Official NUC CCMAS syllabus

MUS 442 — Contemporary African Music:

MUS department course · Nigerian universities

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

• develop requisite skills to cope with the trends in contemporary African music
• develop the requisite for objective argument on composed art music and popular music; and
• develop a high level of music appreciation

Course contents

Arts 542 New Trends in contemporary African music, including composed art music and popular music. Objectives and techniques employed by African art music composers, and influences leading to the music of today in Africa. Contemporary music makers and their works.

Source: the Nigerian Universities Commission (NUC) Core Curriculum and Minimum Academic Standards (CCMAS). StudyOps loads this syllabus automatically when you study MUS 442.

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