Steel Drum Lessons

Steel Drum Lessons

Steel Drum Lessons are a great option for kids, adults, and musical beginners of most any age. The instrument can be taught without sheet music and relies on muscle memory and and repetition. Learning about the steel drum is a very unique cultural lesson and not only offers historical and modern day relevance, but highlights this very enjoyable musical style. We are also now excited to offer one on one lessons with our pros in drum set, steel drums, and classical percussion! Lessons at our studios start at $55 per hour and $35 per half hour. Lessons at your location start at $65 (depending on commute).

We are also very excited to be offering Steel Band Rehearsals at our Denver Studio! This is the highest level of the Steel Pan experience and we’ve got all the pieces in place to teach people to play in a steel band. Our studio has a full set of pans including 6 Bass, Tenor Bass, Triple Cello, Double Guitar, Double Tenor, Double Seconds and Tenor pans for students to play. All are quality instruments that have been tuned by the pros and collected over the years with this goal in mind. For more info on the builders of our drums, visit the Media Page. Check out info for our Summer 2023 Workshop session below:

Lessons and Steel Band Classes take place at our Denver Studio:

2171 S Trenton Way, Suite 111, Denver, CO 80231

Sign Up Now For Classes!

Pan Association Summer 2023 Workshop Session: $360

• Dates: August 17th –  August 20th, 2023
• Morning and Afternoon rehearsals at Denver Studio
• Open to ages 12+
• Great for Any Level of Musical Experience
• Instrument Rental Included with Registration (first come first served)
• Includes Pan Playing exercise and study packet
• Sheet Music will be available Starting August 1st
• Email contact@panassociation.com to sign up

Workshop Schedule:

Thursday and Friday 8/17 & 8/18

9:00 – 11:30 AM – Rehearsal

11:30 AM – 1:00 PM – Lunch Break

1:00 PM – 3:30 PM – Rehearsal

Saturday 8/19

9:00 – 10:00 AM – Open practice time (optional)

10:00 AM – 12:00 PM – Rehearsal

12:00 – 1:30 PM – Lunch Break

1:30 – 4:00 PM – Rehearsal

Sunday 8/20

10:00 AM – 12:00 PM – Rehearsal

12:00 – 2:00 PM – Lunch Break/Setup

2:00 – 4:00 PM – Final Performance

 

Wednesday Walk-ins: $55/hour

• Open throughout 2023
• Schedule time between 5:00 – 8:30 PM at Denver Studio
• Open to ages 10 and above
• Great for Any Level of Musical Experience
• Email contact@panassociation.com to sign up

Online Content: Details Coming Soon

Drum Set and Classical Percussion Lessons

We’re all drummers at heart. Studying the art of hitting stuff is a special pleasure, and a worthwhile pursuit for any kind of person out there. Expand your coordination and musical understanding with some drum set lessons! For those of you studying classical percussion, our pan professionals are also well versed in percussion instruction on snare drum, timpani, mallets, and auxiliary percussion. This stuff is good for your brain, challenging and full of depth, but most of all, FUN!

Online Steel Drum Lessons

We are super excited to now offer steel drum lessons online! This incredibly versatile instrument fits perfectly for the beginning musician because of its ease of use, and offers an immediate reward for players young and old. Conversely, our pan professionals can teach you if you’re an experienced pan player looking to add a new wrinkle to your playing, or an established musician who wants to learn to play a completely new and unique instrument. Reach out to contact@panassociation.com to schedule an online lesson

We offer the following online classes:

Professional Pan:

This is an expansion of “The Gigging Pan Player’s Handbook” blog series, and includes concepts related to advanced recording techniques, extensive repertoire suggestions and resources, marketing tools and tips, and much more. Any student that is learning pan in a steel band or solo should consider owning their own drum for gigging purposes!