THE FUTURE OF MUSIC IN NIGERIA
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https://doi.org/10.58216/kjri.v5i1.46Keywords:
Music, Education, Music Education, Curriculum, Nigeria.Abstract
The future of music in Nigeria is of great concern to music educators in specific and educationists in general. Music is a dimensional subject but also a skill oriented subject. These functions create career opportunities and means of livelihood for individuals, and even generate revenue for the government. It is from this premise that this paper seeks to discuss the concept of music, education and music education. It highlights traditional and western music education in Nigeria. An examination of formal music education in Nigeria was presented in this article. This paper examines the structure objectives of music education. It also highlights the general situation of music education. Lastly the paper looks into the future direction of music education in Nigeria. Descriptive, survey and bibliographic method were used to determine the future of music education in Nigeria. The outcome of the study revealed that music education in Nigeria is western oriented. It lacks social cultural identity relevant to Nigeria situation. The paper in its conclusion and recommendation emphasized that, the future direction of music education rest solely on the re-structure of music education curriculum so as to provide fertile land for the growth, strength and values of music in Nigeria.
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