Connections in… · JHS1 Creative Arts And Design

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B7.2.3.2.3 - Identify indigenous and art musicians in the community whose works reflect the history, culture, environment and topical issues

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Name at least three indigenous or popular musicians in Ghana whose works connect to history, culture, environment, or topical issues.
Explain how the themes in a selected musician’s songs reflect the society in which they live.
Match songs by Ghanaian musicians to the specific topical issues, cultural practices, or historical events they address.
Listen to or read the lyrics of a community song and identify the issue it promotes or sensitises the public about.
Share their own view of a musician’s contribution to society in a short oral presentation.

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Curriculum details

Strand: Creative Arts (Strand 2)
Sub-strand: Connections in Local and Global Cultures (2.3)
Content standard: B7.2.3.2 - Performing Arts - Music: Demonstrate the ability to correlate and generate ideas from indigenous creative musical forms and art musicians in the immediate community that reflect a range of different times, cultures and topical issues
Indicator: B7.2.3.2.3 - Identify indigenous and art musicians in the community whose works reflect the history, culture, environment and topical issues
Suggested placement: Term 3, Week 8 (Week 32 of the year)
Our suggestion, laid out in curriculum order across three terms of twelve weeks. NaCCA does not fix the week, so follow your school's scheme of learning.
Curriculum reference: Creative Arts and Design, Common Core Programme (JHS1-JHS3), 2023, p. 32
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

1. Select one indigenous or popular musician and assess their contribution to the society. Examples: Agya Koo Nimo, Afia Abaasa, Kakraba Lobi, Kojo Nuatro, E. T. Mensah, Kojo Antwi, Amakye Dede, Gyedu-Blay Ambolley
2. Transcribe any song in the community that promotes and sensitises the public on emerging topical issue. Examples: Sanitation song by Ubongo kids; Sanitation by Osei Boateng; Illegal Fishing by Kofi Kinaata; Driver Banza by George Jarrah.