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Music Department Home Private Study Policies MUSC 123 Percussion Ensemble Rep Class MUSC 124 MUSC 219 Email Me UDaily UD Maps Music Help Portal		Steel Band Beginning course Monday and Wed. 11:15-12:15 room 120 MUSC 123 section 10 Kristian Paradis e-mail: paradis@udel.edu Various Pan related sites: http://www.pan-jumbie.com/ http://copland.udel.edu/~paradis http://www.basementrecordings.com/news/headlines.htm http://www.steelpans.com/ http://www.steeldrum.net/board/ DELAWARE STEEL SYLLABUS OBJECTIVES: 1. To become familiar with basic music theory and harmony through learning to play the pan. 2. To learn how to improvise harmonically, melodically, and rhythmically 3. To learn about the musical, political, and sociological origins of the steel band movement in Trinidad. 4. To learn about the important figures who shaped and are shaping the instrument today. 5. To learn basic composition techniques for the steel band. GRADING: Grades are predicated on attendance. You will be allowed two absences, excused or unexcused for the semester. After that, you will be reduced one half of a letter grade for each class missed. Perfect attendance and just two missed classed will result in an A for the course. Perfect attendance and three missed classes will result in an A-, four missed classes a B and so on. You are required to participate in any concerts listed on this site the first two weeks of the semester. Any additional concerts are not required but greatly appreciated. MATERIALS: Please bring a notebook, a pencil with an eraser, and a folder to store class handouts to each class. You will need to purchase one pair of steel drum mallets for $15.00. This can be in the form of cash or a check made out to HydroSteel. This purchase must be made by the second week of classes. You will also need to obtain cardboard on which to draw the layout of your pan so you will have something to practice on. The pans are each 22 ¾” in diameter, so you’ll need something at least that large. If you end up playing bass, you will need 6 of these. If you play cello, you will need 3. If you play guitars or double 2nds, you will need 2, and if you play lead, you only need 1. CONSENT STATEMENT. PLEASE READ: "I understand that the Department of Music ö Music Technology Systems employees or their designees, routinely record student ensemble rehearsals, concerts and student degree recitals for deposit in the University of Delaware, Department of Music Archives. Often, department faculty and students also record rehearsals and performances for other educational purposes. Often department personnel or their designees will photograph these rehearsals or events. <>By being a participant or being registered for this course and section, I hereby give my permission to the University of Delaware to use any audio or video recordings and/or any still photographs taken of my performances for any purpose. I understand that the decision to consider these recordings for any use will be left to the discretion of University of Delaware performance or ensemble faculty members, Music Technology Systemsâ employees or other department personnel. <>The effective dates for the recordings, videotaping or photography sessions are the academic year beginning in August 2004 and ending in May 2005. There is no exclusion date on the use of the materials. This agreement covers all of the participating events and rehearsals I am involved with. The term "record" used herein is meant to relate to any variety of audio and/or visual capturing or transcribing now known or yet to be devised."

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