Alfred Patrick Addaquay (2023)

This paper presents an analytical work that gives a panoramic view of textual analysis in the choral writings of Sam Kwaku Asare-Bediako; His journey as a free-lance composer enables him to construct text in various traditions and beliefs. In addition to the description given to some of his works as loquacious in this paper, the study provides an insight into the thought processes of the composer, such as the adoption of colloquialism in his music, his controversial system in both spelling and construction of text in the Asante Twi language spoken by the people of Ashanti region of Ghana and lastly, his system of classification in text. The compositions are sampled randomly. The examination of the works involved in this paper was done by observing the scores, listening to both audio and videos online, as well as live performances, and few interviews regarding response to his music by song teachers, performers (choristers) and listeners. Lastly, the perspectives highlight all the social, moral, and educational relevance of the work.

Samuel Ofori Danquah, Samuel Manaseh Yirenkyi (2023)

Art therapy, facilitated by a professional art therapist, effectively supports personal and relational treatment goals, as well as community concerns. Art therapy is used to improve cognitive and sensorimotor functions, foster self-esteem and self-awareness, cultivate emotional resilience, promote insight, enhance social skills, reduce and resolve conflicts and distress, and advance societal and ecological change. Perception formation and attitude were indexed on Gestalt’s theory. The study
sought to elicit more traditional interventions which concerns are not explicit in orthodox forms of offering counselling therapy by therapists to lecturers in the University of Education, Winneba. The study employed qualitative research methods to elicit information from 8 senior counsellors from the University of Education, Winneba. A multiple case study was adopted to provide sets of contexts used to explore research questions. Discussions in the study provide a rich source of information that counsellors in academia and lecturers can use as anti-stressors. The study demonstrates that Ghanaian society acknowledges the existence of various art forms that is fine art, dance, photography, music, drama, film and other visual and performing arts and their usefulness in offering psychological support. It is recommended that counsellors in academic settings inculcate the practice of using the various art forms as therapy during their counselling sessions and art therapy must be introduced into counselling education and training in Ghana.