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MUT 315 African Music: Music in Society

ND2 levelComputing & ICT10 topics

MUT 315 covers 10 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. Music in society
  2. Types of music in society
  3. Functions of music among the people
  4. Foreign influences on African music
  5. Continuity and change in African music
  6. Musical genres in society
  7. Lead and supporting performers
  8. Drumming and vocal techniques
  9. Performance practice versus performance
  10. Common musical practices

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Music in society

Music in society examines how musical practices reflect, shape, and negotiate cultural identities, social structures, and power relations. Mastering this topic is essential for the exam because it tests students’ ability to link musical phenomena to broader socio‑cultural contexts, a core requirement of the NUC CCMAS and NBTE syllabi.

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