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

Question 3

  1. (a)           Mention any two notable exponents each of the following musical genres:
    (i)         Rhythm and Blues;
    (ii)        Jazz;

    1. Reggae

     

     

      (b)      Mention the place of origin of each of the genres listed in 5 (a) above.


    (c)      Name the figure above.
    (d)     Name the five components labeled (i), (ii), (iii), (iv) and (v).

Observation

The question was popular among the candidates and it was well attempted by most of the candidates. Candidates’ performance was average. However, some candidates found it difficult to identify the component of the drum set. In order to score high marks in the question, candidates were expected to state the following points:
(a)  (i) Lonnie Johnson, Leroy Carr, Cab Calloway, James Brown, T-Bone Walker,    Steve Wonder, Lionel Richie, Elton John, Whitney Houston, Diana Ross.                 
    (ii) Louis Armstrong, Sidney Bechet, Bunny Berigan, Kid Ory, Boby Dodds, Duke    Ellington, Jelly Roll Morton, Charlie Parker, Miles Davies, Grover Washington, Kenny G, Count Basie, John Coltrane, Dave Koz.                                                            
    (iii) Larry Marshal, Bob Marley, Peter Tosh, Bunny Wailer, Prince Buster, Desmond Dekker, Ken Boothe, Millie Smasll, Lesie Long, Duke Reid, Joe Gibbs, King Tubby, Chris Blackwell, Jimmy Cliff, Lucky Dube, Daddy Shoekey, Orits Wiliki, Majek Fashek                      
(b) (i) New Orleans/USA                                                                                    
(ii) New Orleans/USA                                                                                 
(iii) Jamaica/The Carribean                                                                      
(c) Drumset or Trapset                                                                                  
(d) (i) Hi-hat cymbals                                                                                     
(ii) Snare drum/Side drum                                                                        
(iii) Bass drum                                                                                            (iv) Crash cymbal                                                                                      

  (v) Mounted toms (tom tom)