Perform with the RIT Steelband Ensemble
This course is designed for beginning musicians who wish to understand the fundamentals of music and performance through the performance of steel drums.
The instructor/band director will instruct students using both western music pedagogy and rote learning techniques that emerge from Caribbean music traditions. In addition to studying instrumental technique and individual band parts, students will learn about the history and development of the instrument from its roots in African drumming, its evolution through found instruments and discarded oil barrels, to its modern form and practice. Prior instruction is not required.
Prior instruction not required, no audition necessary. The open rehearsal of the Fall 2022 semester will be held on Tuesday, August 23 at 3:30pm in SAU A130. Please contact the director, Mr. Ted Canning, for additional information or to sign up today!
Event Snapshot
When and Where
Who
Open to the Public
| Cost | FREE |
Interpreter Requested?
No