Steel Band
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Track 5 from Saydisc "Percussion Around the World" - notes from Maureen Hanke.
Euphoria is a piece of music from the Caribbean. It is played by a traditional steel band. Each instrument is made from a 55 gallon oil drum and is called a 'pan'. The top of the oil drum is hammered and beaten to create a concave shape and marked into sections that correspond to specific pitches. The top, when complete, is removed from the drum at a depth which will determine the instruments' over all pitch: a tenor pan, a guitar pan or a bass pan.
(In a music session listen to tracks 5 and 6 and list the similarities and differences of both pieces)
Official classification: Percussion, Timbre, Sequence, Audio, Key Stage 3, Caribbean, Caribbean, Steel Band, Saydisc Records, Saydisc/Charanga World Music
Track 6 from Saydisc "Percussion Around the World" - notes from Maureen Hanke.
'Asi el Acero' is a contemporary piece of Caribbean music for a solo tenor steel pan. A steel pan is made from a 55 gallon oil drum. The top of the oil drum is hammered and beaten to create a concave shape and marked into sections that correspond to specific pitches. The top, when complete, is removed from the drum at a depth which will determine the instrument's over all pitch.
( in a music session listen to tracks 5 and 6 and list the similarities and differences of both pieces)
Official classification: Percussion, Timbre, Audio, Key Stage 3, Steel Band, Fusion, Saydisc Records, Saydisc/Charanga World Music
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