African Traditional Musicians
Music · 50 practice questions
Knowledge of the lives and music of Nigerian traditional musicians (e.g. Sani Sabulu, Dan Maraya Jos, Mamman Shata, Ezigbo Obiligbo, Mike Ejeagha, Anikura, Dan Alalo) and other African traditional musicians (e.g. Vinoko Akpalu, Daniel Amponsah/Koo Nimo, Efua Basa, Kwaa Mensah).
- Identify different groups to which various musicians belong.
- Trace their biographies.
- Analyse their musical styles.
- Assess their contributions to the music industry.
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- Practice question 1
Dan Alalo, listed among Nigerian traditional musicians, specifically is studied mainly in relation to his
- A.career exclusively as a Western classical composer, unrelated to traditional music
- B.traditional musical life and style
- C.a factor entirely unrelated to his traditional musical life and style of any kind
- D.role as the founder of a major African popular music record label
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B. traditional musical life and style
Dan Alalo, listed among Nigerian traditional musicians, specifically is studied mainly in relation to his traditional musical life and style.
- Practice question 2
Traditional African musicians, broadly, specifically often learn their craft mainly through
- A.oral tradition and apprenticeship, rather than formal written notation
- B.university degree programmes exclusively, with no informal apprenticeship involved
- C.formal written notation exclusively, with no oral or apprenticeship tradition at all
- D.a factor entirely unrelated to learning mainly through oral tradition and apprenticeship
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A. oral tradition and apprenticeship, rather than formal written notation
Traditional African musicians, broadly, specifically often learn their craft mainly through oral tradition and apprenticeship.
- Practice question 3
Dan Maraya Jos, a Nigerian traditional musician, specifically is well known mainly for playing the
- A.kakaki, a traditional long trumpet classified instead as an aerophone
- B.kontigi, a traditional one-string lute
- C.a factor entirely unrelated to playing the kontigi, a one-string lute
- D.ogene, a traditional gong classified instead as an idiophone
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B. kontigi, a traditional one-string lute
Dan Maraya Jos, a Nigerian traditional musician, specifically is well known mainly for playing the kontigi, a one-string lute.
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- Music Notes/Rests and Their Values
- Musical Genres
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- Kinds of Motion
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