Music Paper 2 (Essay) WASSCE (SC), 2019

Question 4

 

 

(a)       Classify the following musicians as traditional, popular or art musicians.


Musicians

Musical Type

Mamman Shata

 

King Sunny Ade

 

Dan Maraya

 

Fela Anikulapo Kuti

 

Osita Osadebe

 

Laz Ekwueme

 

Victor Uwaifo

 

Bala Miller

 

Fela Sowande

 

 

(b)  Identify any three major characteristics of traditional African music.

(a)   Explain the term Sonata.
(b)(i) identify the sections of the Sonata Allegro form
(ii) Briefly explain each of the sections identified in 3(b)(i)

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 manners:

(a) Classification of musicians


Musicians

Musical Type

Mamman Shata

Traditional

King Sunny Ade

Popular

Dan Maraya

Traditional

Fela Anikulapo Kuti

Popular

Osita Osadebe

Popular

Laz Ekwueme

Art

Victor Uwaifo

Popular

Bala Miller

Traditional

Fela Sowande

Art

                                                                                   
(b) Characteristics of traditional African music

    (i)The music is not reduced to any form of notation;

    (ii)There is always a joint participation between the performers and audience;

    (iii)The music is owned by the community (the author is not known/anonymous);

    (vi)The music forms an integral part of everyday lives;

    (v)There is usually inter-dependence of roles among instruments;

    (vi)It consists of complex rhythms and polyrhythms;

    (vii)It allows an extensive use of body percussion;

    (viii)Melodic/rhythmic lines are mostly short and repetitive;

    (ix)The form of music can be call and response, strophic or through-composed;

    (x)The singing style can be solo, chorus or solo and chorus;

    (xi)The texture of the music can be monophonic, homophonic, polyphonic or heterophonic.