Masters Degree Dissertationshttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12504/572024-03-29T10:21:38Z2024-03-29T10:21:38ZParticipation of young people with special needs in school based musical performances in selected primary schools in Mukono district, UgandaNtambirwa, Rocklinehttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12504/11752024-02-06T10:00:24Z2022-06-01T00:00:00ZParticipation of young people with special needs in school based musical performances in selected primary schools in Mukono district, Uganda
Ntambirwa, Rockline
This study intended to find out the nature of participation of young persons with special
needs in music activities that take place in primary school contexts. It was motivated by the
apparently low levels of participation by the young people with special needs in school-based
musical performances. The objectives of the study were to establish the nature of musical
engagements, establish the level of participation and factors responsible for the levels of
participation and to find out the implications of the participation in school-based music
programs to YPwSNs in selected primary schools of Mukono district. The study was qualitative
in nature. Data in form of interviews, Participant observation, written documents, audio and
visual recording was collected and analyzed in order to phenomena of participation by YPwSNs
in school-based music performances. Thus, findings of the study were made.
Findings revealed that young people with special needs are capacitated to participate in
community music practices especially in school contexts. The young people have the ability to
participate in school-based music activities regardless of the impairments. They can participate
in singing, dancing, acting, playing instruments, poetry and other musical performances. It was
recommended that in order to nurture the young people with special needs’ capacity to
participate in school-based music activities, the government, teachers, care givers and the
community should encourage, create a conducive atmosphere and support the participation of
young people with special needs in school-based music activities.
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2022-06-01T00:00:00ZVisual narratives of traditional royal dances in Uganda: a case of clay mated Amaggunju danceLubwama, Godfreyhttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12504/9822023-05-24T00:31:04Z2020-09-01T00:00:00ZVisual narratives of traditional royal dances in Uganda: a case of clay mated Amaggunju dance
Lubwama, Godfrey
The purpose of this study was to visually narrate the “Amaggunju” traditional royal
dance of Buganda central Uganda through Claymation. An exploratory study design and
adopted more of the qualitative than the quantitative approach in this study. The
objectives of the study were to; examine the visual forms of the Amaggunju traditional
royal dance of central Buganda, Develop a story line of the Amaggunju traditional royal
dance of central Buganda and Claymate Amaggunju traditional royal dance of central
Buganda. This study was grounded largely on the qualitative method approach. The
Study Population and Samples were the Visual forms of the Amaggunju royal dance
regalia in Buganda these included videos, photographs, Illustrations and drawings, Story
lines were also used for claymated films and these were; The Chicken run, Early Man,
Shauna the Ship Movie, Para Norman, Claymated films’ production process of The
Chicken run, Early Man, Shauna the Ship Movie and Para Norm. Based on the nature of
the study, the research questions it presented and the defined parameters of the required
population reflected above, stratified random selection was employed and through this
valuable information pertaining to this study was collected. Findings indicated that
claymated Amaggunju traditional dance is one form that can be used to communicate and
preserve the Baganda Royal practices. With a highlight of the advantages of using
Claymation over the other forms of animation, the study recommended that animators to
explore and use Claymation for communicating various aspects of human needs.
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2020-09-01T00:00:00ZEvaluation of music education in selected primary teachers colleges in the central region of UgandaNambirige, Catherinehttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12504/8632023-05-24T00:15:23Z2019-01-01T00:00:00ZEvaluation of music education in selected primary teachers colleges in the central region of Uganda
Nambirige, Catherine
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the teaching of Music Education in Shimon , Kibuli and Ggaba Primary Teachers’ Colleges, all found in the Central region of Uganda. The study was guided by the following objectives; Find out how music teaching and learning is conducted, assess the administrative support given towards the teaching and learning of music and find out the challenges encountered during the teaching and learning of music and suggest solutions thereafter. A descriptive design was conducted to collect facts, views and experiences during the teaching and learning.
The study findings revealed that; Music teaching and learning was not properly conducted because of different factors like; methods employed by tutors which contradicted those suggested in the music syllabus thus tutor-centered instead of student –centered methods and absenteeism of tutors. It was also revealed that the time allocated to music was not sufficient given the breadth /or extensiveness of the content but still, it is not properly utilized because of absenteeism of music tutors. It was concluded from the study findings that; the teaching and learning of practical skills in the classroom is very minimal because most of the practical activities according to the syllabus are out of class activities. The following recommendations were suggested. There is need for curriculum developers through the
Ministry of Education and Sports to continuously organize workshops, seminars and refresher courses aimed at helping tutors enrich their professional practice. On the academic point of view, the study gives detailed information of how best music teaching can be handled in Primary Teachers’ Colleges in order to produce well balanced and competent practical music teachers.
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2019-01-01T00:00:00ZCatholic church music festivals and the development of musicianship in Ediofe vicariate, Arua diocese (Uganda)Awuta, Juliet Driwaruhttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12504/8482023-05-24T00:15:03Z2021-04-01T00:00:00ZCatholic church music festivals and the development of musicianship in Ediofe vicariate, Arua diocese (Uganda)
Awuta, Juliet Driwaru
This study explores how the Catholic Church music festivals in Ediofe Vicariate, Arua diocese, an annual event, became a platform for the development of musicianship among the members. In other words, the study is an investigation of how these festivals enable different people (especially the choir members) to acquire skills of conducting, performance, composition, analysis, adjudication, reading and writing of music as well as playing and tuning instruments thus becoming musicians. Although there are various vicariates that organize and participate in these festivals, I chose Ediofe Vicariate in Arua District as my Case Study, to investigate how these festivals started, developed and how they have enabled the participants to develop musicianship.
The study was conducted against the background that although music festivals bring together different people, there is inadequate research on how they become a platform for taping the development of musicianship in the people who engage in them. Moreover, there was need to document the process through which these festivals were started, how they are organized and the different stakeholders who organize and participate in them. As such, I adopted a qualitative methodology, under a case study approach, to examine how these festivals are organized, the nature of repertoire and stakeholders and explore how they act as a platform through which musicianship is developed. The study has revealed that indeed music festivals in Ediofe Vicariate act as a site where participants develop musicianship. This musicianship is manifested through the acquired skills to read and write music, choir training, conducting, analyzing, adjudication, composing as well as instrumental making/playing and tuning. The choir members I interacted
with during fieldwork had participated in these festivals during previous years and had acquired experience through singing, dancing and playing instruments thus becoming musicians.The objectives of this study in this study are; To examine the background of music festivals in development of musicianship among choir members of Ediofe Vicariate, Arua Diocese. To discuss the items constituting the repertoire for music festivals in development of musicianship among choir members of Ediofe Vicariate, Arua diocese. To examine the contribution of the different stakeholders in the development of musicianship among choir members of Ediofe Vicariate, Arua Diocese and to explore how music festivals can become a platform for developing musicianship in Ediofe Vicariate, Arua Diocese. The implications of the study reveals that indeed over the years there are annual festivals organized in Ediofe Vicariate Arua Diocese and these festivals have a set syllabus. Stakeholders are involved in the organization of these festival and all their roles enhance the development of musicianship among the choir members at various levels and with various capacities in understanding what is entailed in musicianship in Ediofe Vicariate Arua Diocese.
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