The Role of the Tenor Pan

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The Role of the Tenor Pan

by Xavier Braithwaite
(New York)

What is the role of the tenor pan?
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The main function of the tenor pan is to play the melody. (They carry the 'tune'). They are the highest pitched instruments in the steel pan family and have a nice, bright, shrill tone.

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