ABSTRACT This study offers a theoretical perspective for understanding music as a concept and cultural process of medium of musical change. By reviewing the existing theories of change scholarly and contextualizing it within the African context. The researcher identifies musical change in Edzᴐxoxo warrior music of the people of Dzobgeƒeme- Avatime for critical examination through the theories of change. To be able the researcher achieve the set goals, this research is anchored around the f...
Abstract The study adopts the idea of music acculturation through fieldwork to consciously document the elements of the Abele music of the Yeji people of the Brong-Ahafo Region and fusing it with the Western compositional techniques to create a relatively atonal programmed music of the African and more especially the Yeji tradition. The study was conducted among the people of Yeji traditional area in the Brong-Ahafo Region of Ghana. It adopted creative ethnomusicology principles and the syncr...
ABSTRACT The dissertation was an investigation of the Feok War Dance festival celebrated by the Builsa people in the Upper East Region of Ghana. The study sought to establish the provenance of the Buluk state and the position of the Feok war dance festival in Builsa in contemporary Ghana, identify security concerns raised by the festival and utilize creative elements rationalized from the magical endowments as a resource to develop a scientific security training method that guarantee public s...
ABSTRACT The study was conducted to find out why the Roman Catholic Church in Anomabo Parish incorporates traditional ensembles like “Mbensoun, Asafo, F4nt4mfr4m” and other ensembles in her activities. The researcher employed both quantitative and qualitative approaches to gather the data. The study revealed that three elements of the ensemble have been incorporated in the activities of the Church. That is, blowing of horns, playing of drums and bell as well as singing of traditional song...
ABSTRACT The study interrogated factors that influenced academic performance in Music at the senior high school among General Arts and Visual Arts students in the Ho West District of Volta Region, Ghana. The objectives of the study were to examine attitudes of music teachers and students towards the subject, analyse methods and materials used in teaching music and how prospective students were selected to study music at these schools. The work was done using descriptive method of qualitative ...
ABSTRACT The objective of this study is to investigate and examine the historical background of masquerading in Winneba and from this, find out the traditional beliefs and practices associated with masquerading and the motivation to observe the masquerading event. Also the Socio-economic significance of masquerading was looked at extensively as various questions were put to those who engage in economic activities in and around the park where the masquerading event takes place. Data ...
ABSTRACT The study sought to identify the kind of instructional materials and methods of instruction employed in the teaching of Music and Dance in the Colleges of education gleaning on the link between the Creative Arts syllabus in Primary Schools and Music and Dance syllabus in Colleges of Education in Ghana. It was a Qualitative research that adopted Observation, and focus group Interview as the main data collection instruments. The Convenient and Purposive sampling techniques were used f...
ABSTRACT Body enhancement has been a long standing culture in Ghana and the rest of the Currently, breasts and buttocks enhancement has become a new trend of body enhancement in Ghana. In the study, the researcher has sought to investigate into the current trends of body enhancement of female breasts and buttocks. The study addressed the rational, negative implications and experiences of breasts/buttocks enhancement from the enhanced persons, medical experts and non-enhanced breasts and but...
ABSTRACT The study investigated the techniques used by the small garment manufacturing figures in Ghana in this era of technological advancement with high level of global market competition. This was vital in order to change the image of the small garment industry in Ghana to maximize productivity for sustained and optimum returns as the sub-sector struggles to survive in the local and global markets. The study employed multiple case study as the research design. Purposive and stratifi...
Abstract The study focused on the pedagogical factor in the primary school music curriculum of Ghana which emanated from an observation made in some Ghanaian primary schools. The observation showed that several teachers in Ghanaian primary schools have difficulties in planning and presenting lessons on the musicrelated sections of the Creative Arts syllabus. It was therefore, aimed at investigating the ability levels of the primary school teacher in implementing the music curriculum as well...