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Dance step and movement: a study of the factors affecting step and movement of Kinze dance among the Akamba
(Kenyatta University, 1992)The purpose of this study was to investigate in depth the factors that affect music dance step and movement in Kinze dance. The emphasis was to single out these factors under three major areas, namely: The cultural, ... -
The Development of Kenyan Popular Guitar Music: A Study of Kiswahili Songs in Nairobi
(1998-01)The aim of this thesis is to explore the origins and development of Kenyan popular guitar music with a special study of Kiswahili songs in Nairobi. Chapter One represents the central issues that motivated the researcher ... -
Samia Afro-Classics: A creative composition 1.Omwana Uno 2. Mama
(Kenyatta University, 1999-04)While arranging Samia folk songs, many arrangers have not considered musical components that are important in its tradition, for example, syllabic intonation, scales and speech rhythm. The end result has been distortion ... -
Factors affecting the instruction of Kenyan indigenous Music: a survey of Nairobi secondary schools
(Kenyatta University, 2000)The study was carried out to determine factors affecting the teaching of indigenous Kenyan music in Nairobi Secondary Schools. The researcher, as a result of experience, had it difficult to use pro- Western music teaching ... -
Integration of the Visually Impaired: The Case of Voice Training in Kenyatta University
(2002)This study investigated the integration of the visually impaired students particularly those training in voice. The study sought to: a) Identify the strategies employed by lecturers in voice training of the visually ... -
Text-Melody Relationships: Translation of European Hymns into Dho-Luo
(Kenyatta University, 2002-04)This study addresses the problem of translation of European hymns into Dho-luo with specific reference to text and melody relationships. It focuses on the introduction of western hymns into the Seventh-Day-Adventist ... -
The place of music in the Catholic charismatic ritual healing: the case of Nakuru Holy Cross and Nairobi Holy Family Basilica core groups
(Kenyatta University, 2002-05)This study endeavored to determine whether music In Catholic Charismatic Renewal (CCR) ritual healing has any therapeutic value, It also sought to clarify the concept 'music therapy', Using the methods of observation and ... -
Music as social discourse: the contribution of popular music to the awareness and prevention of HIV/AIDS in Nairobi, Kenya
(Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University Faculty of Arts, 2009)This dissertation is a critical, theoretical study focussing is on the contribution that popular music makes towards raising awareness and promoting the prevention of HIV/Aids in Nairobi, Kenya. Towards this end, an analysis ... -
Music teachers' effectiveness in instructional delivery: a case of secondary schools in central province, Kenya
(2011-11-17)This study proposed that learning music needs to be seen as an adaptive interface, which couples teacher and pupils' behaviours and attitudes, shaping a common interactive field of effective learning. Based on this framework, ... -
Kenyan Folk Song as A Source of Compositional Inspiration: A Study on The Use Of Selected Folk Songs in Art Music
(2011-11-17)Today, many factors such as technology, communication and social connections triangulate to make the world a global village. Numerous world cultures borrow from each other resulting in diversity and multiplicity of musical ... -
The role of tachnology in music education: a survey of computer usage in secondary schools in Nairobi province, Kenya
(2011-12-02)Today's use of computer pervades all areas of our lives, including activities in institutions of learning. Beyond the very facility of computation, data management, word processing etc, computers have become essential in ... -
The contribution of hip hop to the construction of personal identities of South African female late adolescents
(Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, 2012)Identity construction is an integral task during late adolescence. In this study, I argue that hip hop music contributes to the process of identity construction among female late adolescents. The contexts that the female ... -
The fuging technique on arrangement and adaptation of selected Luhya Folk Songs
(2012-02-01)This study aimed at establishing the suitability of using the Western Fugal Techniques in arranging traditional luhyia folk songs/ tunes. The study involved carrying out interviews with composers/ arrangers to establish ... -
Bukusu litungu music: an aalysis, arrangement and creative composition
(2012-02-01)The purpose of this study was to identify the fundamental characteristics of litungu music, arrange Bukusu litungu music and compose a creative work based on the litungu music idiom. Interviewing performers of litungu music ... -
Expectations and perceived roles of the female musician among the Isukha
(2012-02-01)Studies carried out in various countries on music and gender portray women as people whose music making activists are dictated by their role and status in their various communities, among other factors. For example, women's ... -
Factors affecting student performance of Aurial skills at KCSE in Nairobi secondary schools
(2012-02-24)This study investigated the factors affecting the performance of aural at K.C.S.E in Nairobi secondary schools. The study was undertaken because of the continuous poor performance in the aural paper. The study sought ... -
Practice in music and movement: a study of music teaching in selected pre-schools in Nairobi province
(2012-02-24)The purpose of this study was to investigate the practice in music and movement which goes on currently in pre-school classes/learning. The emphasis was to establish how music helps in learning and teaching all the ... -
Voice tuition: a study of Music students' learning experiences, expectations and performance at Kenyatta University
(2012-02-24)This study is about voice tuition at Kenyatta University. The students carried it out as a result of observations suggesting some apathy towards voice tuition. They appeared to have little interest in developing their ... -
Factors affecting instrumental Music tuition in Kenyan secondary schools: a study of Nairobi province
(2012-02-24)This study examines the area of performance in music education. Music, being a creative art, requires certain activities to take each and every time it is heard. These activities, then, make music a living art. Performance ... -
Musical Composition: The merger of indigenous Abagusii and Western Classical Musical Idioms in the Arrangement and Composition of Contemporary Kenyan Music
(2012-03-21)This study was undertaken against the background that the Abagusii community has had contact with Western culture since the beginning of the 20th century through colonisation and missionary activities. It has been observed ...
