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WorksheetsSteel Pan Music
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Where does steel pan music originate from?
Jamaica
Trinidad and Tobago
St Kitts and Nevis
Barbados
What is the rhythm section of a steel pan band known as?
The engine room
The backing section
The power house
The back line
What were steel pans originally made out of?
Empty water barrels
Empty dustbins
Empty oil drums
Old car doors
When would you typically hear steel pan bands?
Weddings
Funerals
Church
Carnival
Which of these typically features in the rhythm section of a steel pan band?
Car wheel hubcaps
Automobile brake drums
Metal ship anchors
Spokes from bicycle wheels
Which technique is typical in steel pan playing?
Glissando
Grace notes
Tremolo
Harmonics
How many steel pans are there in a typical band?
6
10
15
No fixed number
How to steel pan drummers learn their parts?
Western notation
Special steel pan notation
Number notation
By ear
What was steel pan music originally associated with?
Poverty and slums
Trinidad and Tobago's oil industry
Underground dance clubs
The tourist industry
Which of these styles of music would you typically hear in a steel pan band competition?
Western Classical
Samba
Reggae
Son
