Tiger Steel Ensemble (Steel Pan Drum Ensemble)

Catalog description

This course is designed for beginning musicians who wish to study the fundamentals of music and performance through the performance and practice of steel pan drums which originate from Trinidad and Tobago. The instructor/band director will instruct students using both western music and Caribbean musical pedagogies. Students will study the cultural, social, and political contexts in which this Caribbean music tradition is played. This will include an introduction to the history and development of the instrument from its roots in Africa to its construction out of discarded oil barrels, to its modern form and practice. No prior instruction or background in this music is required.