2-26-2009 Breaking News

An Analysis and Review of Trinidad and Tobago National 2009 Steelband Panorama

by Dr. Jeannine Remy

Trinidad, W.I. - The format of a panorama tune has evolved because of the early innovations of arrangers who actually gave the judges ideas for the categories of judging. Today some arrangers get so caught up in following the rules that their creativity is sometimes stifled.  If one sticks to the idea of knowing that the judging is based on four main categories (arrangement, performance, quality of sound, and rhythm), then one can allow the creative juices to flow naturally.

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