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Theory Of African Music Question Paper

Theory Of African Music 

Course:Bachelor Of Arts In Music

Institution: Kenyatta University question papers

Exam Year:2009



KENYATTA UNIVERSITY
UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS 2009/2010
FIRST SEMESTER EXAMINATION FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF
EDUCATION (MUSIC)

MAE 410 : THEORY OF AFRICAN MUSIC

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DATE: TUESDAY 22ND DECEMBER 2009
TIME: 8.00 A.M. ? 10.00 A.M.

INSTRUCTIONS
Answer Question ONE and any other TWO.

1.
Name and describe FOUR elements that would distinguish

a)
African Art song from a traditional one.

b)
An African idiom from a foreign one
c)
African
harmony
from
a
Western
one. (30
marks)

2.
Discuss two influencing cultures of
Taarab
music.
(20
marks)

3.
Compare and contrast contemporary music traditions of Algerian-Rae and Nigerian-

Juju.








(20 marks)

4.
Discus the development of guitar music in the Democratic Republic of Congo.











(20 marks)




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5.
Describe FOUR of the following elementary structures of music in Africa.
a)
Melody

b)
Scales


c)
Call and Response patterns
d)
Speech
tone
e)
Polyrhythms
f)
Form
g)
Tone-row
h)
Mode
i)
Heptatonic
scale
(20
marks)


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