Abstract The pluralistic nature of contemporary Nigerian music culture mirrors its deep historical roots, revealing how Nigerians have lived, acted and interacted with people encountered from other parts of the world. By considering music education as a dynamic process whereby musical beliefs and practices change through time, this article draws on oral traditions, ‘verbal accounts of music-making [as] found in anthropological and historical documents’ (Agawu 1992:247). It explores the ways in which indigenous African music education systems in Nigeria have accommodated two exogenous systems, namely Islamic and Euro-American. It also briefly investigates Nigeria’s national policy on education, cultural policy and the national music curricula. Findings indicate a continued promotion of Western classical music ideals in music instruction, generating a series of very uncomfortable anomalies in relation to Nigerian contexts. This article finally calls for the development of a Nigerian music education system that is collaborative in nature and grounded in Nigerian needs and an understanding of Nigerian educational problems.

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20 世纪末尼日利亚音乐教育演变的历史回顾

摘要 当代尼日利亚音乐文化的多元性反映了其深厚的历史根源，揭示了尼日利亚人如何与来自世界其他地区的人们生活、行动和互动。通过将音乐教育视为音乐信仰和实践随时间变化的动态过程，本文借鉴了口头传统，“人类学和历史文献中[如]发现的音乐制作的口头描述”（Agawu 1992：247）。它探讨了尼日利亚土著非洲音乐教育系统如何适应两种外源系统，即伊斯兰和欧美。它还简要调查了尼日利亚的国家教育政策、文化政策和国家音乐课程。调查结果表明，西方古典音乐理想在音乐教学中得到了持续提升，产生一系列与尼日利亚环境相关的非常不舒服的异常现象。本文最终呼吁发展一个本质上具有协作性并基于尼日利亚需求和对尼日利亚教育问题的理解的尼日利亚音乐教育系统。