May

Music education plays a significant role in cultural preservation, creativity development, talent cultivation, and national advancement. However, despite its recognised educational and socio-cultural value, music education in Nigeria has continued to experience persistent challenges that have adversely affected its growth and effectiveness at various levels of the educational system.

Music education plays a significant role in cultural preservation, creativity development, talent cultivation, and national advancement. However, despite its recognised educational and socio-cultural value, music education in Nigeria has continued to experience persistent challenges that have adversely affected its growth and effectiveness at various levels of the educational system.

Music occupies a central position in religious worship and serves as a medium through which adherents express faith, hope, devotion, and 

This study addressed the persistent problem that musical artefacts are often defined narrowly as physical objects - a limitation that requires urgent attention as musical heritage increasingly expands across digital, embodied, and transnational contexts. It examined this gap by analysing a curated corpus of 120 musical materials using a conceptual–analytical design informed by material culture theory, intangible heritage studies, and ethnomusicology.

The Church, as the ecclesial community of Jesus Christ, holds the divine mandate of evangelism - a commission rooted in the Great Commission (Matthew 28:19-20) - where gospel music plays an important role. Gospel music serves as both a theological and cultural expression capable of fulfilling this mandate. However, in South-Western Nigeria, the practice of gospel music has witnessed significant deviations: performers with questionable moral and spiritual integrity exploit the art form for fame, wealth, and influence.

Traditional instrumental ensembles remain vital tools for preserving African cultural heritage. However, for the ikon (xylophone) ensemble in Akwa Ibom, Nigeria, there has been a dearth of systematic analytical works. This study, therefore, addresses this gap by examining how musical instruments in the ensemble function as a coordinated system of ‘musical role-play’ that reflects the social organisation and collective identity of the Akwa Ibom people.

This study explores the vital cultural and musical roles women play within Oshimili communities, despite the longstanding myriad of limitations imposed on them by socio-cultural norms. Historically, women in many African communities have navigated a complex landscape of restrictions that confine their participation in communal life. These restrictions extend into musical traditions where certain performances are exclusively reserved for men, hence it taboo for women to participate or even observe musical performances.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is steadily reshaping various sectors of human life, and transforming the way people work, interact, and access information. In education, AI offers innovative solutions that enhance both teaching and learning processes. This study investigates the application of AI in music education at the Federal College of Education, Okene, with a focus on how AI-driven tools are being incorporated into music instruction, the benefits derived from AI usage, and the challenges encountered by educators and students.

This study investigates the impact of music on sexual performance and satisfaction among individuals in Maryland, USA, spanning generational cohorts aged 18 to 65. Using Arousal Theory and Social Cognitive Theory, the research explores music’s capacity to modulate physiological readiness and shape sexual expectations through learned media associations. Content analysis focused on lyrical themes, tempi, and genre-specific characteristics from locally consumed music datasets, supplemented with secondary data from national sexuality surveys.

This study examines the impact of Princess Banke Ademola's radio programmes on promoting art music in Nigeria. Through a comprehensive analysis of her radio shows, interviews, and archival materials, this research investigates how her programmes have contributed to the development and popularisation of art music in Nigeria.