Piano Guidance
Piano Guidance
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In 1877, the ruling British government banned the drums in an effort to suppress the prominent African culture. Bamboo tubes, called tamboo bamboo, replaced the hand drums, as they produced similar sounds when they hit the ground.
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Read More »Steelpans, sometimes referred to as steel drums, were popularized on the Caribbean island of Trinidad in the 1930s, but the history of the instrument can be traced back to the 1700s. It was during this time that Africans were brought to the island as slaves by the French. African drums came to be a big presence during annual carnival festivities. After emancipation in 1834, and the celebrations grew. In 1877, the ruling British government banned the drums in an effort to suppress the prominent African culture. Bamboo tubes, called tamboo bamboo, replaced the hand drums, as they produced similar sounds when they hit the ground. Bands using tamboo bamboo and other non-traditional instruments like scrap metal, graters and dustbins were formed. The bamboo tubes were also banned in 1934, and were later replaced by the metal instruments that would become an icon of Trinidadian music.
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Read More »Winston “Spree” Simon created the “melody pan” which carried eight pitches. It was the first pan that could play an entire melody. Ellie Mannette was the first to wrap the playing sticks with rubber, which softened the sound and refined the tone. He was also the first to make a concave steelpan, allowing for more pitches on the playing surface. Anthony Williams invented the “spider web pan,” a version that now the most popular and accepted design for tenor (lead) pans. Williams is one of the first in steel pan history to use large 55 gallon drums, which are still used today. Bertie Marshall created the double tenor pan. Recognizing the effects of the sun on steelpans, he was the first to place canopies over the instruments when outdoors. Michelle Huggins Watts is the only female arranger to win the Trinidad’s prestigious Panorama competition with her band, Valley Harps. Women didn’t start playing the steelpan until the late 1970s.
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