University of Ghana, Legon  

 

Faculty of Arts

School of Performing Arts
Music Department

staff list

 

 

 

 

Telephone:    0243-412-955

Bertha S. Adom -               Tutor
Dip Ed (Winneba), B. Mus., M.Ohil (Ghana)          

2. Education

                                                               i.      M. Phil in African Studies

                                                             ii.      B.Mus. Legon

                                                            iii.      Dip in Mus. Education

3. Professional Experience: Ghana Education Service

                                                               i.      Basic Schools

                                                             ii.      Preparatory Schools

                                                            iii.      Secondary/Senior Secondary School

 4. Interests: Ethnomusicology in Music Education, Choral Performances of Church (Charismatic) Music and Traditional Music of Ghana, Music Librarianship

 5. Articles and Papers:

        i) A Handbook for Music and Dance Teachers of Basic Schools in Ghana November 2003

ii) A Handbook of Music and Dance Teachers of JSS Schools in Ghana February 2004

iii) Faisal Helwani and 1-hs Contribution to The Music Business in Ghana (I 999) Long Essay, University of G@ Legon

iv) The Sociocultural Context of Imuw]dzi (Cradle Songs) Performance Among Biakpa-Avatime Women at Home and Madina, Accra (2003) M.Phil. Thesis, University of Ghana, Legon.

v) Thematic Analysis of Avatime Women's Cradle Songs (2005).  A Paper Presented at the 3rd Annual Faculty of Arts Colloquium, University of Ghana, Legon.