Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) Syllabus for Music

The aim of the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) syllabus in Music is to prepare the candidates for the Board’s examination. It is designed to test their achievement of the course objectives which are to:

1. appreciate and discuss music fairly and critically;
2.  identify, through written analysis, the features of the music of the different periods of Western and African music history, peoples, its forms and the media;
3. appreciate the influence of socio-cultural factors on the lives and music of musicians.

Below are some of the benefits you will derive from having the JAMB Music syllabus:

• Getting the Music syllabus will enable you know the topics you need to prepare for.
• You will get to know what you’re expected to know from each of the topic.
• The recommended texts section also outline the list of Music books (titles, authors, and editions) you can read.

Recommended Links:

• JAMB CBT Practice Software
• JAMB Brochure
• Free JAMB Past Questions Available Here
• JAMB UTME Registration – Instructions & Guidelines
• Textbooks Recommended for JAMB UTME: All Subjects
• JAMB UTME Registration Closing Date
• Compulsory Novel to Read for JAMB UTME General Paper
• JAMB Subjects Combination for Science Students
• JAMB Subjects Combination for Arts, Commercial, Social Sciences Students
• JAMB UTME Examination Date

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