Official NUC CCMAS syllabus

MUS 441 — African Music III:

MUS department course · Nigerian universities

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

• synthesise the various aspects of musical elements, genres or musical types of African music taken previously
• produce objective argument; and
• develop a high level of music appreciation

Course contents

Quality of the music of the peoples of black Africa. An analysis of its theoretical peculiarities with special reference to form, rhythm, melody and scales, harmony, and instrumentation. Problems of notation and transcription.

Source: the Nigerian Universities Commission (NUC) Core Curriculum and Minimum Academic Standards (CCMAS). StudyOps loads this syllabus automatically when you study MUS 441.

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