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Lakeville South High School
DAVID YUNDI
In this one-minute video, guest educator David Yundi teaches high school students during Pan Outreach’s November 2023 residency at Lakeville South High School. A native of Trinidad and Tobago, Mr. Yundi helped students refine their mallet technique while sharing stories about Caribbean steel pan culture. Students were "wowed" when Yundi composed and played an impromptu solo on double seconds. David Yundi is pursuing a master's degree at Northern Illinois University School of Music. The steel pan studies program at NIU is one of the most respected in the world, offering bachelor’s and master’s degrees in music with a steel pan emphasis. For the past three years, Pan Outreach has provided NIU’s master’s candidates with paid opportunities to hone their instructional skills as guest educators for our high-school residencies. Ray Holman. “My Band”. Tribute to Ray Holman: Steelbands of Trinidad and Tobago, Ramajay Productions, 1994, track 2.
Mr. Lance Teaches Lead Pan to 8th Graders
Mr Lance
In this 21-second video, teaching artist Lance Pollonais, a gigging percussionist originally from Trinidad & Tobago, breaks down the lead part of "Blinding Lights" at Loveworks Academy. This group of 8th graders are members of the Loveworks drumline. In order to connect with his drumline students, Mr. Lance speaks the language of percussion by connecting the beats to the color-coded notes on the lead pan. The Weeknd, Max Martin and Oscar Holter. “Blinding Lights.” After Hours, XO and Republic Records, 2020, track 9.
Students and Teaching Artists Groove to "Blinding Lights"
LANCE POLLONAIS
In this 33-second video, teaching artist Lance Pollonais plays lead pan alongside students as they groove to the beat set by Jeremy Kunkel on the drum set. Several students are inspired by Mr. Lance, who always moves his body to the music. The ability to groove with the music makes this art form more accessible to naturally wiggly middle school students. In this instructional technique developed for older students, teaching artists are playing in an ensemble *with* students rather than *teaching to* students. The Weeknd, Max Martin and Oscar Holter. “Blinding Lights.” After Hours, XO and Republic Records, 2020, track 9.
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