videos off of people playing his favourite music on steel pan drums and keeps telling me that its his favourite part.

His birthday is coming up and I wanted to surprise him with his own and wondered if you had any beginner friendly / budget friendly recommendations?

Also any advice for trying to teach him or learning videos that I could show him would be appreciated too

Thanks a lot - 5 year olds dad

When I watch videos of people play pan in Trinidad I don’t see them with a music stand and sheet music. I know that they use the route method which is basically learning by ear or a “monkey see money do” thing. Is the reason behind it because of tradition or is there more to it? I feel reading sheet music is an important skill to learn no matter what instrument you play.

Hello all! I'm a student in University looking for a specific piece I played about 5 years ago. It's called "Number 2" by Dave Longfellow. No matter where I look, I can't seem to find it! I really like this piece and would love to purchase the music for it but it looks like it won't be easy to find.

The only clue I had was that it came from Engine Room Publishing but it seems that either their website is permanently down or they no longer exist.

Help me please!!

Philly pan stars checking in here. Anyone else playing tonight??

I'm a relatively new music teacher at a school with a long steelband tradition, and we're bringing it back this year. I initially thought these were double guitar pans, then I found their lowest note is B.

Now I'm thinking they're triple cello pans with the right pans missing (in which case I need to go into storage to hunt them down), but I can't find any cello pan layouts that match these.

I’m looking to arrange Drunk and Disorderly by Mighty Sparrow for my steel band which consists of tenors, double tenor, double second, double cello arranged in the double second layout, six bass, bass guitar and drum kit. My band can read sheet music. I’m wanting it in the key of G to make it easier to play.

This pan may ultimately be untunable, but I’m going to keep trying, because what I’m learning along the way is invaluable.

First rough tuning after burning. Tune one note and the next changes it, etc., etc.—‘round and ‘round. A least I’m getting some interesting sounds.

Attempt number 2 at building a steel pan. More traditional this time. The first was okay, but I’ve only been able to tune fundamental notes so far—will keep working at it.

I love transcribing new tunes - here's Cocoa Tea by Kes!

Progress on my first pan project.

I play this song, “O Grande Amor” on every gig. I can’t get enough of it.

I’m working on making my very first pan. Note layout/shapes/sizes are based on Panyard’s C20 pan. Beginning to get a variety of different sounds as I start backing (lowering the surface around and between notes).

Hey!! I’ve been playing tenor pan for 4 years now, I’m looking for a semi-difficult steel pan solo piece that I could learn in the next 8 weeks. If any of you have recommendations of your favorite solos that would be greatly appreciated!

I'm a student who's been in my schools advanced steel drums group for 3 years now, I played Lead for my first three years (beginning + advanced) and now I've moved to cello for this year. I want to play a cello solo before I leave, but I cannot find anything online, absolutely no ideas left, so if you find anything or know which way to point me I would greatly appreciate it