History and Performance of the Steel Band

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In this course students will participate in both seminar and ensemble sessions. In the seminar portion of the course, classes will consist of discussion of reading and listening materials that will detail the cultural and political circumstances that created the space for steel pan culture to develop in Trinidad and Tobago during the 20th century. Students will also participate in learning the steel pan art form through traditional rote learning methods, as well as standard notation arrangements.