CONCERNS AND IMPLICATIONS OF CURRENT TREND OF SONG LYRICS FOR CHILDHOOD EDUCATION IN NIGERIA

Abstract

Music appreciation has to do withequippinga person with requisite knowledge to understand and appreciate music of all or specific genres. The equipping may not be done formally but may be acquired through series of active listening done over time. According to Olisaeke (2014:32), “Music appreciation is the admiration and show of enthusiasm to musical works. It teaches people what to look out for, what to listen to, and how to appreciate different types of music.†The fact that there are various genres of music makes the musical art a discipline with a wide variety of areas of interest. Sometimes when the term musical art is used most people especially the elites tend to ascribe it to acquisition of musical talents and knowledge from formal music education training. Inasmuch as this would have been better for music profession, we cannot however do away with the fact that a large number of music artistes are from the streets, that is, outside formal professional music setting.