TRADITIONAL MUSICAL INSTRUMENT TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION FOR NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA

Abstract

Traditional musical instrument technology is a substantial factor in the reaching and sustenance of national development. Various Nations have at various times committed substantial proportion of their resources to the development of effective musical instrument technology programme for the passion of necessary skills and knowledge which has led to their aforementioned technology and economic advancement. In Nigeria the commitment to traditional musical instrument technology and the rate of technological advancement clearly leave much to request. The focus of this paper is on the role traditional musical instrument technology education plays in the realization and sustenance of national development. It is an assessment of the present State of traditional musical instrument technology education in Nigeria and its relevance to the realization and sustenance of national development in the country.