MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS
Musical instruments are materials, objects or any element used in accompanying or presenting music. Musical instruments are generally classified into three groups namely;
1. Western Instruments
 They are instruments which are not made in Africa. The instruments in this group have foreign names most of which are English. Example: Trumpet, Saxophone, Violin, Guitar, Drumset/ Jazzset, Recorder, Flute, (keyboard) Organ etc 
2. African Traditional Musical Instruments
These are local instruments made and commonly used in Africa for various traditional events. They have names that can be traced to an African language like; Gangan, Bata, Bembe, Ipe, Molo, Agidigbo, Thumb Piano, Fere, Une, Zither, Kakaaki, Sekere, Agogo etc
3. Human Body (clap, voice, fingers snap etc.)

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