GASPRO International Journal of Eminent Scholars

ABSTRACT

The sought to assess the adoption of traditional teaching method of Efik/Ibibio culture and effective teaching of music concepts: an empirical study of traditional musicians in South-South Nigeria. The study adopted ethnographic method within the domain of ethnomusicology where primary data was collected from the field through oral interview, observations and the use of structured questionnaire. The study was conducted in Akwa Ibom and Cross River States. The population of the study comprised all the traditional music types in Efik/Ibibio land. Proportionate stratified random sampling technique was used in selecting 10 music types and 100 traditional musicians from the study area. The Instrument used for data collection was a questionnaire titled “Traditional Teaching Method of Efik/Ibibio Music Concepts Questionnaire (TTMEIMCQ).” Face and content validation of the instrument was carried out by an expert in test and measurement/evaluation from University of Uyo to ensure that the instrument has the accuracy, appropriateness and completeness for the study. Test-Retest technique was used to determine the level of reliability of the instrument. The reliability coefficient obtained was 0.92 and this was high enough to justify the use of the instrument. The researcher subjected the data generated for this study to appropriate statistical techniques such as descriptive statistics. The test for significance was done at 0.05 alpha levels. The study concluded that there are many specific traditional teaching models of the Efik/Ibibio culture that could serve as good alternative for the teaching of different music concepts including: lecture method, demonstration method, discovery method, discussion method and activity method. One of the recommendations was that music educators should help in exposing the alternative ways of improving students’ academic performance in music and also ways of making them see music as a truly practical and worthwhile art.

KEYWORDS: Traditional Teaching Method, Efik/Ibibio Culture, Music Concepts, Traditional Musicians and South-South Nigeria