Acappella Steel Band Workshops

What do we provide?

We provide one or two instructors (fully checked & cleared by the CRB disclosure process) to deliver a tailor made workshop on your premises, using genuine hand made Caribbean steel pans.

No previous musical experience is needed.

•  A tailor made session to suit your requirements

•  Adaptation to suit all abilities within the group

•  An equal opportunity to play and learn as a team

•  A diverse music session

Our workshops are suitable for groups of adults, groups of children (Key stage 2 and above) and even groups of mixed ages and abilities.

Click here for corporate style workshops where we provide a non threatening environment within which a group of people can come and work together as a team “on a level playing field” and enjoy a rewarding, harmonious experience of making music together.

Click here for  education / school style  workshops  where in addition to the hands on musical part of the workshops, we can provide a presentation to discover the diverse history behind the steel pan (links to slavery and world war 2), how they are made and how the different instruments interrelate within a steel band.

Click here for clubs and societies  that are looking for an  activity to try from another culture that is fun and also a rewarding learning experience.

Why Steel Pans?

The steel pan is one of the most motivating and energising instruments to be invented in our lifetime. In fact it is often described as the only new acoustic instrument (not electronic) to have been invented during the 20th century. In general, people are immediately attracted by the distinctive sound of these unique instruments which makes them an ideal tool for use in a music workshop, where most people will be starting on a equal basis, having never played a steel pan before.

We have developed a large repertoire of arrangements for Steel Pans, the majority of which can be performed as simple melodies and/or a mixture of more complex sequences. This enables us to be responsive to the overall needs of a group whilst exploring and challenging the skills of individual players.

These arrangements are taught without music, encouraging the players to actively listen, play by ear and recognise musical patterns. This aural method is the traditional way to learn to play Steel Pans and enables almost anyone to have a positive experience whilst playing a musical instrument, regardless of their previous knowledge of music.

Click here to contact us to discuss your exact requirements or phone 01777 872066