Federal authorities has been known as upon to encourage and pay extra consideration to instructing music in colleges to spice up the nation’s inventive arts business.
Organisers and members on the annual classical music efficiency evening in Abuja, tagged Symphony and Bcanto, to have a good time this yr’s classical music month, stated Nigerian and African music performs a giant half in our tradition and customs.
The programme organiser, Mrs Nana Gbolahan, stated elevating consciousness of classical music can begin on the grassroots, and in line with her, this will solely occur whether it is launched into the varsity curriculum.
In response to her, the federal government is liable for making certain the acceptance of classical music within the nation and overseas.
Mrs Gbolahan stated, “I simply imagine that plenty of consciousness must occur as a result of classical music is thought in sure circles which are termed elite. However we need to take classical music in all places, even to the grassroots, and the federal government can do that by serving to to introduce it in colleges.
“The federal government can help by serving to to advertise music in colleges. At the moment, the varsity curriculum doesn’t have music.
I imagine music ought to have its personal syllabus individually as a result of we use it as Nigerians.
“We will introduce music into our colleges and classical music with our indigenous music; we’ll kind one thing new, similar to we now have Afrobeat now. You understand, Nigerians created that, so in the identical manner we will’t dwell it and say that is an “oyinbo” music, we make it in order that Nigerians, different African cultures are intertwined with classical music. Possibly we kind a brand new classical music style, not what’s conventionally recognized.”
Additionally, Wing Commander Ayodeji Ayanbode, Director of Music within the Nigerian Air Drive, who led the Air Drive band to the occasion, described it as entertaining and soul-inspiring.
He additionally known as on the federal government to introduce classical music in colleges to draw college students.
He stated, “Effectively, I’ll at all times say this: There’s a have to catch them younger, and by doing so, the federal government ought to encourage the instructing of music or enhance the curriculum of instructing at our secondary and first college ranges as a manner of enhancing music schooling in Nigeria.
“If we do that, we’ll make classical music extra outstanding within the nation, resulting in the invention of skills and boosting the inventive business.
“This occasion is entertaining and soul-inspiring. This type of music, we name remedy in music manufacturing, can raise the soul and make you are feeling okay, carry you out of worries and issues, and make you are feeling relaxed and nicely entertained.” The occasion witnessed numerous classical music in each native and worldwide languages.
