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MUT 329 Music Technology III (African Wind Instrument)

HND1 levelComputing & ICT8 topics

MUT 329 covers 8 topics. StudyPath paces them into daily study sessions that finish before your exam date, with practice questions and worked answers for each one.

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Course outline

The topics this course covers, in teaching order.

  1. Construction of African wind instruments
  2. Construction processes
  3. Materials for wind instruments
  4. Fabrication of components
  5. Selection of instrument for fabrication
  6. Assembly of fabricated components
  7. Playing constructed instruments
  8. Performance evaluation of constructed instruments

A sample from this course

One topic, as StudyPath teaches it.

Construction of African wind instruments

African wind instruments are built from locally available materials such as bamboo, wood, gourds, and animal horns, using simple yet ingenious techniques that produce a wide range of tones. Mastering the construction principles—material selection, bore design, pitch control, and finishing—helps students understand the acoustic properties and cultural significance of these instruments, which is essential for exam…

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