Music Paper 2 (Essay) WASSCE (SC), 2017

Question 3

  1. (a)       State the classification of African traditional instruments.
    (b)        Group the following into the classification stated in 4(a) above
    Ukom, Bembe, Oja, Ogene, Sato, Kontigi, Agidigbo, Kakaaki, Goje, Dundun, Udu.

Observation

Candidates were attracted to this question, their responses were below average, this is due to candidates’ inadequate knowledge of Nigeria traditional musical instruments. They should have responded to the question in the following manner:

(a)        Membranophones, Idiophones, Chordophones, and Aerophones     
(b)       Membranophones – Ukom, Bembe, Sato, Dundun
Idiophones – Ogene, Agidigbo, Udu
Chordophones – Kontigi, Goge
Aerophones –  Oja, Kakaaki