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Nompula, Yolisa – South African Journal of Education, 2011
I explore the role and value of African music in education, by drawing from a study of Grade 5 learners at a school in the Eastern Cape, which was designed to answer the question: Could Xhosa children in South Africa sing Xhosa indigenous songs significantly better than European folk songs? The experimental group received instruction in Xhosa…
Descriptors: African Culture, Folk Culture, Music Education, Music