The weather might be cold outside but school goers on Scilly are turning up the heat. Children on the St Mary’s have swapped recorders and keyboards for something a little more tropical.
A selection of steel drums have been sent to the Five Islands School by a Penzance based company “pantech”. The idea was inspired by Cape Cornwall’s large and successful steel band “Hammered Steel”.
Education spokesman Joel Williams told Scilly News ‘I hope we can find funding to send our groups over to their band and have some of their people over here to play so we can form a musical partnership.?
‘The drums have been very successful so far with the school using them a lot.?
It’s not just school children who are having a go an adults evening class is on the way. The playgroup have also swapped crayons for drumsticks and taken a turn.
Joel went on to say ‘I think the sound created by the drums is really suited to the islands relaxed atmosphere and enables all people in the community to try a different type of music making experience.?