TOWARDS THE DEVELOPMENT OF MUSIC EDUCATION IN NIGERIA: A GUIDE TO DUNDUN TECHNOLOGY

Abstract

Dundun technology encompasses all the processes that are involved in the construction, repairs and maintenance of dundun drums. Dundun technology was used as an example of the numerous instruments that are found in Nigeria. This paper seeks to do an overview of this dundun technology with emphasis on its contributions to the development of music education in Nigeria. Theory of traditionalism that was propounded by Copland (1989) was adopted to drive home the salient points that were raised in the study. Participant observation, interview and review of literatures were used to gather the different pieces of information for the study. The study discovered that emphasis needs be laid on the African musical practices if the music educational programmes will be a balanced one that is developmental oriented. The paper suggested the following; need to incorporate some of the indigenous technologists into the formal educational setting as artistes in residence should be worked out to tap into their knowledge; and that there should be collaborative studies between music technology and other related fields of discipline s such as physics and Engineering.