Talking Drums for Instruction in Alavanyo-Kpeme Basic Schools, Volta Region, Ghana

Samuel Komla Gene (2023)

The study was based on the use of talking drums by Alavanyo-Kpeme basic schools for instructions, a practice which is the perpetuation of educational policy and preservation of Ghanaian culture. Using the descriptive research model, data was collected through observation and interviews with headteachers, teachers and pupils by interacting with them. The data collected was analyzed by aesthetic analysis. It is noted that talking drums communicate the embodiment portraying the interplay between music, communication and the social structure of the school system. The paper explains the perceptual qualities and the exhibition of the educational potency of the talking drums in Ghanaian schools.