http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/1000 2026-04-14T23:14:17Z 2026-04-14T23:14:17Z Bello, Madinatu http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/12246 2025-12-01T10:41:03Z 2020-06-01T00:00:00Z

Building and sustaining a performing arts market in Cape Coast Metropolis of Ghana: A study of connections among universities and non-academic performing arts organisations Bello, Madinatu The performing arts constitute a significant part of the Ghanaian culture because they help in cultural identity formation, knowledge dissemination and in representing the mood of a society. Despite these positives, most performing arts organisations in the Cape Coast Metropolis of Ghana have been facing numerous setbacks with regards to building and sustaining audiences and ultimately the arts market. Culturally, the people still assume that artistic offerings are a part of their everyday activities and must not be commodified even in the face of changing economic situations which had affected production costs, limiting organisational capacity to explore new promotional or marketing strategies for the building and maintenance of consumers. Thus, using an interpretive paradigm, I explored the current state of the performing arts market in the Cape Coast Metropolis, mode of audience development practices, success and challenges of promotional strategies employed using five performing arts organisations as my cases. The results revealed that the market was in a state of decline due to challenges with human, financial and physical resources, the unplanned nature of audience development practices and poor measurement metrics for strategies used which directly or indirectly rendered audience development activities less efficient. I recommended that performing arts organisation engaged in quality market research to understand the market space, audiences‘ needs, preferences, consumption patterns and barriers to consumption to inform their plan and strategy for audience development. I suggested a collaborative framework to audience development for groups to explore to build and retain audiences and the market.

2020-06-01T00:00:00Z Dawson, Nana Amowee http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/12237 2025-06-18T15:49:24Z 2023-07-01T00:00:00Z

“Pɛrpl Greyps”: Kodzi In 3re Beatz Dawson, Nana Amowee This study explores musical composition within contemporary theatre to rejuvenate traditional musical legacies and challenge established artistic structures. Grounded in Ghana’s rich cultural diversity and inspired by the concept of sankɔfa (cultural return to roots), the research endeavours to craft artistic expressions reflective of Ghanaian heritage. Employing Artistic Research within the Arts-Based Research (ABR) framework, this study develops ‘Pɛrpl Greyps,’ a ‘programmatic visual’ music inspired by indigenous storytelling traditions. The composition aims to revitalise Ghanaian-Akan-Mfantse folklore (Kodzi) by integrating traditional rhythms, avant-garde techniques, and visual arts. A customised compositional framework is also devised to promote Ghanaian unity (nkabom). Integrating traditional Ghanaian rhythms into ‘Pɛrpl Greyps’ enriches its authenticity, while exploration of avant-garde techniques further revitalises Ghanaian ‘art’ music. The composition incorporates looping, aleatory, and eclecticism techniques enhanced by narrative art and music technology. The research employs auditory, visual, and ecological elements to shape musical concepts, emphasising the importance of documenting and analysing musical compositions. Recommendations include exploring traditional Ghanaian rhythmic resources, integrating diverse musical materials, and refining custom compositional structures with contemporary techniques and technology. Through this exploration, ‘Pɛrpl Greyps’ demonstrates the transformative power of music and art in celebrating cultural heritage, fostering unity, and facilitating shared experiences in a rapidly evolving cultural landscape. xv, 314p:, ill.

2023-07-01T00:00:00Z Entsua-Mensah, Theodora http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/12065 2025-06-23T16:32:02Z 2023-09-01T00:00:00Z

Musical Experience and Prophetism in Ghanaian Pentecostal/Charismatic Christianity: A Study of the Mount Calvary Cross Ministry Entsua-Mensah, Theodora Music and religion are closely linked as seen in the use of music in many religious practices. Since the introduction of Christianity to sub-Saharan Africa, it has undergone several renewals with the current wave being Pentecostal/charismatic Christianity (P/c), which has been described as the fastest growing form of Protestant Christianity. Considered as experience-oriented, P/c presents the platform for exploring the experiential dimension of worship through music in the Ghanaian context. The purpose of the study was to examine the role of music in P/c ritual and to investigate the link between music and prophetism through the collective and individual lived experiences of members of the Mount Calvary Cross Ministry, a Ghanaian P/c church located in Accra. The ethnographic approach was employed. Fieldwork was undertaken between 2019 and 2021. The observation, interviews, and documents yielded over 30 prophecies/revelations related to music, and 13 shared religious/musical experiences. The data was analysed thematically and interpreted in relation to the theory of embodiment and Pentecostal/charismatic spirituality. The findings are that, music aids prophetism but it is not always a requirement in the performance of prophetic functions. The lived experiences of music and prophetism affirm the religious potency of music to trigger religious experiences when music-making is approached from the spiritual dimension through total engagement of both the material and immaterial aspects of the music-maker’s personhood. Health and wellbeing are benefits of P/c music-making as adherents encounter hierophany via prophetism. Thus, the grooming of church music-makers should encompass the technical and spiritual dimensions in order to achieve the therapeutic effects of music in worship. xii 231p:, ill

2023-09-01T00:00:00Z ABLA ADJAHOE, JENNIFER http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/11624 2025-01-27T13:19:15Z 2022-12-01T00:00:00Z

Vocal Performance Teaching And Learning In Cape Coast Metropolis Senior High Schools ABLA ADJAHOE, JENNIFER It is a worldwide common knowledge that every ‘normal’ human being can sing. But singing has become an art that requires professional training, techniques, and skills. The primary concern of this study is to explore the impact of the teachers’ instructional methods in vocal performance studies on senior high school music voice students’ singing in order to create awareness of vocal music instructional procedures necessary for training the voice students in the Cape Coast Metropolis. The study employed stratified sampling, simple random sampling, and purposive techniques in choosing a school and participants (students and teachers) respectively. Four senior high schools were selected for the study. Convenience sampling is utilized in selecting WAEC examiners. Questionnaire, interview, observation and field notes were used to collect data from 144 voice students and five teachers, and three examiners in addition to The Chief Examiner. The findings revealed that rote approach/technique is main method music teachers used in teaching vocal performance studies. It was also discovered that attention is not paid to the necessary vocal practices such as integrating scientific concepts, the use of descriptive language, teacher demonstration, coordination of vocal register and many other essential concepts critical for developing the students’ singing voices. The teachers’ mode of directing the students on breathing suggested they had little knowledge in the breathing techniques. Additionally, enough vocal activities that would help develop the students creatively, artistically, and vocally were not employed in the vocal performance classroom. Inasmuch as vocal performance teaching and learning is concerned, “rote teaching” would not be enough for an effective vocal performance learning outcome. xii,243p:, ill.

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