MUSICOLOGISING AND KEEPING THE NIGERIAN MUSICAL ARTS EDUCATION TAB IN THE ERA OF THE NEW NORMAL

Abstract

The world has been in a panic mode following the emergence of the deadly plague, a new strain of the SARS-COV-2 Virus, (Corona Virus Disease) shortened as COVID-19. The disease was declared a global health pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO) in March, 2020 and the number of infected persons, hospitalisation and death recorded continues to soar across different countries (Oyeranti and Sokeye, 2020:17). As at 24 December 2020, about 80 million persons have been infected by the virus and close to two million fatalities recorded across the globe. Nigeria’s figure was put at a little above 80,000 reported cases and 1,250 fatalities by the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC, 2020).