AFRICA-SENSED MUSIC EDUCATION AND CREATIVITY: EXAMPLES OF CHILDREN’S FOLK SONGS IN IGBO CULTURE

Eunice Ibekwe, Ebele Ojukwu

Abstract


When we talk of Africa-sensed music, we think of music that is broadly associated with the Africans both in functions and ideology or musical activities within the confines of African orientation and appreciation. Ironically, the system of teaching and learning adopted in this modern time both in school and out of school is the type that left one to wonder whether we are still in touch with our „Africanness‟ / Africa‟s perception of music. Our traditional music education has suffered serious setbacks and encroachments in the face of modern system of education and entertainment. Ordinarily, Africa‟s music education is a life time activity, spanning from birth to death with the ultimate intention of inculcating traditional values. It is this enculturation of values that ensures generational continuum.

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