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Dear Mr. MarleyYou have requested information about steel bands consequently, I am sending you several pamphlets. They include the following The Steel Band, Beating the Drum, and West Indian Music.

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The pamphlets will not arrive for two weeks therefore, I shall describe steel bands briefly in this letter. Steel bands first became popular in Trinidad they quickly spread to other parts of the Carribean. The main types of steel drums are: the ping pong, the guitar, and the bass.

Bellwork 4/8Add colons or semicolons where needed.1. I enjoy silent films therefore, I

have seen many.2. City Lights will be accompanied

by musicians two violinists and a cellist.

3. Charlie Chaplin became famous his name is still known.

Bellwork 4/9Add colons or semicolons where needed.1. Hit songs are nothing new they

have existed for centuries.2. The song “Greensleeves” was a

hit in the sixteenth century moreover, many people still know it today.

Bellwork 4/9Add colons or semicolons where needed.3. Some hits of the eighteenth

century were the following “All Through the Night,” “Yankee Doodle,” and “Rule, Britannia.”

Bellwork 4/10Add colons or semicolons where needed.1. Early movies were very

emotional, silent, and black and white however, they were very popular anyway.

2. The first “talkie” was The Jazz Singer it starred Al Jolson.

Bellwork 4/10Add colons or semicolons where needed.3. A song came from the screen

the voice sounded like Jolson’s.

4. Viewers were suspicious therefore, they looked behind the screen.