SMI Steel Drum Camp
June 15–20, 2008
Due to unexpected low enrollment, the SMI staff regrets to announce that we must cancel the SMI Steel Drum Camp, June 15–20. SMI staff will be contacting the individual campers by phone.
Improvisation is part of what makes steel drum music a creative, interactive musical experience. This summer you have the opportunity to experience music of the Carribean islands in traditional styles (soca, regae and calypso) as well as Western art music styles.
This camp will feature intensive small group and full steel band experiences. Various forms of classroom study will introduce the student to the craft of improvisation as an element of performing steel drum repertoire, the history of the steel drum and the construction of these instruments. Students will have the opportunity to learn all of the drums as well as drum set and other “engine room” percussion instruments.
Questions? Contact Bryan Stanbridge at (419) 372-1007 or email at bryanss@bgsu.edu.
This camp is partially sponsored by Pro-Mark, makers of high-quality sticks and mallets.
| Tentative Schedule | |
|---|---|
| 9:00 a.m. | Lecture/Demo |
| 9:30 a.m. | Steel Drum History |
| 10:30 a.m. | Ensemble Rehearsal I |
| 11:30 a.m. | Lunch |
| 1:00 p.m. | The Engine Room |
| 2:00 p.m. | Improvisation/Solo Technique |
| 3:00 p.m. | Recreation Time |
| 5:00 p.m. | Dinner |
| 6:30 p.m. | Ensemble Rehearsal II |
| 8:00 p.m. | Evening Concert/Master Classes |
Meet the Faculty
Bryan Stanbridge, camp director, steel drums coordinator, instructor of steel drums.
Special Guest
Dr. Chris Tanner, Miami University (Ohio), founder and director of the Miami University Steel Band. He first became interested in world music as an undergraduate student at West Virginia University, where he studied steel pan performance and construction with Ellie Mannette, an internationally recognized leader in the construction and tuning of steel drum instruments, and African percussion with Phil Faini.
In the steel band idiom, Tanner is active as a performer, educator and composer/arranger. He has served as a guest clinician or performing artist at numerous festivals, workshops, high schools and universities. He is a seven-time commissioned composer/arranger, and his works are published through both Pan Ramajay Productions and Panyard, Inc.