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https://cris.library.msu.ac.zw//handle/11408/104
2024-03-28T17:29:33ZGender involvement in instrument playing: a case study of the Salvation Army brass band
https://cris.library.msu.ac.zw//handle/11408/3756
Title: Gender involvement in instrument playing: a case study of the Salvation Army brass band
Authors: Mutiza, Dorcas
Abstract: The major purpose for this study was to examine gender involvement in instrument playing in The Salvation Army church Brass Band. The research employed a case study in the qualitative form. The four corps Nkulumane, Mpopoma, Bulawayo Citadel and Bulawayo temple were chosen as the case study because the researcher attends church services at one of the corps. Interviews, questionnaires and participant observation were used to collect data.
Collected data was presented in the form of graphs and interpretation. Major findings of the study indicate that there is gender imbalance in the playing of instruments. This is so because of a number of factors that include stereotype, preferences lack of encouragement, limited time, incompetency and attitude towards the playing of brass instruments. Most females prefer to play the tambourine and hosho. It can therefore be recommended that The Salvation
Army territorial council and corps councils encourage young girls to join the brass band so that they grow up with music knowledge and music background to organize and conduct workshops as well to help females to read and play music as this will help future generations.2019-01-01T00:00:00ZMutiza, DorcasA collection and transcription of Ndandanda dance songs of Nkayi district
https://cris.library.msu.ac.zw//handle/11408/3755
Title: A collection and transcription of Ndandanda dance songs of Nkayi district
Authors: Mutusva, Mirriam
Abstract: The purpose of this study was to collect Ndandanda dance songs for documentation for the benefit of future generations. In order to collect data on Ndandanda songs, an ethnographic research design in the qualitative form was employed. Participants were selected using the purposive and snowball sampling techniques. Data instruments such as participant observation and semi structured interviews were employed to collect the much needed data for this study. The songs that were collected and gathered from observation and interviews were transcribed and presented in the form of staff notation. Findings of the study revealed that Ndandanda dance songs are songs sung to accompany the Ndandanda dance. Ndandanda dance is a hunting dance prominent in Nkayi and parts of Midlands by the Ndebele people. The dance was performed by men who were believed to have the spirit of hunting (ubujimbi). The one possessed would be directed in the bush to kill an animal for family gatherings nowadays, it is performed for entertainment and as part of tradition by the Ndebele people of Nkayi. A total of ten songs were collected and transcribed. From the transcribed songs, I found out that they were performed under three contexts which are hunting, entertainment and for ritual ceremonies. The songs communicate norms and values of people in that society and they also ensure continued existence of the tradition and culture of the community. The songs also promote unity, sense of belonging and are a way of entertainment. The study therefore recommends that some Ndandanda songs be used in schools for teaching purposes so as to safeguard a people’s cultural heritage. Resource persons from the local community can be used to conduct workshops on the teaching of the songs including the dance itself. I also recommend that local schools and the district National Arts Council of Zimbabwe organize an annual festival on Ndandanda dance performances. I also recommend scholars to study the actual dance, how it is performed, instruments used, the drumming that accompany the singing, props used and other important aspects of the dance2019-01-01T00:00:00ZMutusva, MirriamA collection of children’s game songs for use in teaching of recorder to beginners
https://cris.library.msu.ac.zw//handle/11408/3474
Title: A collection of children’s game songs for use in teaching of recorder to beginners
Authors: Sibindi, Dumezweni
Abstract: The main purpose of this research was to identify and collect children’s game songs that can be used to teach recorder to beginner students in primary schools of Zimbabwe. The research topic was necessitated by the advocacy of African pianism by professor Akin Euba of Nigeria. African pianism is a concept of using African oriented rhythms to teach the piano in an African way. The researcher saw a gap in using African play songs (in the context of Zimbabwean play songs) to teach the recorder and sought to fill it. This was a qualitative research which prompted the researcher to use a survey approach. The focal point of departure into the research was the three research questions which the researcher formulated. Questionnaires and group interviews were used to collect the data which was then synthesized and transcribed for analysis. Data was divided into three cumulative groups from simple play songs to complex play songs for beginners.
The findings of the study revealed that recorder music used in schools is western based and does not have an African appeal to the students. The music books used to teach recorder to beginners have western repertoires. Teachers were trained to teach the recorder using western based approaches and any deviation is seen as breaking away from the norm. It is the researcher’s recommendation that the teaching and learning of recorder be made compulsory in primary schools in Zimbabwe and that children’s game songs be used as a starting point in order to foster learning from known to unknown.2018-01-01T00:00:00ZSibindi, DumezweniA study of matendera traditional dance of the karanga people of Matsveru, Chivi
https://cris.library.msu.ac.zw//handle/11408/3466
Title: A study of matendera traditional dance of the karanga people of Matsveru, Chivi
Authors: Mangobe, Memory
Abstract: The study focused on studying Matendera traditional dance of the Karanga people of Matsveru. The main focus was to study the role that the dance serves to the community, the musical instruments and attire of the dance, the context in which it is performed and how it is performed. The study was motivated by the
realisation that there are many Zimbabwean traditional dances that have not been documented and are no longer practised resulting in them having the risk of becoming extinct. A Qualitative approach in the form of an ethnographic study was used to collect data. Research instruments used in this study included
unstructured interviews and participant observations. The targeted population was Chivi Central District, sampling from Matsveru area. Major findings where that Matendera dance is a children’s dance performed mainly for dandaro (whiling up time). The dance has a unifying role within the community and plays a major role in educating children n with an effort to instil good moral values within them. However, it was concluded that to date, the dance is rarely performed and is slowly becoming extinct as evidenced by some of the major musical instruments such as mutumba drums that have long stopped to exist in the community. Also, the dance is under siege as a result of new entertaining platforms that have made children stop gathering for such performances hence the need to study and document the dance. The researcher recommends that, through the implementation of the new curriculum which encourages the teaching of all
cultural dances, Matendera dance be considered to enable future generation to appreciate their indigenous traditional cultures.2017-01-01T00:00:00ZMangobe, Memory