MUSC 223 - Steel Band Traditions and Practice

Credit(s): 3

STEEL BAND TRADS AND PRACTICE
Component: Independent Study
Teaches music and theory through rote learning, reading, and improvisation to students with no musical training. Students perform in a traditional Caribbean Steel Drum Band. In addition students make weekly visits to the “panyards” where the many steel bands of Trinidad and Tobago rehearse for the Panorama Competition.
Repeatable for Credit: N Allowed Units: 3 Multiple Term Enrollment: N Grading Basis: Student Option

RESTRICTIONS: Taught in Trinidad.

Course Typically Offered: Winter

General Education Objectives:
GE1C: Engage in Constructive Ideation GE2C: Communicate Through Creative Expression GE3A: Work Collaboratively Across a Variety of Cultures GE3B: Work Individually Across a Variety of Cultures