Archive for the 'Steel Drums' Category

New Jumbie Pans a Resounding Hit

May 8th, 2010

We are excited to announce that we have 3 new ‘Jumbie Jam’ pans to add to our steel drum set.  These were purchased through various steel pan fundraising events and arrived on island with David Gettes, our steel drum tuner, last week.
The Jumbie Jams are superb beginner steel drums, with a really high quality sound, [...]

Our Steel Drums Sound Sweet Again!

May 3rd, 2010

If you were not aware, our steel drums have been in need of tuning for some time and David Gettes has been down this week from Philadelphia to tune them for us.  David learned to play and tune steel drums with some of the best tuners in Trinidad.  He is an excellent steel pan [...]

Play the Steel Drums Online!

January 23rd, 2010

The steel drums are a much loved part of our school.  We currently have two after school steel band clubs.  In the club, the children learn how to play the drums and play tunes together.  They often practise during their playtimes and lunchtimes.  We have found some digital steel drums that you can play on [...]

Our Steel Band at Fool’s Regatta

June 30th, 2009

Our Junior and Senior Band entertained the crowd at the Fool’s Regatta with the caribbean sounds of the steel drums.  This was the first public performance for the Junior Band, who have only just started playing together this term.  As always, we were very happy to play at this annual community event and have been [...]