Music Paper 2 (Essay) WASSCE (PC, 2ND) 2018

Question 5

 

State the place of birth, the musical genre, and the major instrument of the following.


Musician

Place of Birth

Musical Genre

Major Instrument

Duke Ellington

 

 

 

Bob Nesta Marley

 

 

 

Michael Jackson

 

 

 

Aretha Franklin

 

 

 

Bessie Smith

 

 

 

Observation

The question was popular among the candidates and it was well attempted by most of the candidates. Candidates’ performance was above average. However, some candidates found it difficult to state identify the musical genre and major instruments of some musicians to get good marks in the question. In order to score high marks in the question, candidates were expected to state some of the following points:
                                                                                   


Musician

Place of Birth

Musical Genre

Major Instrument

Duke Ellington

Washington DC, USA

Jazz

Piano

Bob Nesta Marley

Jamaica

Reggae

Guitar/Voice

Michael Jackson

Gary City, Indiana, USA

Pop/Rock/R&B

Voice

Aretha Franklin

Memphis, Tennessee, USA

Soul/Blues

Voice

Bessie Smith

Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA

Soul/Blues

Voice