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Trinidad
& Tobago, W.I. - The
Steelpan History and Development
class of the Department of Creative
and Festival Arts (DCFA), University
of the West Indies (UWI), St. Augustine
visited Panadigm Innovations Ltd
(PIL) on April 21, 2010. PIL
is the maker of the Percussive Harmonic
Instrument (P.H.I.), the G-Pan and
the Steelpan Tutor.
Marcel
Byron, right, answers questions
about the G-Pan
The Steelpan History and Development
class is lectured by Dr. Jeannine
Remy. Dr. Remy indicated that
the purpose of the visit was to
show what was being done in the
field of steelpan development; with
particular attention being paid
to the P.H.I., which is the first
electronic pan created and patented
in Trinidad and Tobago.
This student
plays the P.H.I. for the first
time while her classmates look
on
The group of twenty-two students
was given a short lecture about
the G-Pan and the purpose of creating
the G-Pan. The students were then
exposed to the P.H.I., which was
the main attraction. Students commented
on the ability to do much more on
a 36-note interface, the ability
to switch from one instrument to
another by the press of a button
and the easy navigation on the touch
screen. They were also impressed
by the rich tonal quality of the
G-pan tone and were quite intrigued
by the other local percussion tones
such as the rhythm section.
Ace
Antiguan arranger Khan Cordice
plays the P.H.I.
PIL will continue to empower musicians
and provide them with the tools
to fulfill their potential. PIL
is grateful for the opportunity
to contribute to the knowledge bank
of future music majors and showcase
the development of the steelpan
that is being undertaken in the
home of the steelpan.
Students
all join in to play a rhythm
section on the P.H.I.
For further information about the
P.H.I., G-Pan or Steelpan Tutor,
visit
www.panadigm.com or send an
e-mail to
sales@panadigm.com.
Courtesy
Panadigm News
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