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Music Paper 2, May/June. 2014  
Questions: 1 2 3 4 5 Main
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QUESTION 4     

Identify each of the traditional musical instruments listed below:

(a) Kakaaki;

(b) Udu;

(c)Agidigbo;

(d) Ukom;

(e) Oja

with reference to:
(i) Generic Name;
(ii) Classification;

(iii)Ethnic group where the instrument is predominant.

Follow the example given below:      

Instrument Generic Name Classification Ethnic group
Dundun    Talking Drum Membranophone  Yoruba


                                                     
                                                   

 


OBSERVATIONS

 

Candidates were attracted to this question, but in spite of its attractiveness, candidates’ responses were not remarkable, this is due to candidates inadequate knowledge of the musical instruments of Nigeria. They were expected to respond to the question in the following manner:

Instrument

Generic Name

Classification

Ethnic group

Kakaaki

Trumpet

Aerophone

Hausa/Yoruba

Udu

Pot drum

Idiophone

Igbo

Agidigbo

Thumb piano

Idiophone

Yoruba

Ukom

Drum

Membranophone

Efik

Oja

Flute

Aerophone

Igbo

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