AFRICAN MEMBRANE DRUM AND STUDENTS’ ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS IN ANAMBRA STATE’S SECONDARY SCHOOL MUSIC EDUCATION

Abstract

Education is widely regarded as a veritable instrument for social change, social mobility and national development. It is a continuous process which transfers the morals and values of our culture to the next generation. It enables us to develop, and build up the new generation of our nation. In this context, schools play an important role. There is need to evolve new methods, approaches and techniques aimed at improving the quality of the teaching/learning process as well as increasing accessibility to qualitative education in Nigeria (Akudolu, 2000:27). The implication is that learners in Nigerian schools should be able to see the interdependent relationship that exists between academic contents of students offered while in school and their real life applications, for music education to be relevant and functional (Modeme, 2009).