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Historical Development of Western Music Styles
Candidates should be able to trace the stages of the development of western musical practice from the medieval to the end of the romantic period.
Overview of Black Musicians in the Diaspora
Candidates should be able to identify the musicians in the diaspora by their names and assess their individual musical influences on the global society. Includes Mighty Sparrow, James Brown, Bob Marley, Michael Jackson, Stevie Wonder, Lionel Richie, R. Kelly, Lorrinan Hill, Kirk Franklin, Tupac Shakur, Shabba Ranks, Quincy Jones, Boyz II Men, Sean Paul, Janet Jackson, Whitney Houston, Beyonce, Brandy, Usher, Kevin Lyttle, Bobby Brown, M. C. Hammer, L. L. Cool J., Dr. Dre, Snoop Doggy, Mary J. Blige, Jay Z, Chris Brown, Bruno Mars, Neo, Rihanna etc.
Nigerian Folksongs, Types, Forms and Characteristics
Candidates should be able to identify various folksongs and their types, and define and compare their forms and features.
The Staff
Candidates should be able to identify all the components of the staff and their application, including the great staff, ledger lines and spaces, open score (vocal score), C clef, alto (viola clef), and tenor clef.

Triads and their inversions in major/minor keys

Not exceeding two sharps and two flats. Candidates should be able to identify, compare, and determine the use of triads.

Music Notes/Rests and their values

Candidates should be able to determine the relative duration of different notes and rests.

Comparative Musical Forms

Candidates should be able to identify the various forms of musical genres and trace their origins. Includes spirituals, gospel music, jazz, rhythm and blues, soul, calypso, rock 'n' roll, reggae, afro-beat, tango, rap, chachacha, bolero, twist, hip-hop, etc.

Folksong Types

Includes cradle, folk-tales, games, war, satirical, dirges / funeral, historical, praise and worksong, etc.

Time/Time Signature

Includes simple and compound time signatures, correct grouping of notes, and barring of unbarred passages. Candidates should be able to interpret varied rhythmic patterns.

The Spirit of Nationalism in Nigerian Music

Candidates should be able to identify some of the features and materials used by nationalist composers to create, project and sustain cultural and patriotic awareness, and assess their roles in Nigerian nationalism.

Key Signatures and Scales

Candidates should be able to ascertain names of the various degrees of the diatonic scales.

Folksong Characteristics - Vocal styles

Includes recitative, yodeling, ululation, incantation, heaving, whistling, nasalisation, etc.

Folksong Characteristics - Metre/Rhythm

Includes metric and non-metric, polymetric, cross rhythm, syncopation, hemiola, poly-rhythm, etc.

General Knowledge of Features and Forms of Nigerian Traditional Music and Other Arts

Candidates should be able to analyze the features and forms and differentiate between various types of festivals and dances.

Western Music Composers

Candidates should be able to identify the composers and assess their contributions. Includes Palestrina, Claudio Monteverdi, Henry Purcell, J.S. Bach, G. F. Handel, W. A. Mozart, Franz Joseph Haydn, Ludwig van Beethoven, Franz Schubert, Frederic Chopin, etc.

Music Forms and Media

Candidates should be able to identify the general forms and various types of instruments in Western music, and relate music to modern technology.

Determination of the key of a piece of music

Covers pieces with or without key signature, not exceeding two sharps and two flats. Candidates should be able to identify simple scale passages with or without key signature.

Major Scale Triad Types

In any major scale, major triads are I, IV and V; minor triads are ii, iii and vi; diminished triad is viiº.

Nigerian Traditional Festivals

E.g. Osun, Ifa, Ogun, Ekpo, Ofala, Iriji (New Yam Festival), Ovia Osese, Mmanwu (Masquerade), Ila-Oso, Argungu (Fishing), Eyo/Adamu-Orisa, Gelede, etc.

Western Music Forms

Includes binary, ternary, rondo, sonata allegro, dance suite, canon, free fantasia, theme and variation, etc.

Keyboard Setting and Enharmonic Equivalents

Candidates should be able to identify the names of the white and black keys and their relationship, e.g. C sharp = D♭ = Bx.

Nigerian Traditional Dances and Other Arts

Social, Ritual and Ceremonial e.g. Masquerade, Koroso, Atilogwu, Ikperikpe (War dance), Egedeege, Kwaghir, Agbon, Nkwa Umuagbogho, Bata, Bori, Swange, Dundun, Kokoma, Abigbo, Okonko, etc.

Harmonic Minor Scale Triad Types

In any harmonic minor, minor triads are i and iv; major triads are V and VI; diminished triads are iiº and vii°; augmented triad is III+.

Primary Triads in Major and Harmonic Minor Scales

Primary triads are I, IV and V in major scales but i, iv and V in harmonic minor scales.

Nigerian Traditional Musical Instruments

Candidates should be able to differentiate between the various types and classes of musical instruments and classify them into their categories.

Instrument Classifications - Aerophones 1

Kakaki, algaita, sarewa, pedete, obati, farai, kaho, imar, mongom, taluk, damalgo, etc.

Intervals

Candidates should be able to determine different qualities of intervals (melodic and harmonic).

Basic Chord Progressions in Four Parts Vocal Style (SATB)

In major keys not exceeding two sharps and two flats. Candidates should be able to determine the basic chord progressions in a music passage.

Intervals - Recognition of diatonic/chromatic intervals and their inversions

Includes perfect unison, perfect 4th, perfect 5th, perfect 8ve, major/minor 2nd, 3rd, 6th and 7th, diminished 5th and augmented 4th.

Kinds of Motion

Includes parallel, similar, contrary, and oblique motion. Candidates should be able to identify the various kinds of motion in a musical passage.

Other Western Instruments

Includes ukulele, banjo, guitar, mandolin, harp, accordion, xylophone, marimba, etc.

Computer Music Technology

Covers software like Finale, Sibelius, Cubase, Reason, Sound Forge Nero, tuning fork, pitch pipe etc.

Cadences in Major Keys

Not exceeding two sharps and two flats. Candidates should be able to identify the various types of cadences in a musical score.

Transposition using treble (G) and bass (F) staves

Not exceeding two sharps and two flats. Candidates should be able to rewrite a music passage on a given stave.

Instrument Classifications - Idiophones 2

Oyo, ichaka, ogene, aja, ekpili, ekwe, udu, ikoro, ngedegwu, okpokoro, ekere, mgbiligba, alo, ubo-aka, etc.

Non-harmonic Tones / Non-chord Tones

Candidates should be able to relate harmonic or non-harmonic tones to the chords with which they are associated.

Instrument Classifications - Membranophones 1

Ganga, tambari, taushi, banga, balle, kuntuku, kalangu, gangan-noma, tandu, etc.

Modulation

Covers simple diatonic modulations (using a single melodic line) from any given major key not exceeding two sharps and two flats to any of its closely related keys (dominant and subdominant). Candidates should be able to determine the key of a given melody and its modulation.

Knowledge of Lives and Music of African Traditional Musicians

Candidates should be able to identify different groups, trace biographies, mention musical styles, and assess contributions to the music industry.

Elementary Composition

Candidates should be able to identify suitable melody to given words, compatible, balanced or contrasting phrases.

Nigerian Traditional Musicians - Group 1

Sani Sabulu, Sani Dan Indo, Hassan Wayam, Barmani Coge, Danlami Nasarawa, Garba Super, Dankwairo, Aminu mai Asharalle, Shehu Ajilo, Dan Maraya Jos, Dan Alalo, Mamman Shata, Haruna Uji, etc.

Nigerian Traditional Musicians - Group 2

Ezigbo Obiligbo, Seven-Seven, Morocco Maduka, Okechukwu Nwatu, Mike Ejeagha, Afam Ogbuotobo etc.

Nigerian Traditional Musicians - Group 3

Kokoro (the blind Minstrel), Anikura, Tunde Alao, Olanrewaju Adepoju, Onibon-okuta, Elemure Ogunyemi, Comfort Omoge etc.

Evolution and Development of African Popular Music

Candidates should be able to differentiate one musical genre from another and examine their influence on society.

African Popular Music Genres

Includes Highlife, Juju, Afro-beat, Fuji, Apala, Reggae, Makosa, Ikwokirikwo, Okukuseku, Ekassa, Akuko na egwu, Awurebe, Waka, Hiplife, Hip-hop, etc.

Knowledge of Lives and Music of African Popular Musicians

Candidates should be able to relate musicians to their music, trace biographies, examine their type of music, and assess their contributions to music development.

Nigerian Popular Musicians

Includes Bongos Ikwe, Oliver De Coque, Nelly Uchendu, Osita Osadebe, Bright Chimezie, Bobby Benson, Victor Uwaifo, Sonny Okosun, Fela Anikulapo Kuti, I. K. Dairo, Victor Olaiya, Ebenezer Obey, Sunny Ade, Fatai Rolling Dollar, Bala Miller, Alhaji Uba Rawa, Zaaki Adzee, 2Face, PSquare, Djnee, Paul Play Dairo, Eedris Abdulkareem, D'Banj, Sunny Neji, Lagbaja, Zule Zoo, Daddy Showkey, Majek Fashek, Ras Kimono, Jeremiah Gyang, Flavour, Olamide, M.I, Iyanya, Wizkid, Davido, Omawunmi, Lara George, Sola Allynson, Ara, Asa, Onyeka Onwenu, Christy Essien-Igbokwe, Nasir Hausawa etc.

Other African Popular Musicians

Includes Manu Dibango, E. T. Mensah, Jerry Hansen, Kofi Olomide, Awilo Logomba, Papa Wemba, Salif Kaita, Angelina Kidjo, Lucky Dube, Yvonne Chakachaka, Brenda Fasie, Sarkodie etc.

Knowledge of Lives and Music of African Art Musicians

Candidates should be able to relate musicians to their music, trace biographies, examine their type of music, and assess their contributions to music development.

Nigerian Art Musicians

Includes W. W. C. Echezona, Laz Ekwueme, Sam Akpabot, Ikoli Harcourt Whyte, Joshua Uzoigwe, Mosun Omibiyi-Obidike, Tunji Vidal, Ademola Adegbite, Yemi Olaniyan, Ayo Bankole, Akin Euba, Sam Ojukwu, A. K. Achinivu, Bode Omojola, Felix Nwuba, Christopher Oyesiku, Dayo Dedeke, Adams Fiberesima, Dan Agu, Chris Onyeji, Godwin Sadoh, Meki Nzewi, etc.

Other African Art Musicians

Includes Joseph S. Maison, N. Z. Nayo, J. H. Kwabena Nketia, Gymah Labi, Philip Gbeho, Ephraim Amu, C.K. Adom, A.A. Mensah, C.W.K. Mereku, etc.