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Kadodi dance performance and community mobilization for social and economic emancipation of the bamasaaba people in Mbale district, Uganda
(Kyambogo University [unpublished work], 2022-10)This study sought to investigate the performance of Kadodi dance as a tool for community mobilization of the Bamasaaba people in Mbale district to engage in activities that might improve their social and economic conditions. ... -
Music instruction practices and competence of Secondary school music teacher trainees: a case of Kyambogo University, Department of Performing Arts
(Kyambogo University [unpublished work], 2023-07)This study evaluates instruction practices and competence of secondary school music teacher trainees at the Department of Performing Arts, Kyambogo University. I was motivated to research on music instruction practices on ... -
Namadu drum music and dance as mediation of healing rituals among the Bagwere people of Uganda
(Taylor& FrancisOnline: Journal of Music Research in Africa., 2021-03-18)This article reports on a study that investigated the namadu healing ritual of the Bagwere people of Uganda. The ritual involves drumming, singing and dancing, as well as sacrificing chicks, birds and animals towards gaining ... -
Namadu drum music and dance as mediation of healing rituals among the Bagwere people of Uganda
(Taylor & Francis Group, 2021-03)This article reports on a study that investigated the Namadu healing ritual of the Bagwere people of Uganda. The ritual involves drumming, singing and dancing, as well as sacrificing chicks, birds and animals towards gaining ... -
Participation of young people with special needs in school based musical performances in selected primary schools in Mukono district, Uganda
(Kyambogo University[unpublished work], 2022-06)This study intended to find out the nature of participation of young persons with special needs in music activities that take place in primary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 ... -
''Reclaiming indigenous epistemes : entenga drums revival at Kyambogo University''. In decolonising African Higher Education
(Routledge, 2022)This chapter clarifies how Indigenous pedagogies could contribute to university music education and general education pedagogy. This is based on a project in which Musisi Mukalazi Livingstone, master musician, successfully ... -
Thinking about sustainability in Theatre for Development projects: my experience of how the politics of funding shapes TfD practice
(Taylor & Francis, Research in Drama Education: The Journal of Applied Theatre and Performance, 2021-12-07)This article examines the complexity of embedding the element of sustainability to foster successful TfD practice. I recount my own experience as a TfD practitioner in western Uganda, where, in spite of my effort to execute ... -
The use of language competences in teaching music: a case of primary schools in Lira-Dokolo districts
(Kyambogo University (un published work), 2019-11)This study investigated teacher efficacy in the implementation of the use of Language Competences (LC) in teaching CAPE 1 MDD in primary schools. The study was triggered by the need to establish teacher adherence to the ... -
Visual narratives of traditional royal dances in Uganda: a case of clay mated Amaggunju dance
(Kyambogo University(Unpublished work), 2020-09)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 ...