PROBLEM OF TEACHING AND LEARNING OF MUSIC AS A SUBJECT IN JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS , ONDO, NIGERIA
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https://doi.org/10.58216/kjri.v6i1.124Keywords:
Concept of music education, Musical Instruments, Impact of Music Education, Creativity, Benefits of Music EducationAbstract
This study examined factors responsible for ineffective teaching and learning of music education in some selected secondary school in Ondo West Local Government Area of Ondo State. A descriptive research design was adopted for the study and the research instrument was a structured and a well validated questionnaire which was administered on one hundred and fifty respondents, randomly selected for the study. Data collected were analyzed and interpreted using percentages. The results obtained, revealed that there were few professional music teachers in the school and also poor teaching strategies, unfavorable school learning environment, inadequate of modern musical instruments among others are responsible for ineffective teaching of music education in the Junior Secondary Schools. This study concluded that for music education to thrive and fulfill its mission as a vocational subject by making student to be self reliant after graduation, the government and school administrators should ensure adequate provision of relevant learning materials (musical instruments) also, employment of qualified music personnel and training and retraining programmes should also be put in place for music teachers in order to improve their level of professionalism.
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