Music Instructional Methods and their Impact on Curriculum Implementation: A Case of Selected Secondary Schools in Nairobi County (Kenya)

This book is as a result of an in-depth research which considers that the heart of curriculum transfer and transformation is in the classroom and therefore is relevant to all the stakeholders of music education. It serves as a basis for assisting the stakeholders in a number of ways. Firstly, it enlightens curriculum designers and policy makers on the achievement of music education goals, gives feedback to the curriculum developers and provides a rationale for reviewing the scope and content and instructional methods of the music curriculum in the Kenyan 8-4-4 system of education. Secondly, it prompts K.I.C.D and MOEST to in-service music teachers in Kenyan secondary schools that undertake the 8-4-4 music curriculum, for effective implementation. Thirdly, music teachers are bound to get insight on proposed strategies that would enhance effective implementation of the music curriculum and the development of music as a subject in general. The findings also sensitize music teachers on the need to explore the methods and techniques advocated in the ‘K.I.E Music Syllabus, 2002‘ and the ‘Teacher’s Handbook for Secondary Music‘. Moreover, the work adds to the existing knowledge in music education and forms a bank of information for other music scholars.