Percussionist and Teaching Artist TED CANNING, a native of Cleveland, Ohio, has done extensive freelance work in the northeast United States performing classical music, theater, big band and jazz, and has presented performances, workshops and residencies in schools throughout Western New York and Pennsylvania. Ted has used music to teach fundamental curriculum skills such as math, language skills, social studies, history and science, illuminating concepts to students and opening doors to other styles of learning. He performs on the steel drum here in the US as well as in Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean. Ted now leads the Panloco Steelband, and the “Steel Alchemy” Community Steelband. He performs with the Trinidad and Tobago Steelband, and has performed with “pan” players from Trinidad and around the world.