Isaac Richard Amuah
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Dr. Isaac Richard Amuah
(PhD)
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richardamuah@yahoo.com |
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Department of Music
University of Cape Coast
Ghana
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233-0242-173947 |
Biography:
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- 2005 to Date
Centre for Performance Monitoring and Evaluation
Executive Director
- 2002 to 2004
Educational Assessment and Research Centre
Executive Director
- 2000 to date
University of Cape Coast
Senior Lecturer
- 1999 to 2002
Deputy Chief of Party,
Performance, monitoring and evaluation of a USAID sponsored project for increased quality of primary school education in Ghana
- 1997 to date
University of Ghana, Legon, Ghana
Part-time Lecturer in music for dance
- 1994 to 2000
University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana
Lecturer in music
- 1994
Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA
PhD (Field of Music Education)
- 1988 - 1989
American Peace Corps, Ghana
Language Trainer/Assistant
- 1988
University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana
MEd, Concentration in Curriculum Studies
- 1982 - 1988
University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana
Instructor, organised courses for undergraduate music majors Assistant Lecturer
- 1982
University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana
BMus and DipEd
- 1975 - 1976
Ghana Education Service, Ghana
Music Supervisor
- 1973 - 1975
Natioanl Academy of Music, Winneba, Ghana
Certificate in Music Teaching
- 1971 - 1973
Ghana Education Service, Ghana
Elementary school general classroom teacher
- 1971
St. Augustine's Training College, Bogoso, Ghana
Certificate in Teaching, Concentration in Elementary Education
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Research Interests:
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- Cognitive psychology of music: children and illiterate adults' memory ability for music
- Music cognition: compositional processes utilised by illiterate Highlife composers
- A developmental study of the creative ability of Primary School children
- Improving the quality of music teaching in Ghanaian Primary Schools
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Papers:
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- (with Kwadwo Adum-Attah & Kras Arthur) Music and dance for colleges of Education. Kumasi: KRAMAD Pub. (2005).
- (with James Flolu) An Introduction to music education in Ghana for Universities & Colleges. Accra: Black Mask Ltd. (2003)
- Transmission of Ghanaian indigenous musical culture: The role of policy makers and implementors (accepted for pub. in Asemka)
- Contemporary musical culture: The basis for the development of a philosophy of music education in Ghana.(Unpublished)
- Helping children to understand and enjoy African music. Journal of the Institute of Education. University of Cape Coast, in press
- (with E. Sracoo) Secondary school students' ability to respond to the expressive qualities of music. Music Educator, 10, 46-67, 2000
- Factors influencing secondary school students memory of music. Oguaa Educator, 21, 9-23, 1998
- African Music in Ghanaian Training Colleges, Past, Present and the Future. Music Educator, 9, 1-23, 1997
- Gender and creativity: An exploratory study of the creative abilities of Ghanaian primary school children. Journal of the Ghana Music Teachers' Association, 2, 13-22, 1997
- Portfolio Assessment: New Trends in the Assessment of Musical Achievement in Ghanaian Schools. Music Educator, 8, 1996
- Elementary school students' memory for music. A Paper presented at the poster session, Illinois Music Educators Conference, Peroria, Illinois, 1992
- Teaching music in the primary school with the aid of toy musical instruments. African Music Education, 3, 7-15, 1985
- Kundum festival: its informal music training in relation to formal education in Ghana. African Music Education, 2, 12-21, 1984
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read at Conferences, Seminars, and Radio Broadcast
- Cultural Diversity and Music Education: Indigenous Ghanaian Music in Universties in Ghana. Paper Read at the Ninth International Conference on Cultural Diversity and Music Education. Seattle, Washington. March 20 - 23, 2008.
- Teaching Drumming in the Primary School: What Research Says. A paper presented at the 23rd Annual Conference of Ghana Music Teachers' Association, Tamale, Ghana, August 1 -3, 2001
- Congress of the International music council, UNESCO, Arhus Denmark, July 2-5, 1998
- Kwaa Mensah's Role in the Development of Highlife music in Ghana. A paper read at the Exhibition of Gramophone Records of the 1900 to 1970, at the W.E.B. Dubois Centre, Accra, November 28, 1996
- The Music and Lyrical Import of Opanin Osei Bonsu's music. Radio Broadcast on Cape Coast Central FM on the programme Roots of Highlife music, November 23, 1996
- Guitar idioms of the 1950s as exemplified in Kwaa Mensah's Music. Radio Broadcast on Cape Coast Central FM on the programme Roots of Highlife music, November 23, 1996
- The Role of the Computer in the Music Industry in Ghana. A paper read at the Talent Festival organised at the University of Cape Coast, October, 1996
- National Service and Rural Development. A Keynote address read at the Regional Conference of the National Service Personnel Association, September 1996
- Strategies for the implementation of the Cultural Studies Syllabus. A paper presented at a Workshop organised for Cultural Studies teachers in the Apam Educational District, July 3, 1996
- Pedagogical strategies for the teaching of directed music listening lessons in the junior schools. A paper presented at a Workshop run by GES for Cultural Studies teachers in the KEEA district, Elmina - November 8, 1996
- Computer Literacy In Job Opportunities. A paper read at the Second Anniversary of the Computer Literacy Club, U.C.C. May 1996
- Brass band music in the Cape Coast area.A paper presented jointly with Dr. E. A. Akrofi at the International Seminar on Cape Coast and Elmina, University of Cape Coast, March, 1995
- Meta pedagogical approach towards the teaching of music in teacher training college. A paper presented at a Workshop organised for music teachers in training colleges in Ghana, December, 11-17, 1995
- Teaching music in contemporary Ghanaian JSS. A paper presented at a Workshop organised for JSS Cultural studies teachers in the Cape Coast Municipality. November 7, 1995
- Gender and Creative Abilities of Primary school pupils: An exploratory study. A paper presented at the 19th Annual Conference of Ghana Music Teachers' Association, Winneba, Ghana, August 1995
- Portfolio Assessment: New Trends in the Assessment of Musical Achievement in Ghanaian School. A paper presented at the 19th Annual Conference of Ghana Music Teachers' Association, Winneba, Ghana, August 1994
- Elementary School Children's ability to recall melodies. A paper presented at the poster session, Illinois Music Educators Conference, Peroria, Illinois, 1991
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