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Steel Pan ArrangingBahia Girl BARBADOS COMMUNITY COLLEGE
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CARIBBEAN COMPOSERS’ HANDBOOK – AMAZON.COM
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Common Instruments in a Pan Ensemble Carnival steel pan music is usually performed in orchestral groups. These groups are made up of the pans which supply the melodic material and non-pitched percussion commonly referred to as the engine room.
Tenor Pans
Double Tenors
Double Seconds
Guitar
Cello
Tenor Bass
Bass
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Tenor PanHigh Tenor and Tenor
Function: Usually plays melodies
Drums: 1
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Double TenorFunction: Melodic support e.g. playing melody an octave down, harmonises, counter-melodies.
Drums: 2
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Double secondFunction: Harmonic rhythm and counter melodies.
Drums: 2
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Guitar PanFunction: Harmonic rhythm
Drums: 2
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Cello PanFunction: harmonic rhythm, counter-melodies, supports the melody.
Drums: 3
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Tenor Bass/QuadrophonicsFunction: Supports the bass line, plays an octave higher or in 5ths above the bass.
Drums: 4
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Bass PanFunction: Plays the bass line
Drums: 6 or 9
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Assignment Instruments Tenor Pans
Double Tenors
Double Seconds
Guitar
Bass
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The Song
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Step 1 – Tenor Pans Assign the melody to the tenor pans
Check to see if melody fits in range
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Step 2 - BassCome up with a bass line which outlines the harmony.
Remember, calypso/soca bass lines are made up of the tonic and the fifth in rhythmic patterns to a large degree.
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Step 3 – Double tenor Harmonise the melody using the double tenor as follows:
Double Tenor Voicings - 1-9 3rds and 6ths
10-17 - Octave below
18-25 harmonize using chord tone
26-34 3rds and 6ths
35-end Octave below
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Double Second and GuitarAssign the 1st and 3rd or the 3rd and 7th where applicable to the double second.
Assign the 1st and 5th to the guitar pan.
These pans are struck using the SAME rhythmic pattern.
VOICE LEAD
See next slide.
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Strums
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CheckMake Sure all the pans are in range.