Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) Syllabus for Music

JAMB Syllabus for Music [PDF] is out- The Music Syllabus from JAMB is an official document that contains detailed information and guides on the topics you are expected to cover in Music for your UTME. The aim of the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) syllabus in Music is to prepare the candidates for the Board’s examination.

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JAMB Syllabus for Music

GENERAL OBJECTIVES

The aim of the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) syllabus in Music is to prepare the candidates for the Board’s examination. It is designed to test their achievement of the course objectives, which are to:

1. Appreciate and discuss music fairly and critically;
2. Identify, through written/aural analysis, the features of the music of different periods of western and African music theory history, peoples, its forms and the media;
3. Appreciate the influence of socio-cultural and technological factors on the lives and music of musicians.
4. Attain a sound musical basis for further learning at the tertiary level.

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RECOMMENDED TEXTS

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