More than Just Good Feelings: Advocacy for Music among Mainstream Subjects
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Date
2015
Authors
Njoora, T. K.
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Taylor & Francis
Abstract
In many world cultures music plays a central role in life’s activities (from birth
to death) of the communities and in some instances it is said to be inseparable
from daily activities. In Kenya these attributes of music hold true not just for rural
communities (where traditional music dominates) but in urban communities as
well. In modern society, if one considers the place and role of music in daily life
activities, it becomes increasingly clear that music experience is more than just
good feelings, socially and emotionally; rather it is fundamentally meaningful
in our daily lives whether it is for soothing children to sleep, maintaining work
tempo, providing sound structure for television commercials, creating intensity
and meaning in movies, playing supporting role(s) in funerals, singing, or simply
for its aesthetic purposes. I would argue that for a commodity such as music,
which is so meaningful to us whether old or young, a good deal of investment in
time is required to ensure that it (music) remains part of our social structure, such
as training of instructors, learning and practising music, utilising and formalising
its use in formal learning. These ideals ought to occupy important national and
regional consideration and attention.
Description
DOI: 10.1080/18125980.2015.1031367
Keywords
Music education, Culture, Commission reports, Curriculum, Music meaning, Functions of music, Music testing
Citation
Muziki: Journal of Music Research in Africa, Vol. 12:1, pp. 23-40 2015