Dr. Iruoma Amaka Ugoo-okonkwo
Dr. Iruoma Amaka Ugoo-okonkwo is a LECTURER I in MUSIC DEPARTMENT Department, Faculty Of Arts in Nnamdi Azikiwe University
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Staff Profile
Dr Iruoma Amaka Ugoo-Okonkwo is a Lecturer in the Department of Music, Nnamdi Azikiwe University,
Awka. She obtained from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka a Bachelor of Arts (B.A) degree in Music
(Voice Performance option). She later bagged a Master of Arts (M.A) degree and a Doctoral degree
(Ph.D) both in Music Pedagogy from Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka.
Dr Ugoo-Okonkwo has published works in learned journals and has musical compositions to her credit
including the Unizik High School Anthem. She had served as Choirmaster to various choral groups and
currently the Choirmaster at Church of the Pentecost (Anglican Communion), Awka. She is successfully
married and the marriage is blessed with four children.
Personal Information
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Address: | Music Department, Faculty Of Arts, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka. |
Faculty/Unit: | FACULTY OF ARTS |
Department/Sub-Unit: | MUSIC DEPARTMENT |
Social Profiles
Interest Areas
Academic Qualifications
| Degrees / Basic Certificates | |
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| 1 | Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka. (Doctor of Philosophy, July, 2007) December, 2010 to July, 2007 PhD Music |
| 2 | Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka. (Master Degree, December, 2006) November, 2004 to December, 2006 M.A Music |
| 3 | University of Nigeria, Nsukka. (Bachelor Degree, October, 2001) August, 1998 to October, 2001 B.A Music |
| 4 | University of Nigeria, Nsukka. (OND, February, 1999) October, 1995 to July, 1998 Dip. In Music Edu. Music Education |
| 5 | Prudence Comprehensive College Onitsha. (SSCE, September, 1990) July, 1986 to September, 1990 WAEC |
| 6 | Onitsha Ugborimili Primary II School. (FSLC, July, 1989) January, 1981 to July, 1986 |
Relevant/Working Experience
| 1 | Choral Director, Delta State Council for Arts and Culture January, 2012 to December, 2012 |
| 2 | Music Teacher, Nnamdi Azikiwe University High School, Awka September, 2007 to July, 2019 |
| 3 | MUsic Teacher and Choirmaster, Bishop Crowther Seminary, Awka. August, 2003 to July, 2007 |
Creative Output
| Book Chapters | |
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| 1 | Iruoma Amaka Ugoo-Okonkwo. (2025, May) Music in the Society: An Overview Fab Educational Books, pp 65 - 80 |
| 2 | Esimone, Chinyere C., Ojukwu, Ebele V., Ugoo-Okonkwo, Iruoma A.. (2022, August) The place of folk music in some development areas of children in early childhood education , pp 50-58 |
| 3 | ugoo-okonkwo, Iruoma A., Esimone, Chinyere C., Erhiegueke, Alexander W.. (2022, August) Students' disposition towards learning and performing voice pieces as a compulsory component of individual perfprmance studies (IPS) , pp 59-66 |
| 4 | Ugoo-Okonkwo, Iruoma A., Esimone Chinyere C.. (2021, March) Nigerian Educational Policies and UBE Music: Extent of Progression and Retrogression , Vol. 1, (Issue 2), pp 196-206 |
| 5 | Ugoo-Okonkwo, Iruoma A.. (2017, January) Prof. Dan C. C. Agu: A Tribute to Music and Musicianship |
| Journal Articles | |
| 1 | Ugoo-Okonkwo I. A., & Erhiegueke A. W.. (2024, August), "Music Pedagogy in digital economy: A focus on the undergraduate programme of the Department of Music, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka", PREORC Journal of Arts and Humanities, Vol. 9, pp 142-171 |
| 2 | Chinyere C Esimone, Iruoma A Ugoo-Okonkwo, Alexander W Erhiegueke. (2024, February), "Culture Preservation Through Music in Early Childhood Education: A Case Study of Ehume Obowo Community in Imo State Nigeria", CACH Journal of Humanities and Cultural Studies, Vol. 4, pp 32-41 |
| 3 | Chinyere Esimone, Alexander W Erhiegueke, Iruoma A Ugoo-Okonkwo. (2024, May), "The Role of Contemporary Musician in Nation Building: A Study of Nigerian Nation", ESTAGA: JOURNAL OF INTERDISCIPLINARY PERSPECTIVES, Vol. 1, (Issue 2), pp 208-217 |
| 4 | Chinyere C. Esimone, Iruoma A. Ugoo-Okonkwo, Alexander W. Erhiegueke. (2024, February), "CULTURE PRESERVATION THROUGH MUSIC IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION: A CASE STUDY OF EHUME OBOWO COMMUNITY IN IMO STATE NIGERIA", CACH Journal of Humanities and Cultural Studies, Vol. 4, pp 32-41 |
| 5 | Alexander Walsh Erhiegueke, Iruoma Amaka Ugoo-Okonkwo. (2023, September), "Music: A Veritable Tool for Cultural Representation and Preservation", AWKA JOURNAL OF RESEARCH IN MUSIC AND THE ARTS (AJRMA), Vol. 16, pp 243-253 |
| 6 | Esimone Chinyere C, Ugoo-Okonkwo, Iruoma A.. (2023, November), "Evaluation of the Problems Militating Against Effective Implementation of the Introduced Cultural and Creative Arts Curriculum of the Upper Basic Education", International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science, Vol. 8, (Issue 12), pp 1176-1186 |
| 7 | Ugoo-Okonkwo, Iruoma A., Ojukwu, Ebele V., Erhiegueke, Alexander W.. (2022, September), "Making Evaluation in Music Pedagogy a Cooperative Endeavour-A Proposal for Nigerian Basic Education", International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science(IJRISS), Vol. 6, (Issue 9), pp 320-326 |
| 8 | Erhiegueke, Alexander W., Esimone, Chinyere C., Ugoo-Okonkwo, Iruoma A.. (2022, September), "Social Media and its Influence on 21st Century Nigerian Youths: The Popular Music Reality", International Journal of Research in Humanities and Social Studies, Vol. 9, (Issue 5), pp 15-22 |
| 9 | Iruoma A. Ugoo-Okonkwo, Chinyere C. Esimone and Alexander W. Erhiegueke. (2022, September), "Perspectives on musical outcomes of parent-child relationship", International Journal of Current Research and Applied Studies, (IJCRAS), Vol. 1, (Issue 4), pp 27-39 |
| 10 | Ugoo-Okonkwo, Iruoma A.. (2014, March), "Perception of Students on Voice Teaching and Learning of Selected Tertiary Institutions in Nigeria.", International Journal of Academic Research in Progressive Education and Development,, Vol. 3, (Issue 2), pp 94-111 |
| 11 | Ugoo-Okonkwo, Iruoma A.. (2014, April), "Implementation Strategies Employed by Teachers for CCA Curriculum and Its Implications to Music Education.", Awka Journal of Research in Music and the Arts (AJRMA),, Vol. 10, pp 206-226 |
| 12 | Ugoo-Okonkwo, Iruoma A.. (2014, April), "Teachers’ Perception on the Functionality of the Introduced Cultural and Creative Arts Curriculum of the Nigerian Universal Basic Education as it Affects Music.", Journal of Elementary Education,, Vol. 24, (Issue 2), pp 33-50 |
| 13 | Ugoo-Okonkwo, Iruoma A.. (2013, December), "Comparative Analysis of the Old Music Curriculum and the Music Aspect of the Introduced CCA Curriculum of Upper Basic Education in Nigeria.", International Journal of Music and Performing Arts,, Vol. 1, (Issue 1), pp 1-11 |
| 14 | Ugoo-Okonkwo, Iruoma A.. (2013, February), "Functionality of Voice Teaching in Tertiary Institutions and Remedial Measures.", Voices: A World Forum For Music Therapy,, Vol. 13, (Issue 2) |
| 15 | Ugoo-Okonkwo, Iruoma A.. (2013, December), "Extent of Effectiveness of the Music aspect of CCA in Upper Basic Education in Anambra State as Perceived by the Students.", International Journal of Music and Performing Arts,, Vol. 1, (Issue 1), pp 29-36 |
| 16 | Ugoo-Okonkwo, Iruoma A.. (2013, February), "A Case Study of Teaching Choral Singing in an Urban Secondary School of Anambra State Applying Learning Theories.", International Journal of Academic Research in Progressive Education and Development,, Vol. 2, (Issue 1), pp 309-318 |
| 17 | Ugoo-Okonkwo, Iruoma A.. (2013, January), "Relating Human Voice Anatomy to Singing and its Training as a Musical Instrument.", Awka Journal of Research in Music and the Arts (AJRMA),, Vol. 9, pp 215-226 |
| Conference Papers | |
| 1 | Iruoma A Ugoo-Okonkwo, Alexander W Erhiegueke. (2023, August), "Evaluation of Conventional Versus Advanced Music Pedagogy in a Digital Economy: A Case of Department of Music Nnamdi Azikiwe University Awka Undergraduate Programme", Association of Nigerian Musicologists |
| 2 | Chinyere Celestina Esimone, Iruoma Amaka Ugoo-Okonkwo. (2023, November), "Mother Tongue & Its Effect in Early Childhood Music Learning; A Study of Selected Nursery Schools in Awka, Anambra State, Nigeria", |
| 3 | Ugoo-Okonkwo Iruoma A, Esimone Chinyere C.. (2021, August), "Music in the Church: A Sine Que Non for Christian Worship", Association of Nigerian Musicologists |
Academic Leadership Qualities
| Editorships | |
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| 1 | Editor, "Awka Journal of Research in Music and the Arts" (June, 2024) |
| 2 | Editor, "Awka Journal of Research in Music and the Arts" (September, 2023) |
| 3 | Editor, "The Prodigious Musicologist" (June, 2023) |
| 4 | Editor, "The Music Maestra" (August, 2022) |
| Reviewerships | |
| 1 | Reviewer, "Journal of African Films and Diaspora Studies" (June, 2024) |
| Contributions to the University/Society | |
| 1 | Deputy Director 1, "Institute for Peace, Security and Development Studies" (January, 2025) |
| 2 | Member, "Faculty of Arts Electricity Taskforce" (July, 2024 to July, 2025) |
| 3 | Secretary, "Departmental Board, Department of Music" (October, 2024) |
| 4 | Music Students' Assoiciation (MUSAN) Staff Adviser, "Department of Music, Nnamdi Azikiwe University" (October, 2024) |
| 5 | Welfare Coordinator, "Department of Music, Nnamdi Azikiwe University" (October, 2024) |
| 6 | Deputy Director, "Institute for Peace, Security and Development Studies" (February, 2024) |
| 7 | Visiting Lecturer, "Institute for Peace, Security and Development Studies (IPSDS)" (April, 2024) |
| 8 | Adjudicator, "Methodist Church of Nigeria" (February, 2024) |
| 9 | Chairman, "Departmental Quality Assurance, Department of Music" (July, 2023 to July, 2024) |
| 10 | Secretary, "Faculty of Arts Quality Assurance/Curriculum Committee for 2022/2023 Session" (June, 2023 to June, 2024) |
| 11 | Supervisor, "College of Postgraduate Studies" (June, 2023) |
| 12 | Welfare Officer II, "Department of Music, Nnamdi Azikiwe University" (July, 2023) |
| 13 | Music Festival Adjudicator, "Anglican Dioceses and Methodist Archdiocese" (June, 2013 to November, 2022) |
| 14 | Music Teacher, "Nnamdi Azikiwe University High School, Awka" (September, 2007 to July, 2019) |
Membership of Professional/Relevant Bodies
| 1 | Fellow Member, "Institute of Policy Management Development" - NO: 9111 (member since 2025), https://www.ipmd.org.ng |
| 2 | Full Member, "International Council for Traditions of Music and Dance" (member since 2024), https://www.ictmd.org/civicrm/profile?gid=1&reset=1 |
| 3 | Full Member, "Association of Nigerian Musicologists" (member since 2021), http://www.anim |
| 4 | Full Member, "Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria" - AN/S/10300 (member since 2017), http://www.teachers |