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The Introductory Steel Pan Course
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36 students

The Introductory Steel Pan Course

Learn to Play the Tenor Pan
Last updated 12/2020
English
English

What you'll learn

  • Students will learn five calypsos, in so doing they will acquire playing skills that are transferable to the steel pan instrument.
  • Students will practice the scales and broken chords relevant to the melodies.
  • Students will develop their familiarity with the rhythms of calypso music.
  • Student will relate the musical sound to musical notation.

Course content

8 sections • 41 lectures • 53m total length
  • Welcome1:54

    Learn the tenor steel pan as a beginner through five tunes, scales, and play-along practice, with no prior musical experience required and optional steel pan app practice.

  • Downloading the Digital pan app.0:35

    Download the digital pan app to start the introductory steel pan course and learn the basics of playing.

Requirements

  • Knowledge of music theory and ability to read music notation is not a requirement.

Description

In this course you develop your dexterity and fluency on the instrument. You will also develop your familiarity with the rhythms of calypso music while learning to play five calypso pieces. For each of the pieces, you will practice the relevant scales, broken chords patterns in order to develop your dexterity and fluency while playing the instrument.

Who this course is for:

  • The course is intended for beginning steel pan players and others seeking develop their playing.