Steel Pan Blueprint For Success (Rough Draft Edit)

Hey George,

This is a very good draft for the concerns expressed. It reminds me of some ideas that I was playing around in my head to help stop the exploitation of the average steelpan/drum player(s). You have done well and you've put great effort into this draft and I appreciate it. I believe some of us could bring a variety of skills-set that could leverage the masses of steelpan/drum players and embrace a philosophy of caring and sharing for the preservation of the players. The instrument could take care of itself and even the existing hierarchy or builders, tuners, arrangers, leaders and owners. They have already been taking care of their business and now it's time to focus on the players. Firstly, every players should invest in purchasing their own instrument(s) as professional musicians should, and maintain it, meaning it is properly tuned and the physical aesthetics are showing a worthy presentation. However, for those who do not want to own their instrument, but prefer to use the company's/steelband's should be granted a reasonable stipend for their efforts but not a salary. When professional musicians show up to play, then the owners/leaders are compelled to respect them by providing the right compensation for the time invested for practice and performance.

The question is this, if players are free-loading on the company's/steelband's instruments why do they expect to be paid a wage for practicing and performing? The larger groups of instruments like the background pans could be the only pans the company/steelband supplies that would require compensation on a fair basis comparable to the individuals who own a well tuned instrument. By the way, the 21st century steelpan/drum playing community should be re-educated to college level for sustainable human resources for the global steelpan/drum community.

For those that like unnecessary arguments, please understand that this is a discussion, not a conclusion. Do not attack this person or the idea, but added with intellectual content that would stimulate well articulated ideas for the players of steelpan/drum. In regards to those persons who are interested in the proper education for steelpan/drum community development process, let us take the discussion privately first, then bring it back to this domain for additional discussions.

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Pan'tum - The Ghost Who Talks October 20, 2013 at 4:11pm

See the attached file. Ghost.

Steel Pan Blueprint For Success 2013.doc
- Cecil hinkson > Pan'tum - The Ghost Who Talks October 20, 2013 at 4:37pm
  
  George, you should put up a section of the Blueprint every month on the forum, this way members will remember that there is such a document and also open it up for discussion. Just an idea.
  - Pan'tum - The Ghost Who Talks > Cecil hinkson October 21, 2013 at 12:56pm
    
    Cecil, thanks for the suggestion...I think I will. Ghost.
Lennox Borel March 31, 2011 at 12:46pm

Jack is the quintessential tuner. I still have a tenor pan that he tuned in the fifties. It is a cherished masterpiece.

Lennox Borel
MC Joseph March 25, 2011 at 11:34pm

Hey George,

This is a very good draft for the concerns expressed. It reminds me of some ideas that I was playing around in my head to help stop the exploitation of the average steelpan/drum player(s). You have done well and you've put great effort into this draft and I appreciate it. I believe some of us could bring a variety of skills-set that could leverage the masses of steelpan/drum players and embrace a philosophy of caring and sharing for the preservation of the players. The instrument could take care of itself and even the existing hierarchy or builders, tuners, arrangers, leaders and owners. They have already been taking care of their business and now it's time to focus on the players. Firstly, every players should invest in purchasing their own instrument(s) as professional musicians should, and maintain it, meaning it is properly tuned and the physical aesthetics are showing a worthy presentation. However, for those who do not want to own their instrument, but prefer to use the company's/steelband's should be granted a reasonable stipend for their efforts but not a salary. When professional musicians show up to play, then the owners/leaders are compelled to respect them by providing the right compensation for the time invested for practice and performance.

The question is this, if players are free-loading on the company's/steelband's instruments why do they expect to be paid a wage for practicing and performing? The larger groups of instruments like the background pans could be the only pans the company/steelband supplies that would require compensation on a fair basis comparable to the individuals who own a well tuned instrument. By the way, the 21st century steelpan/drum playing community should be re-educated to college level for sustainable human resources for the global steelpan/drum community.

For those that like unnecessary arguments, please understand that this is a discussion, not a conclusion. Do not attack this person or the idea, but added with intellectual content that would stimulate well articulated ideas for the players of steelpan/drum. In regards to those persons who are interested in the proper education for steelpan/drum community development process, let us take the discussion privately first, then bring it back to this domain for additional discussions.

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