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Course Info for MUSC - 108 - 01, Fall 2025
Class number: 1666 Title: Steel Pan Ensemble Department: Music
Career: Undergraduate Component: Studio Session: Regular
Instructor's Permission Required: No Grading Basis: Regular Units: 0.50
Enrollment limited to 19 Current enrollment: 14 Available seats: 5
Start date: Tuesday, September 2, 2025 End date: Wednesday, December 17, 2025 Mode of Instruction: In Person
Schedule: MW: 7:30PM-9:00PM, AAC - 102 Instructor(s): Greenidge, Curtis
Prerequisite(s): None
Distribution Requirement: Meets Arts & Wellness Requirements
Note: Seat Reservations: 4 first-years, 4 music major/minor.
Course Description:
Students will learn the history and social significance of steel pan music in Trinidad. Additionally, students will understand the musical roles of each instrument in the ensemble and learn the techniques associated with playing each of them. Students will be expected to learn and memorize arrangements of classical, popular, and traditional calypso music. The music will be taught aurally and by rote by an instructor from Trinidad.
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