NIGERIAN MUSICAL INSTRUMENT S CLASSIFICATIONS AND VISUAL EXAMPLES

NIGERIAN MUSICAL INSTRUMENT S CLASSIFICATIONS AND VISUAL EXAMPLES

VARIOUS CLASSIFICATIONS AMONG MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS q. Iyq. To shake, rattle, or clap together. q. Ekpili. Small round and Hollow bells of seed metal and basket relaced together. q. Saw oro bata-Bells of different shapes used on Batter & Dun drums as buzzers. q. Seke-seke- Variously shaped metal rings and squares with Hollows for Pebbles or beads. q. Ekput. Hourglass shaped belt like on both sides with clappers Loosely hanging inside both openings. q. Ikpo-nketa q. Nyoq. Ajaq. Iku- known as Clapper bells in English. Basket rattles or gourds covered with beads. Wooden clappers and wooden or seed clefs also tortoise shells. To strike a hard surface with a beater. BUT THEY CAN BE CATEGORIZED INTO THREE GROUPS:

ITI- TO STRIKE A MEMBRANE WITH HAND OR BEATER Igba- The generic names describe all single and double Drums of all shapes and sizes Igba-alusi- Set of drums that number from 2 drums to as many as five or more Udu- Pot drums which were constructed from earthenware pots with handle and spherical opening on either side of the handle, or pots with different water levels played with a fan Ekere-mba- Graduated end differently tuned drums arranged progressively in a rack and played like the xylophone

IKPO- TO PLUCK OR BOW Ubo- Several cane stalks bound together. The strings are made by raising the hard part of the canes on both sides. The front strings are played while the back strings act as resonators. Une- This instrument looks like a hunter's bow. It is played with one end of the string in the mouth which acts as resonator, a cane or metal beater used to produce sound, and a short stick of soft wood used to very sound. Ubo -akwara- Long-necked lute with 1 to 8 strings, plucked or bowed Ubo-aka- A calabash or wooden box on which is mounted for to 18 metal tunnels it is played by plucking the tongues.

IFU- TO BLOW Odu-okike- Large and small horns made from elephant tusks, used as a trumpet. usually only owned by Nobles. Akpele- Large and small animal horns, called acpele were made from Calabash. Oja- Wooden or cane flute of various sizes. The wooden flutes are blown at the end and the cane flutes are blown by the side. Oko- Long trumpets of silver or beaten brass.

NIGERIAN MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS

NIGERIAN MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS

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