Music JUPEB Syllabus — Free PDF Download

Objectives of the Music JUPEB Syllabus

At the end of the program, candidates should be able to: 

1. Identify and conceptualize elements of music theory 
2. Analyze and evaluate African music and music of other world cultures
3. Demonstrate  the basic musicianship through the use of musical instruments
4. Investigate the chronological trends in Western Music History

Courses:

The Music JUPEB Syllabus is divided into four (4) course units which will be treated during the JUPEB program.

FIRST SEMESTER

• MUS 001: RUDIMENTS OF MUSIC 1 (3 Units) 
• MUS 003: MUSIC IN AFRICAN CULTURE (3 units)

SECOND SEMESTER

• MUS 002: RUDIMENTS OF MUSIC II (3 Units)
• MUS 004: MUSIC APPRECIATION (3 Units)

Detailed Syllabus

MUS 001: RUDIMENTS OF MUSIC 1 (3 Units) 

Definition of Music and Musical sounds 

1. Meaning of Music
2. Characteristics of musical sounds
3. The stave
4. Musical Letters 
5. Arrangements of musical letters on the lines and spaces
6. The clefs (Treble and Bass clef)
7. Musical terms, signs and abbreviations

Musical notes and durations

1. Names of Musical notes and its equivalent rests
2. Dotted notes and its equivalent rests
3. Duration of the notes and its placement on the stave
4. Leger lines above and below the given staves
5. Grouping of musical notes
6. Accidentals in music
7. Musical terms, signs and abbreviations

Scales and key signatures in Music

1. The diatonic scale (Major scale)
2. The diatonic scale (Minor scale)
3. The chromatic scale
4. Identification and construction  of major and minor keys
5. Arrangement of notes on the stave in ascending and descending order
6. Technical names of musical notes
7. Musical terms, signs and abbreviations

MUS 002: RUDIMENTS OF MUSIC II (3 Units)

Sight Reading: Basic techniques of reading scores should be examined through simple rhythms and musical notes.

Harmony: Basic Harmonic Intervals of Two Notes, Triad Formation such as Major and Minor Triads on the Staff.

General Musicianship: Ability to listen, notate and then interpret musical sound on various Musical instruments.

Forms and Analysis: Analysis and Musical description of Forms in Compositions, Using the Following Elements:

1. Melody: Scales and Themes
2. Rhythm
3. Harmony
4. Instrumentation
5. Forms 
6. Dynamics

MUS 003: MUSIC IN AFRICAN CULTURE (3 units)

Definition of African Music

1. Characteristics of African Music
2. A survey of the role and function of music among the people of Africa
3. The functions of Dance in the African society 

The theory of African Music:  The students are introduced to the following concepts and their use in African Music

1. The theory of Notation
2. The theory of harmony
3. The theory of melody
4. The theory of scale
5. The theory of rhythm

African musical instruments and their classifications

1. The membranophones
2. The idiophones
3. The aerophones
4. The chordophones

Popular music in Nigeria

1. Definition and description of popular music in Nigeria
2. Popular music typologies in Nigeria (Highlife, apala, fuji, sakara, ikokirikwo, Kokoma, Afrobeat, hip- hop, waka)
3. Exponents of popular music in Nigeria (Sikiru Ayinde Barrister, Maman Shaita, I.K Dairo, Yussuf Olatunji, Haruna Ishola, Dan Maraya Jos, Fela Anikulapo Kuti, Osita Osadebe, Victor Owaifo, )

African Art Music in Nigeria

1. Definition of African  Art Music 
2. Exponents of African Art Music ( Laz Ekwueme, Ayo Bankole, Fela Sowande, Adams Fiberisima, Paul Harcourt Whyte)

MUS 004: MUSIC APPRECIATION (3 Units)

The Science of Musical Sound: 

1. Defining Music as an Art and Science, 
2. Definition and Properties of Sound,
3. Sound Mechanisms, 
4. Types of Listening.

Western Music of Various Epochs:

Introduction to the History of Western Classical Music from

Antiquity to the 20th Century; using the following Criteria:

1. Sociological Traits
2. Names of Composers of Each Epoch
3. Biography of Each Composer
4. The Application of Musical Elements in the Works of each Period.

Overview of African Music and other World Music Genres:

Types of Music in Africa and other World Culture such as Highlife, Juju, Reggae and so on will be examined.

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