1st Edition

Music Education in Africa Concept, Process, and Practice

By Emily Achieng’ Akuno Copyright 2019
350 Pages
by Routledge

350 Pages 93 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

350 Pages 93 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

This book explores the music of Africa and its experience in modern education, offering music education analyses from African perspectives. The collection assembles insights from around Africa to bring African and non-African scholars into the world of music, education, policy, and assessment as played out across the continent. The music of Africa presents multiple avenues for the understanding... Read more

Contents





Chapter 1



Music and Musicking: Continental Africa’s junctures in learning, teaching and research



By Jean N. Kidula





Chapter 2



‘Tear open and enjoy eating’: Juxtaposing and merging knowledge systems



By Anri Herbst, University of Cape Town, South Africa





Chapter 3



Sharing Concerns: A direction for African music education



Eric Debrah Otchere





Chapter 4



Pertinent Concepts for Advancing Indigenous Epistemological Integrity for African Musical Arts Education



Meki Nzewi





Chapter 5



Africanising Assessment: Developing generic cross-cultural assessment standards



Renee Human, University of Pretoria, South Africa





Chapter 6



Music Education in Egypt: Identity& Culture



By Nahla Mattar





Chapter 7



The School of Arts and the Music Scene of Senegal



Ibrahima WANE





Chapter 8 "In Class out of Place": The substance of secondary school music curriculum



Ernest Patrick Monte and Joyce M. Mochere





Chapter 9



Interrogating Cultural Relevance in the Musicianship Class



by Cleniece Owino and Emily Akuno





Chapter 10



Incorporating Indigenous Songs into the Elementary School system in Nigeria



By Olorunsogo, Ifeoluwa A. O.





Chapter 11



Narrative perspectives of non-melodic praxis as a pedagogical approach for music education of children and youth



By Julius Kyakuwa





Chapter 12



Africanising the Music Classroom through Choral and Instrumental Ensembles: The Kenya Music Festival and Nairobi Orchestra as Music Education Resources



Elizabeth Achieng’ Andang’o,





 



Chapter 13



Karimojong Indigenous Education and the effect of the Non-Formal Education Curriculum and Contemporary Forces of Change



Peter Ekadu-Ereu,





Chapter 14



Pedagogical Attributes of the Lozi Silimba from Zambia



Jessee Wanderi





Chapter 15



Systematic Instruction for Musical Arts Education: Towards skill development and cultural growth



Atinuke Adenike Idamoyibo and Emily Achieng’ Akuno





Chapter 16



Composing Art Music from Indigenous African Musical Paradigms



Christian Onyeji





Chapter 17



Examining African Children's Musical Arts Experiences as Learning Resources for children



Fred O. Atoh, Virginia N. Onyara, and Perminus Matiure,





Chapter 18



Children's Songs: Education beyond the playground.



Emily Achieng’ Akuno





Chapter 19



Africanising the Music Classroom through Technology: The case of Uganda



by Benon Kigozi





 



 

Biography

Emily Achieng’ Akuno is a professor of music at the Technical University of Kenya, and Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic Affairs) at the Co- operative University of Kenya.