Music Course Code
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SSCE requirement:
Five (5) important credit subject include:
(1) English
(2) Maths
(3) Literature
(4) Music
5) CRK
Music is one of the course concern about the study or understanding the combinations of pitch, timbre, rhythm, dynamics, tempo, texture, melody and harmony, which create an overall structure
Duration of study: 4 years
Note that, all fresh graduate from senior secondary school, by any means of processing admission either through JAMB, etc. to study Music at any Polytechnic, College of Education and University of your choice, the prerequisite that determines your eligibility for admission is a subject combination of Music Course.
JAMB – Subject Combination
Music. – English, Music, CRK, Literature
The above subjects are the key requirement to be registered during the jamb admission registration form.
Meanwhile, If you are a newly admitted students, the area of concentration is what we are looking at in this article.
The list of courses you need to study as a first-year or fresh students in any tertiary institution include:
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tandard Four-Year Degree Programme
First Year
First Semester
Course Code | Course Title | Units |
MUS 101 | Music as an Art and Science | 2 |
MUS 111 | Rudiments of Music | 1 |
MUS 121 | Foundations of Musicianship I | 1 |
MUS 123 | Tonal Harmony I | 1 |
MUS 141 | African Music: Music and Society I | 2 |
MUS 143 | Introduction to Popular Music | 1 |
MUS 161 | Primary Instrument/Voice I | 1 |
MUS 163 | Performance Workshop – Western Ensembles I | 1 |
MUS 165 | Performance Workshop – African Ensembles I | 1 |
MUS 167 | Secondary Instrument I | 1 |
General Studies Courses | ||
GS 101 | Use of English I | 2 |
GS 103 | Social Science I | 2 |
Electives | ||
ENGL 111 | Introduction to Oral Literature | 3 |
IGBO 101 | Elementary Igbo I | 2 |
YORU 101 | Elementary Yoruba I | 2 |
HAUS 101 | Elementary Hausa I | 2 |
LING 141 | Introduction to Linguistics I | 3 |
PHIL 101 | Introduction to Philosophy I | 2 |
MC 102 | History of the Nigerian Mass Media | 2 |
Total | 18/19 |
Second Semester
Course Code | Course Title | Units |
MUS 122 | Foundations of Musicianship II | 1 |
MUS 124 | Tonal Harmony II | 1 |
MUS 132 | Survey of History of Western Music I | 2 |
MUS 144 | Popular Music in Nigeria | 1 |
MUS 152 | Basic Keyboard Studies | 1 |
MUS 162 | Primary Instrument II | 1 |
MUS 164 | Performance Workshop – Western Ensembles II | 2 |
MUS 166 | Performance Workshop – African Ensembles II | 2 |
MUS 168 | Secondary Instrument II | 1 |
General Studies Courses | ||
GS 102 | Use of English II | 2 |
GS 104 | Social Science II | 2 |
Electives | ||
PHIL 102 | Introduction to Philosophies | 2 |
LING 142 | Introduction to Linguistics II | 3 |
IGBO 102 | Elementary Igbo II | 2 |
YORU 102 | Elementary Yoruba II | 2 |
HAUS 102 | Elementary Hausa II | 2 |
PHIL 102 | Introduction to Philosophy | 2 |
Total | 18/19 |
Second year
First Semester
Course Code | Course Title | Units |
MUS 201 | Music Business and Media Practices | 1 |
MUS 221 | Foundations of Musicianship III | 1 |
MUS 223 | Tonal Harmony III | 2 |
MUS 241 | African Music: Theoretical Studies I | 2 |
MUS 243 | African Music: Music and Society II | 2 |
MUS 251 | Basic Keyboard Studies II | 1 |
MUS 261 | Primary Instrument/Voice III | 1 |
MUS 263 | Performance Workshop – Western Ensembles III | 2 |
MUS 265 | Performance Workshop–African Ensembles III | 2 |
MUS 267 | Secondary Instrument III | 1 |
General Studies Courses | ||
GS 105 | Natural Science I | 2 |
GSP 201 | Peace and Conflict Resolution | 1 |
CEDR 341 | Entrepreneurship | 2 |
Electives | ||
IGBO 201 | Intermediate Igbo I | 2 |
YORU 201 | Intermediate Yoruba I | 2 |
HAUS 201 | Intermediate Hausa I | 2 |
DRA 102 | Introduction to Drama and Theatre | 3 |
MC 261 | Introduction to Film | 3 |
PHIL 131 | Introduction to Logic and Clear Thought I | 3 |
Total | 21/22 |
Second Semester
Major Courses
Course Code | Course Title | Units |
MUS 202 | Computer Music Application | 1 |
MUS 222 | Foundations of Musicianship IV | 1 |
MUS 224 | Tonal Harmony IV | 1 |
MUS 232 | Western Music before 1750 | 2 |
MUS 242 | African Music: Theoretical Studies II | 2 |
MUS 252 | Basic Keyboard Studies III | 1 |
MUS 262 | Primary Instrument/Voice IV | 1 |
MUS 264 | Performance Workshop – Western Ensembles IV | 2 |
MUS 266 | Performance Workshop–African Ensembles IV | 2 |
MUS 268 | Secondary Instrument IV | 1 |
General Studies Courses | ||
GS 106 | Natural Science II | 2 |
GSP 202 | Peace and Conflict Resolution II | 2 |
CEDR 342 | Entrepreneurial II | 2 |
Electives | ||
PHIL 132 | Introduction to Logic and Clear Thought II | 2 |
IGBO 202 | Intermediate Igbo II | 2 |
YORU 202 | Intermediate Yoruba Igbo II | 2 |
HAUS 202 | Intermediate Hausa II | 2 |
DRA 130 | Basic Acting Skills | 3 |
Total | 20/21 |
Third Year
First Semester
Course Code | Course Title | Units |
MUS 331 | Western Music after 1750 | 2 |
MUS 341 | African Music: Theoretical Studies III | 2 |
MUS 343 | Afro-American Music | 2 |
MUS 351 | Elementary Keyboard Harmony | 1 |
MUS 361 | Primary Instrument/Voice V | 2 |
MUS 363 | Performance Workshop – Western Ensembles | 2 |
MUS 365 | Performance Workshop – African Ensembles V | 2 |
MUS 367 | Secondary Instrument/Voice I | 1 |
MUS 381 | Teaching Methods in Music | 2 |
Required Ancillary Course | ||
CS 101 | Introduction to Computer Science | 2 |
Total | 20 |
Second Semester
Course Code | Course Title | Units |
MUS 302 | Introduction to Musical Instrument Technology | 2 |
MUS 322 | Composition | 2 |
MUS 324 | Conducting and Performance Management | 2 |
MUS 326 | Orchestration | 1 |
MUS 342 | Music of Other Cultures of the World | 1 |
MUS 362 | Primary Instrument/Voice VI | 1 |
MUS 364 | Performance Workshop – Western Ensembles IV | 2 |
MUS 366 | Performance Workshop – African Ensembles IV | 2 |
MUS 368 | Secondary Instrument/Voice II | 1 |
MUS 392 | Research Method and Preparatory Studies in Music | 2 |
Required Ancillary Course | ||
CS 304 | Computer Applications | 3 |
Total | 20 |
Fourth Year
First Semester
Course Code | Course Code | Units |
MUS 401 | Acoustics of Music | 2 |
MUS 421 | Fugue | 2 |
MUS 425 | Analysis of Tonal Music | 2 |
MUS 427 | Analysis and Analytical Method for 20th C. Music | 2 |
MUS 451 | Keyboard Harmony and Accompaniment | 2 |
MUS 461 | Primary Instrument/Voice VII | 2 |
MUS 463 | Performance Workshop – Western Ensembles VII | 1 |
MUS 465 | Performance Workshop – African Ensembles VII | 1 |
MUS 467 | Secondary Instrument/Voice III | 1 |
MUS 471 | Criticism and Musical Scholarship | 3 |
18 |
Second Semester
Course Code | Course Title | Units |
MUS 402 | Music Technology | 2 |
MUS 422 | Modern Compositional Techniques | 2 |
MUS 442 | African Music: Historiography, Theoretical Issues and Contemporary Development | 3 |
MUS 462 | Primary Instrument/Voice VIII | 2 |
MUS 464 | Performance Workshop – Western Ensembles VIII | 2 |
MUS 466 | Performance Workshop – African Ensembles VIII | 2 |
MUS 468 | Secondary Instrument/Voice IV | 1 |
MUS 490 | Project | 4 |
18 |
3-YEAR DEGREE PROGRAMME | ||
1ST YEAR | 200 | LEVEL OF 4 YEAR PROGRAME |
2ND YEAR | 300 | LEVEL OF 4 YEAR PROGRAME |
3RD YEAR | 400 | LEVEL OF 4 YEAR PROGRAME |
2-YEAR DEGREE PROGRAMME | ||
1ST YEAR | 300 | LEVEL OF 4 YEAR PROGRAME |
2ND YEAR | 200 | LEVEL OF 4 YEAR PROGRAME |
Candidates are hereby informed that the registration of course form always lasts for two (2) weeks after the resumption. The hard copy print out should be submitted to the Faculty officer for verification and authorisation.