Music Education in Africa : Concept, Process, and Practice (Hardcover)

Introduction Interrogation of ‘Africanising the Music Classroom’ Emily Achieng’ Akuno Part I Concepts in Musical Arts Chapter 1 Africa-sensed Musical Arts Studies and Transmission: Advancing indigenous epistemological integrity within global knowledge imperatives Professor Meki Nzewi, Chapter 2 Emerging Musical Arts Solutions: A discourse for Africa and World Unity AdeOluwa Okunade, Chapter 3 Negotiating Space for Indigenous Kenyan Music Practices in the Contemporary Classroom Rose A. Omolo-Ongati, Chapter 4 Towards a Theory of Music Communication for African Music Practice and Music Education: A Critique of Shannon and Weaver’s Transmission Model Evelyne Mushira, Chapter 5The Performance of Life: Bringing ethnographic experience into the classroom G. Mumbua Kioko Part II Musical Arts Processes Chapter 6 Africanising Assessment: Developing generic cross-cultural assessment standards Renee Human Chapter 7 Teaching and Assessing African Music and Dance Performance in Higher Education in South Africa Patricia Achieng’ Opondo Chapter 8 Challenges and Innovations in Africanising Music in the Classroom: A Kenyan experience Mellitus N. Wanyama Chapter 9 Africanising the music classroom: An examination of the FET Phase curriculum in South Africa Nolwazi Ndamase Chapter 10 Developing Musicianship and Vocal Performance in Kenya: Towards a Quest for Relevance Cleniece Owino and Sylvester Makobi, Chapter 11 Ensemble Performance in Kenyan Music Education: An assessment of its potentiality in Africanising music education Elizabeth Achieng’ Andang’o, Chapter 12 Karimojong Indigenous Education versus the Non-Formal Education Curriculum and Contemporary Forces of Change Peter Ekadu-Ereu Part III Music Education Practice Chapter 13 Challenges Facing African Music Studies amidst a Contemporary Music Culture: Towards new methodologies for African Music Jessee Wanderi Chapter 14 Cultural Structures and Art Forms in Music Education Bridget Chinouriri and Dr Atinuke Adenike Idamoyibo 15 The Impact of Changes in Ghana’s Approach to Basic School Arts Education on Teacher Education Akosua Ado Chapter 16 Intensifying Culture into Teaching of Music through folksongs Sunday Oludele Babalola and IfeOluwa Adeleke O. Olorunsogo Nigeria Chapter 17 Composing from indigenous African musical paradigms in the African schools Christian Onyeji Chapter 18 Examining African Children’s Musical Arts Experiences as Learning Resource for children Fred O. Atoh, Virginia N. Onyara, Perminus Matiure, Zimbabwe and Zenda Nell Chapter 19 Traditional Musical Play Narratives and Songs: Socio-cultural perspectives for pedagogical consideration in children’s education Bibian Kalinde and Julius Kyakuwa Chapter 20 Traditional Music Instruments in Contemporary Education in Kenya John Kilyungu Katuli Chapter 21 Africanising the Music Classroom through Technology: The case of Uganda Benon Kigozi Postlude: Singing Africa Emily Achieng’ Akuno