steel drum

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• The teacher in one middle school program remarked, "The steel drum ensemble shows cultural diversity and the students learn about music from another culture."

  Academic text (2008)

• During our visit to Trinidad, we watched a talented musician perform on the steel drum at a local restaurant.

• Originally, the steel drums were a symbol of the poor people of the port of Spain.

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• Recently, steel drum programs have begun to emerge at high schools across the country.

  Academic text (2008)

• A trip to the Caribbean might spark an interest in the steel drum ensemble.

  Academic text (2009)

• Steel drum ensembles promote multicultural music education and attract a wide range of students.

  Academic text (2008)

• Trinidadian steel drums, or pan ensembles, are a popular music elective for students from upper elementary school onward.

  Academic text (2002)

• By 2001, one North American pan tuner ascertained that there were over 650 university and public school steel drum ensembles in his files alone.

  Academic text (2008)

• At the high school level, students can benefit from learning the many international musical styles and rhythms often associated with steel drums, including soca, calypso, reggae, and a broad scope of Latin music, in a performing context that allows for an in-depth exploration of these varying genres.

  Academic text (2008)

• At the festival, the lively sounds of the steel drum filled the air, drawing people towards the stage.

Synonyms

D

drum

vssteel drum

275 1.0

A hollow cylinder with a tight skin that you hit to make a beat

is made from a metal oil container with tuned flattened areas for tones

P

percussion instrument

vssteel drum

3 3.3

A thing you hit, shake, or scrape to make sound in music

is a metal instrument with tuned flattened areas struck to make different tones

How Low

bass drum

• Specialized

5 3.0

steel drum

2 3.9

tenor drum

4.8

Surface Forms

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Etymology