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Utilisation of Waste Ink as a Painting Medium in Creating Paintings Depicting Common Birds in Nairobi City County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2023)With the advancement of society, particularly in the print media and publishing industries, the printing subsector produces an abundance of waste ink, which is discarded into the environment. However, in some parts of the ... -
Adaptation of Traditional Music Idioms to Enhance Contemporary Music Styles: A Case of Selected Fusion Musicians in Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2022)It is an assumed philosophy, that every musical idiom is, largely, defined by its cultural and sociological context. The use and function of traditional music world over has inherently been associated with audiences of ... -
Voice Language in Documentary Films on HIV/AIDS Geared Towards Behavior Change Among Rural Dwellers in Kisumu County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2022)When there are literary challenges, the effectiveness of film as an educational prevention tool exhibits improved long-term retention, perceivably, through effective voice language use in BCC films. This study intended ... -
Interrogation of Documentary Film as a Tool for Advocacy for Positive Living with HIV/AIDS in Siaya County, Kenya.
(Kenyatta University, 2022)Although there is sufficient knowledge on HIV/AIDS, the disease has continued to cause devastation in society. The larger Nyanza Region has recorded a high HIV/AIDS prevalence at 15.1% with Siaya County recording 21% ... -
Compositional Strategies Dominating Zilizopendwa Choral Arrangements: Stylistic Analysis of Selected Works by Kenyan Composers towards Creative Output
(Kenyatta University, 2022)A musical style which later became popularly dubbed ‘Zilizopendwa’ has existed in Kenya since the 1950s yet its popularity among the 21st century generation of musicians and music lovers continues to grow, a phenomenon ... -
Reproduction of Visual Materials for the Confucius Institutes in Kenya Using Fused Chinese Han and Kenyan Maasai Cultural Artifacts
(Kenyatta University, 2022)This study reproduced the visual materials for the use at the Confucius Institutes in Kenya using fused Chinese Han and Kenyan Maasai cultural artifacts. Globalization has led to the necessity of teaching and learning of ... -
Compositional Strategies Dominating Zilizopendwa Choral Arrangements: Stylistic Analysis of Selected Works by Kenyan Composers towards Creative Output
(Kenyatta University, 2021)A musical style which later became popularly dubbed ‘Zilizopendwa’ has existed in Kenya since the 1950s yet its popularity among the 21st century generation of musicians and music lovers continues to grow, a phenomenon ... -
Exploration of Smoke as a Medium for Painting in the Depiction of Maasai Culture in Kajiado County, Kenya.
(Kenyatta University, 2021)Fumage is a smoke painting technique that some artists used in the 1930s. Despite it being an old technique, it has proven less popular in the modern art arena. In contemporary times, very few painters are still exploring ... -
Exploration of Coloured Plastic as an Art Material in Collage
(Kenyatta University, 2021)Upcoming artists in Nairobi face a difficult time in practicing and exploring new techniques that enhance their artistic skills. The cost of art materials is well outside their means, their inspiration is often misunderstood, ... -
Scenography And Character in Tinga Tinga Tales: A Kenyan Animation Film
(Kenyatta University, 2020)The Kenyan animation industry has generally realized an improved growth as depicted by the number of local animation productions that hit the market. This can however be improved through among other factors, producing more ... -
Analysis of Elements of Drama in Selected Performances Staged during Kenyatta University’s Culture Week Festival, 2013
(Kenyatta University, 2021)Culture Week at Kenyatta University is an annual festival that has been on the university’s official calendar since 1992. It is a festival that is open to all genres: recognized, newly created and pseudo. The number of ... -
Evaluation of Appearance Management Behaviour among Students in Institutions of Higher Learning in Meru County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2021)Appearance management (AM) encompasses the sum total of attention and activities that are used by an individual to control how he/she presents the body to himself/herself and to others. Appearance management comprises ... -
Poetry Beyond the Page: An Analysis of Performance Techniques in Mufasa’s Spoken Word Poetry
(Kenyatta University, 2021)Spoken word performance is an expression of oral art. This classification of poetry has not benefited much from documented academic criticism. The little criticism documented, focuses more on the literariness of the poetry ... -
Impact of Curriculum Review Policies on Music Teaching and Learning: Case of Public Primary Schools in Kiambu County, Kenya 1999-2019
(Kenyatta University, 2020)The place of music in the Kenyan curriculum of education has for long not been assured as a result of curriculum review and changes. In order to understand how Kenya’s Curriculum Review Policies have impacted the ... -
Exploring Alternative Strategies for Teaching Music Theory and Aurals to the Hearing Impaired Learners in Kakamega County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2020)Education for all (EFA) is a global commitment established in the year 2000.Vision 2030 also advocates for Education as an important pillar in development. The Government of Kenya has introduced free and compulsory Education. ...
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Utilisation of Waste Ink as a Painting Medium in Creating Paintings Depicting Common Birds in Nairobi City County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2023)With the advancement of society, particularly in the print media and publishing industries, the printing subsector produces an abundance of waste ink, which is discarded into the environment. However, in some parts of the ... -
Adaptation of Traditional Music Idioms to Enhance Contemporary Music Styles: A Case of Selected Fusion Musicians in Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2022)It is an assumed philosophy, that every musical idiom is, largely, defined by its cultural and sociological context. The use and function of traditional music world over has inherently been associated with audiences of ... -
Voice Language in Documentary Films on HIV/AIDS Geared Towards Behavior Change Among Rural Dwellers in Kisumu County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2022)When there are literary challenges, the effectiveness of film as an educational prevention tool exhibits improved long-term retention, perceivably, through effective voice language use in BCC films. This study intended ... -
Interrogation of Documentary Film as a Tool for Advocacy for Positive Living with HIV/AIDS in Siaya County, Kenya.
(Kenyatta University, 2022)Although there is sufficient knowledge on HIV/AIDS, the disease has continued to cause devastation in society. The larger Nyanza Region has recorded a high HIV/AIDS prevalence at 15.1% with Siaya County recording 21% ... -
Compositional Strategies Dominating Zilizopendwa Choral Arrangements: Stylistic Analysis of Selected Works by Kenyan Composers towards Creative Output
(Kenyatta University, 2022)A musical style which later became popularly dubbed ‘Zilizopendwa’ has existed in Kenya since the 1950s yet its popularity among the 21st century generation of musicians and music lovers continues to grow, a phenomenon ... -
Reproduction of Visual Materials for the Confucius Institutes in Kenya Using Fused Chinese Han and Kenyan Maasai Cultural Artifacts
(Kenyatta University, 2022)This study reproduced the visual materials for the use at the Confucius Institutes in Kenya using fused Chinese Han and Kenyan Maasai cultural artifacts. Globalization has led to the necessity of teaching and learning of ... -
Compositional Strategies Dominating Zilizopendwa Choral Arrangements: Stylistic Analysis of Selected Works by Kenyan Composers towards Creative Output
(Kenyatta University, 2021)A musical style which later became popularly dubbed ‘Zilizopendwa’ has existed in Kenya since the 1950s yet its popularity among the 21st century generation of musicians and music lovers continues to grow, a phenomenon ... -
Exploration of Smoke as a Medium for Painting in the Depiction of Maasai Culture in Kajiado County, Kenya.
(Kenyatta University, 2021)Fumage is a smoke painting technique that some artists used in the 1930s. Despite it being an old technique, it has proven less popular in the modern art arena. In contemporary times, very few painters are still exploring ... -
Exploration of Coloured Plastic as an Art Material in Collage
(Kenyatta University, 2021)Upcoming artists in Nairobi face a difficult time in practicing and exploring new techniques that enhance their artistic skills. The cost of art materials is well outside their means, their inspiration is often misunderstood, ... -
Scenography And Character in Tinga Tinga Tales: A Kenyan Animation Film
(Kenyatta University, 2020)The Kenyan animation industry has generally realized an improved growth as depicted by the number of local animation productions that hit the market. This can however be improved through among other factors, producing more ... -
Analysis of Elements of Drama in Selected Performances Staged during Kenyatta University’s Culture Week Festival, 2013
(Kenyatta University, 2021)Culture Week at Kenyatta University is an annual festival that has been on the university’s official calendar since 1992. It is a festival that is open to all genres: recognized, newly created and pseudo. The number of ... -
Evaluation of Appearance Management Behaviour among Students in Institutions of Higher Learning in Meru County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2021)Appearance management (AM) encompasses the sum total of attention and activities that are used by an individual to control how he/she presents the body to himself/herself and to others. Appearance management comprises ... -
Poetry Beyond the Page: An Analysis of Performance Techniques in Mufasa’s Spoken Word Poetry
(Kenyatta University, 2021)Spoken word performance is an expression of oral art. This classification of poetry has not benefited much from documented academic criticism. The little criticism documented, focuses more on the literariness of the poetry ... -
Impact of Curriculum Review Policies on Music Teaching and Learning: Case of Public Primary Schools in Kiambu County, Kenya 1999-2019
(Kenyatta University, 2020)The place of music in the Kenyan curriculum of education has for long not been assured as a result of curriculum review and changes. In order to understand how Kenya’s Curriculum Review Policies have impacted the ... -
Exploring Alternative Strategies for Teaching Music Theory and Aurals to the Hearing Impaired Learners in Kakamega County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2020)Education for all (EFA) is a global commitment established in the year 2000.Vision 2030 also advocates for Education as an important pillar in development. The Government of Kenya has introduced free and compulsory Education. ... -
Impact of Curriculum Review Policies on Music Teaching and Learning: Case of Public Primary Schools in Kiambu County, Kenya 1999-2019
(Kenyatta University, 2020)The place of music in the Kenyan curriculum of education has for long not been assured as a result of curriculum review and changes. In order to understand how Kenya’s Curriculum Review Policies have impacted the stakeholders ... -
Key Components of Film Script Construction
(Kenyatta University, 2019-11)This study contended that love scenes, fight scenes, chase scenes and crowd scenes were essential components in film script writing. This study employed the Hollywood classical theory of film making. Hollywood classicis ... -
Participation in Choral Music Ensembles and Its Impact on Musicianship among Music Education Students in Selected Public Universities in Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2020-05)Music, just like other arts requires time for practice. Despite clearly outlined objectives about practical music in the curriculum by the Ministry of Education, several music education trainees do not consistently exhibit ... -
Art Music Contributions Inspired By Kenyan Folksong Repertoire: A Case of Innovation Drawn From Samia Children Songs
(Kenyatta University, 2019-06)Today, influences such as globalization, urbanization and technology have led to fast-changing trends in music. Often, social occasions that were traditionally set apart with a view to learning and engaging with cultural ... -
An Investigation of the Applicability of Susan Napier’s Japanese Animation (Anime) ‘Genre Classification Model’ in Kenyan Animation
(Kenyatta University, 2019-05)This research project explored the unconventional genre practices illustrated in the Kenyan Animation industry. Some practitioners in this industry are experimenting with unconventional genre and thus lack a way to classify ...
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