EFFECTS OF COVID-19 PANDEMIC ON MUSIC PERFORMANCE PRACTICES: A CASE STUDY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF MUSIC, ALVAN-IKOKU FEDERAL COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, OWERRI

Abstract

There is no doubt that the Covid-19 pandemic has negatively affected the educational system globally, leading to near-total closure of Schools - Nursery Primary and Secondary Schools as well as Colleges, Polytechnics and Universities. The Covid-19 pandemic is a leveler and has shown us that almost everything is dispensable. Before the outbreak, we had normal life, where programmes, meetings, conferences, religious gathering, rehearsals etc, were considered must-do and indispensable. But, with the advent of pandemic, we all realized that being healthy and having secure on lives matter more than these things. It is very understandable that life will not remain the same after Covid-19 pandemic, as it has affected almost everything we do in life, especially the music world.