Publication Title MUSIC EDUCATION: PEDAGOGY OF HOPE Download PDF
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Publisher AWKA JOURNAL OF RESEARCH IN MUSIC AND THE ARTS (VOLUME 17 ISSUE 2, NOV, 2024)
Publication Authors UCHE, Maureen Ada (Dr.)
Year Published 2024-02-02
Abstract This paper will discuss the importance of music as a subject of study in Nigerian schools, both primary and secondary. It will highlight the historical background on music education formally and informally taking into cognizance how music should be taught in order to make the public and music learners appreciate music for its sake, instead of accepting it only as a medium of entertainment and instrument of studying other subjects in schools. Music education has been in existence right from the origin of music itself. Communities and societies have relied on music as an instrument of instruction, knowledge, information and entertainment. Music has also served its purpose as a form of worship for religious purposes and other forms. Children have learnt a lot through music and this system is still on today. The study of music as a subject today has declined because the importance as a subject of study has been overlooked and even viewed as just a subject purely for entertainment yet music still plays its roles in various forms and areas beyond what the society sees it. Literatures related to the subject of study will serve as data instrument for this study. Questionnaires will also be used to provide necessary information to enhance this study as well.
Publication Title Uri-Nnwa: An Igbo Highlife Digital Music Production By Al-Ameen Hussain In Mytvglow Studio Agbor, Delta State Download PDF
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Publisher International Journal of Innovative Social Sciences & Humanities Research 13(1):1-9, Jan.-Mar., 2025 © SEAHI PUBLICATIONS, 2025 www.seahipublications.org ISSN: 2354-2926
Paper Link doi:10.5281/zenodo.14586670
Publication Authors UGBEBOR, I.; 2EFURHIEVWE, Margaret Akpevweoghene (PhD) & 3UCHE, Maureen Ada (PhD)
Year Published 2025-03-03
Abstract The study examines Uri-Nnwa: An Igbo highlife digital music production, at Mytvglow Recording Studio, Agbor, Delta State. Highlife music originated in West Africa, it integrates traditional African with Western rhythms and styles. This genre of music is known for its melodic horns and lively beats, it emerged in the early 20th century and became a foundation of African popular music till date. Despite the fact that the artiste is an Afro beat musician, the producer chose to produce him because of his deep affection for Igbo Highlife Music. The study discusses the integration of Igbo cultural music and digital Highlife formats, exploring creative processes, and the technology employed to preserve Igbo musical heritage. The study also examines the challenge of producing Igbo highlife music with an artiste who is not fluent with Igbo dialectical culture. The study explains the procedures used in the Igbo highlife digital music production; enhances the artiste's ability to sing the Igbo dialect; adopt traditional Igbo instruments; assess production challenges; and evaluate the cultural usefulness of Igbo highlife music production of Uri-Nnwa. The study adopted Digital Modernization theory which provides a framework for analyzing and integrating Indigenous music into digital Highlife production. Ethnographic research design was employed in this study for the purpose of data collection. The study finds out that, the producer with its potentiality, was able to translate the English text of the artiste into Igbo dialect including Igbo vocal coaching techniques to enhance the artiste performance in singing the Igbo highlife music. The integration of traditional Igbo instruments into digital music production, effectively preserves the authentic rhythms and melodies of Igbo highlife music. Thus, the challenges in producing Igbo highlife music stem from maintaining cultural authenticity amidst modern production demands. In conclusion, the exploration of digital technology, and Igbo indigenous instruments in the production of Uri Nnwa and the challenges of blending indigenous instruments with digital technology which were addressed in the production techniques was achieved in this study. It was also found that, the usefulness of Igbo Highlife Music production creativity preserves its cultural identity. The study recommends that producers should integrates other traditional Igbo instruments into digital music production, to preserve the genuineness while modernizing Igbo highlife music. They should as well research on other cultural Music not investigated in this study with vocal coaching to preserve and promote Highlife music globally.
Publication Title From Fading Facades to Building Bridges: A Study of the Inculturative Texture of Christian Religious Songs in Edo State, Nigeria Download PDF
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Publisher Meshk Journal of Religious Music https://meshk.istanbul.edu.tr/
Paper Link https://doi.org/10.26650/meshk.2025.00003
Publication Authors Charles Onomudo Alued ¹ , Solomon Ijeweimen Ikhidero ² & Maureen Ada Uche ³
Year Published 2025-03-25
Abstract This study examines the domestication of select Edo folk songs/musical traditions in contemporary Christian religious worship. Its objectives are to underscore the resilience/renaissance of indigenous musical traditions despite cultural imperialism; and reemphasize the relevance of inculturation in contemporary Christian evangelism. Employing a qualitative ethnographic approach, the study gathered data through semi-structured interviews with church clergies, traditional chiefs, elders, and adults, alongside observations and an extensive review of related literature. Participants were selected based on their deep knowledge of Edo music and the Christian liturgy. The paper reveals, among other things, that musical tradition plays a great part in the social-religious life of a people. That, rather than capitulating under the weight of religio-cultural colonisation, Edo folk songs/musical tradition has creatively domesticated the Christian faith, having been absorbed into the Christian liturgical system. The paper reaffirms the verdict of Vatican II, with its language of aggiornamento, which brought a new concept of enhancing the solemnity of the Christian liturgy within the context of the people’s worldview. Insights from this paper apply to the broader discourse on inculturation. It provides a framework for cultural preservation amid religious transformation. The findings also offer a basis for developing a contextual Christian theology that respects a people’s indigenous culture and creates opportunities for expanded dialogue and collaboration. Öz Bu makale, Nijeryann Edo Eyaletindeki halk ?arklarn/müzik geleneklerini incelemektedir. Amaç, kültürel emperyalizm kar?snda yerli müzik geleneklerinin direncinin/yeniden do?u?unun altn çizmek ve kültürle?menin ça?da? Hristiyan evanjelizmindeki önemini yeniden vurgulamaktr. Nitel bir etnografik yakla?mn kullanld? çal?mada, kilise din adamlar, geleneksel ?efler, ya?llar ve yeti?kinlerle yaplan yar yaplandrlm? görü?melerin yan sra gözlemler ve ilgili literatürün kapsaml bir incelemesi yoluyla veri toplanm?tr. Katlmclar, Edo müzi?i ve Hristiyan ayini hakkndaki derin bilgilerine dayanarak seçilmi?tir. Çal?ma, di?er hususlarn yan sra, müzik gelene?inin bir halkn sosyal-dinsel ya?amnda büyük bir rol oynad?n ortaya koymaktadr. Edo halk ?arklar/ müzik gelene?i, dinsel-kültürel sömürgele?tirmenin a?rl? altnda ezilmek yerine, Hristiyan ayin sistemine dahil olarak Hristiyan inancn yaratc bir ?ekilde evcille?tirmi?tir. Bu makale, halkn dünya görü?ü ba?lamnda Hristiyan ayininin ciddiyetini arttrmaya yönelik yeni bir kavram getiren aggiornamento diliyle Vatikan II'nin kararn yeniden teyit etmektedir. Bu makaleden elde edilen görü?ler, kültürle?me üzerine daha geni? bir söylem için geçerlidir. Dini dönü?ümün ortasnda kültürel koruma için bir çerçeve sunmaktadr. Bulgular ayrca, bir halkn yerli kültürüne sayg Citation | Atf: Alued, C. O., Ikhidero, S. I. & Uche, M. A. (2025). From fading facades to building bridges: A study of the inculturative texture of Christian religious songs in Edo State, Nigeria. Meshk Journal of Religious Music, Advance Online Publication. https://doi.org/10.26650/meshk.2025.00003 This work is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License. 2025. Alued, C. O., Ikhidero, S. I. & Uche, M. A. Corresponding author | Sorumlu Yazar: Charles Onomudo Alued coaluede@gmail.com Meshk Journal of Religious Music https://meshk.istanbul.edu.tr/ e-ISSN: 3062-0430 1 From Fading Facades to Building Bridges: A Study of the Inculturative Texture of Christian Religious… Alued et al., 2025 duyan ve geni?letilmi? diyalog ve i?birli?i için frsatlar yaratan ba?lamsal bir Hristiyan teolojisi geli?tirmek için bir temel sunmaktadr.