Official NUC CCMAS syllabus

YOU 404 — Introduction to Yorùbá Traditional Music

YOU department course · Nigerian universities

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

• appreciate and explain the benefits of traditional Yorùbá music in the past and in the modern times
• classify various kinds of traditional music and their features
• explain the structure of àpàlà music
• list festival music in traditional Yorùbá society
• describe the use of the Yorùbá language in traditional music
• list the ensemble or instruments used in traditional music, and

Course contents

The forms of Yorùbá music. Functions and importance of traditional music. The characteristics of the traditional music. Classification of traditional music. Structures of selected music. Thematic contents. Use of language in Yorùbá music. Drums and drumming methods. Instrumentations. Songs and dances. Traditional music and modernity.

Source: the Nigerian Universities Commission (NUC) Core Curriculum and Minimum Academic Standards (CCMAS). StudyOps loads this syllabus automatically when you study YOU 404.

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