Nigerian Traditional Musical Instruments
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Classification into aerophones, chordophones, idiophones and membranophones, with representative examples of each (e.g. kakaki, algaita and oja for aerophones; goge, kukuma and une for chordophones; kundung, ogene and sekere for idiophones; ganga, igba and bata for membranophones).
- Differentiate between the various types and classes of musical instruments.
- Classify them into their categories.
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- Practice question 1
Membranophones, a class of Nigerian traditional musical instruments, specifically produce sound using a
- A.stretched skin or membrane, such as the bata (a drum)
- B.column of vibrating air, a feature instead associated with aerophones
- C.a factor entirely unrelated to a stretched skin or membrane of any kind
- D.vibrating string, a feature instead associated with chordophones such as the goge
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A. stretched skin or membrane, such as the bata (a drum)
Membranophones, a class of Nigerian traditional instruments, specifically produce sound using a stretched skin or membrane, like the bata.
- Practice question 2
An ensemble combining aerophones, chordophones, idiophones, and membranophones together specifically can produce a
- A.a factor entirely unrelated to producing a rich, layered traditional musical texture
- B.texture that is, in fact, impossible to achieve using any combination of these four classes
- C.flat, entirely uniform texture indistinguishable from a single instrument performing alone
- D.rich, layered traditional musical texture
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D. rich, layered traditional musical texture
An ensemble combining all four instrument classes together specifically can produce a rich, layered traditional musical texture.
- Practice question 3
The ganga, a traditional drum, specifically is classified as a
- A.aerophone, a class instead reserved for wind instruments such as the kakaki
- B.idiophone, a class instead reserved for instruments such as the ogene
- C.a factor entirely unrelated to being classified as a membranophone of any kind
- D.membranophone
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D. membranophone
The ganga, a traditional drum, specifically is classified as a membranophone.
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