1/24/2016

Music Enthusiast Should Consider Playing A Tune On A Steel Pan Music

By Joshua Reed


School competitions are coming up and this year you want to participate in a music festival. You found out that almost all kinds of known instruments have been taken. And you wonder what kind of unique instrument you will play to impress the school.

For many oppressed races music was a form of escape. It helped people to cope with difficult and stressful situations placed on them by authoritative figures. That is why many cultures developed their musical instruments to accompany them like the Trinidad steel pan music.

This instrument appeared during a time when French planters move to Trinidad during the 1789 French revolution, and with them came the slaves to work in their fields. Since the slaves could not participate in the local carnival festival they made their own version called canboulay. But by 1880 these were band due to the riots that emerge from these.

Today these are made through molding it into a shape similar to a bowl with the aid of air pressure or hammers. Then on the surface note patterns are marked after which it is tempered and initial tuning happens. In this step the tuning of the drum is improved, and often uses a strobe tuner.

There are at least 14 known instruments such like the ping pong having a pitch around soprano. This was conceptualized by Winston Simon, but most of the instruments found were made by Ellie Mannette. Who created invader lead, double second, quadduet, tripple guitar, cello, tenor bass, and six bass.

These were made with sheet metal. The thickness range between 0.8 and 1.5 mm, but in tradition it was made from barrels used to contain oil and other substances. Today most makers use other types of materials apart from steel containers. Creating the drum begins by using a bowl shaped called sinking to mold the sheet metal.

Every good musician must learn how to play an instrument correctly. Because it helps them play the tunes precisely and produce the best music for the audience to appreciate, but knowing the right position and handling as well as the care of an instrument can improve the usage over time. Starting with position most players stand with feet shoulder wide apart, so that body weight can be distributed evenly.

A good way to become an efficient player is to practice proper positioning. This means that the best sounds produced stem from good posture and correct body movements. The hands are essential in this so it must be place nearest to the surface of the drum.

While the body should be four to five inches away from the skirt of the steel pan. This allows the musician to lean or pivot during play and will also help them bend their knees a little especially when reaching for hard to reach notes. There are other kinds of pans available such as the mid range and background types where the same positioning are used but the difference here is that the body must be allowed to move and never touch the drum.




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