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CROSS CURRICULUM
• History of the steel pan and music in Trinidad
including:
- Slavery and slave trade.
- Outlawing of African drums and music.
- Creation and banning of tamboo-bamboo.
- Alexander's Ragtime Band.
- Winston "Spree" Simon (little pans, convex pans).
- Ellie Mannette (55 gallon oil drum, concave drums, US
Navy Base/WW II).
SONGS
Mary Ann (Traditional Trinidad
Folk Song)
Listening to and describing audio recordings of
panorama style steel bands, Andy Narell, and Liam Teague.
Listen to and describe a live steel pan performance of "Rain
Drops" by Liam Teague performed by Mr. Anderson.
EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES
• Students will learn the history and the
development of the steel pan in Trinidad. Students will also learn
to play the steel drum with correct mallet choice and technique.
ICCSD BENCHMARKS
• Review previous rhtyhms (specifically quarter,
paired eights, half rest).
• Experience I, and V chords through performance.
• Experience the sounds of multicultural instruments in
context.
NATIONAL STANDARDS
2) Performing on instruments, alone and with others,
a varied repertoire of music.
5) Reading and notating music.
6) Listening to, analyzing, and describing music.
7) Evaluating music and music performances.
8) Understanding relationships between music, the other arts,
and disciplines outside the arts.
9) Understanding music in relation to history and culture.
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