Abstract:
The study sought to explore the use of asafo songs as a source material for teaching
Music and Dance aspect of Creative Arts in Agona East District of the Central Region
of Ghana. The target population of the study involved all basic school teachers and
pupils of Asafo, Kwanyako and Nantifa in the Agona East Municipality of Ghana.
The study employed descriptive research design to collect information for the study.
A sample size of 12; six (6) pupils and six (6) Basic school teachers from Nantifa,
Asafo and Kwanyako were selected for this work. The study adopted purposive
sampling techniques and snowball sampling technique in selecting the participants.
Interview and observation were the research instruments used in collecting data for
the study. The study revealed that most of the teachers were not well versed and
familiar with various asafo songs. It also revealed that most of the teachers wished
that the use of asafo songs could be accepted as source material in teaching Music and
Dance aspect of Creative Arts at all levels in the Ghanaian Education System. It was
concluded that due to the teachers‟ inability to use asafo songs as a source material
for teaching Music and Dance aspect of Creative Arts, most of these class activities
which involve the use of asafo songs are done in abstract. It was recommended that,
Ministry of Education should take cogent steps and efforts to review the Basic School
Curriculum for Creative Arts in order to consider the use of asafo songs as one of the
source materials in teaching Music and Dance in Basic schools. Again there is the
need for headteachers of basic schools in collaboration with Educational Directorate
to create awareness and sensitize teachers especially Creative Art
Description:
A thesis in the Department of Music Education,
School of Creative Arts, submitted to the School of
Graduate Studies, in partial fulfillment of
the requirements for the award of the degree of
Master of Philosophy
(Music Education)
in the University of Education, Winneba.
JUNE, 2022
