Browsing Department of Music & Theatre Studies by Title
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Political influence on music performance in Kenya between 1963-2002
(Council for Research in Music Education, School of Music, University of Illinois, 2004)This historical study attempts to relate how politics has influenced music performance education in Kenya between 1963 - 2002. The study is based on the historical period studied, Educational Syllabuses, Commission Reports, ... -
The Preparation of Music Teachers in Kenya
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Prospects and Challenges of Teaching and Learning Musics of the World's Cultures: An African Perspective
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Refocusing Indigenous Music for Formal Classroom Practice: A Process of Creating Partnership between the School and the Community
(Unesco.org, 2007)This paper examines the modalities and logistics of refocusing indigenous music in formal classroom practice in Kenya in a bid to create partnership between the community and the school. The need to refocus indigenous music ... -
The substance of African Divine Church choral music
(Cape Town: African Minds, 2006)Choral music in Africa could be classified asWestern“art”, African“art”or indigenous African choral music, which includes traditional“classical”, ethnic, religious and folk styles. All over Africa, indigenous choral ... -
Text-melody relationships: Translation of European Hymns into Dho-Luo
(Council for Research in Music Education, School of Music, University of Illinois, 2005)This study addressed the problem of translation of European hymns into Dho-luo, with specific reference to text-melody relationships It outlines the process of translating music and compositional methods and techniques ... -
Verbal-Text as A Process of Compositional and Improvisational Elaboration in Bukusu Litungu Music
(University of south africa, 2011)The Bukusu community is predominantly found in Bungoma district of Western Kenya. The Litungu is a word referring to a lyre among the Bukusu community. Music accompanied by this instrument is what is referred to as Litungu ...