Official NUC CCMAS syllabus

MUS 241 — African Music II

MUS department course · Nigerian universities

What you'll be able to do (official learning outcomes)

• identify the unity in diversity of the musical traditions in African music (South of the a. Sahara)
• identify the rhythmic, melodic and harmonic devices employed by performers of a. traditional African music; and Education 874 New
• identify the roles and usages of music in traditional setting in Africa

Course contents

Historical, literary and aesthetic aspects of African music, with particular reference to specific Nigerian culture groups. Similarities and differences among various linguistic and religious groups within Nigeria.

Source: the Nigerian Universities Commission (NUC) Core Curriculum and Minimum Academic Standards (CCMAS). StudyOps loads this syllabus automatically when you study MUS 241.

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