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MUT 117 History and Literature of Nigeria Music 1

ND1 levelComputing & ICT12 topics

MUT 117 covers 12 topics. StudyPath paces them into daily study sessions that finish before your exam date, with practice questions and worked answers for each one.

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Course outline

The topics this course covers, in teaching order.

  1. History of Nigerian music
  2. Pre-colonial music
  3. Colonial-era music
  4. Post-independence music
  5. Contemporary Nigerian music
  6. Traditional and contemporary vocal music
  7. Categories of Nigerian music
  8. Traditional and contemporary instrumental music
  9. Musical instrument families
  10. Regional distribution of instruments
  11. Foreign influences on Nigerian music
  12. Foreign performance styles

A sample from this course

One topic, as StudyPath teaches it.

History of Nigerian music

The History of Nigerian music covers the evolution of musical styles from pre‑colonial indigenous traditions through colonial and post‑colonial periods, highlighting key genres, instruments, and influential artists. Understanding this chronology is essential for exams because it tests knowledge of cultural context, genre development, and the socio‑political forces that shaped Nigerian music.

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