A SURVEY OF THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF CULTURAL AND CREATIVE ART (CCA) TO MUSIC EDUCATION IN BASIC SCHOOLS IN BWARI AREA COUNCIL (BAC) ABUJA

Abstract

The aim of music education as an academic discipline is to inculcate the right attitudes, values, habits, norms, abilities, skills and competencies, all of which help to make the individual a good, functional and useful citizen and prepares him/her to play an effective role in the growth and development of a society. Formal music education started with some teacher training colleges and secondary schools which enlarged their curriculum to add lessons in the rudiments of music to singing and concert shows. It is remarkable to note that most of the institutions are situated in the Christian dominated Southern part of Nigeria. Perhaps because the Christian religion offer a wider scope for music creativity and performances in her liturgy (Onuora-oguno and Ezeugwu 2017).