steel pan
Hammered metal instrument
A steel pan is a percussion instrument made from an oil drum, with the surface hammered into distinct sections that produce different pitches when struck.
Originating in Trinidad, steel pans are central to Caribbean music and calypso.
Players use rubber-tipped mallets to create bright, melodic tones.
Also called steel drum.
Cylindrical fuel container
- hammeringStriking repeatedly with force
- sinkingFalling through water
- groovingDancing enjoyably to music
- tuningAdjusting pitch accuracy
tempering · chrome · skirt · belly · punching · stretching · burning · shaping
Soft-headed striking tool
- rhythmPatterned stress and silence
- beatRhythmic pulse or strike
- resonanceAmplified oscillation at natural frequency
- syncopationStressed unexpected beats
polyrhythm · tempo · ensemble · sticking · roll · ping pong · tenor · bass
Trinidadian dance music genre
- CarnivalPre-fasting festival season
- feteElaborate public celebration
- jump upPropel oneself vertically
- PanoramaProprietary product name
chutney · rhythm · groove · wining · chip · bacchanal · Savannah · arranger
oil drum
Cylindrical fuel container
- hammeringStriking repeatedly with force
- sinkingFalling through water
- groovingDancing enjoyably to music
tuning · tempering · chrome · skirt · belly · punching · stretching · burning · shaping · stand
mallet
Soft-headed striking tool
- rhythmPatterned stress and silence
- beatRhythmic pulse or strike
- resonanceAmplified oscillation at natural frequency
syncopation · polyrhythm · tempo · ensemble · sticking · roll · ping pong · tenor · bass · cello
soca
Trinidadian dance music genre
Panorama · chutney · rhythm · groove · wining · chip · bacchanal · Savannah · arranger · tune
chord
Notes sounded simultaneously
triad · arpeggio · voicing · range · register · tuning · chromatic · note · scale · arrangement
section
Distinct divided part
uniform · Panorama · parade · rhythm section · frontline · formation · practice · rehearsal · competition · sponsor
- CaribbeanJamaica, Bahamas, Barbados, Cuba, Haiti
- Caribbean cultureAfro-Caribbean, calypso, reggae, Creole culture, soca
- Caribbean musiccalypso, soca, reggae, ska, steelpan
- Trinidadsoca, San Fernando, calypso, steelpan, Port of Spain
- BarbadosBridgetown, Barbadian, Bathsheba, parishes, Saint Michael
- Dutch CaribbeanAruba, Bonaire, Curacao, Palm Beach, Dutch settlers