Musical Taste and Preference of Students in Some Selected Colleges of Education in Ghana

International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS) | Volume V, Issue XII, December 2021 | ISSN 2454–6186

Musical Taste and Preference of Students in Some Selected Colleges of Education in Ghana

Ndah Divine Selorm^1*, Adom Faith Mawunyo², Jessica Amoah^3
1SDA College of Education, Koforidua- Ghana Department of Creative Arts
²St Francis College of Education, Hohoe, Ghana Department of Performing Arts
³St Monica’s College of Education, Ashanti Mampong- Ghana Department of Creative Arts
*Corresponding author

Abstract: There are many musical types that are found in Ghana. The primary ones are Art, Popular and Traditional musical types. This study sought to explain the differences that exist between these three musical types and also find out which of them is the preferred choice among students of some selected Colleges of Education in Ghana, so that, the students preferred musical type could be used to communicate with them in the academic space on the campuses. In order to seek the answers for the study, 300 students were sampled using Convenience and Random sampling techniques. With interview, questionnaire and Observation as the research instruments. The study revealed that, majority of the respondents like the Popular musical type over the Art and Traditional types. This could inform policy makers on education in the Colleges whether to use popular musical type as a teaching strategy since it goes down well with the majority of the student body.

Keywords: Musical types, Art Music, Popular Music, Traditional Music, Preference

I. BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY

Music and dance have been with African before the arrival of the European, who introduced formal education hence formal music. Many musical types are found in Ghana currently with the most known types such as the Art Music, Popular Music and the traditional types.
Even in the midst of formal education in recent days, traditional music for example still competes with other musical types. This confirms Agordor (2004) that despite the acculturation and pressures from music from other foreign world, traditional music still thrives well. Traditional musical types are those that have themes taken from the environment, and makes use of proverbs, riddles and figurative expressions within the immediate environment. Traditional music also deals with traditional establishments such as chieftaincy, festivals and funerals.
One major characteristics of these musical types is that they send messages out to their audience. According to Brewu (2009) the traditional musical type for example is related to the ethnic groups in Ghana.

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