Definitions of steel drum
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a concave percussion instrument made from the metal top of an oil drum; has an array of flattened areas that produce different tones when struck (of Caribbean origin)type of:percussion instrument, percussive instrumenta musical instrument in which the sound is produced by one object striking another
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Musical Instruments - Middle School
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Musical Instruments - High School
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