Mr. Chima Albert Abiakwu
Mr. Chima Albert Abiakwu is an ASSISTANT LECTURER in MUSIC DEPARTMENT Department, Faculty Of Arts in Nnamdi Azikiwe University
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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, Anambra, State. (Master Degree, June, 2023) October, 2019 to January, 2023 M.A African Music (Ethnomusicology) |
| 2 | Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Anambra, State. (Bachelor Degree, August, 2016) September, 2013 to June, 2016 Bachelor Of Arts Music |
| 3 | Community Primary School Umuoba, Uratta Owerri North LGA Imo State. (FSLC, May, 2012) September, 1995 to June, 2001 FSLC First School Leaving Certificate |
| 4 | Mater Ecclesiae Seminary, Nguru Aboh Mbaise, Imo State. (SSCE, June, 2006) September, 2000 to July, 2006 WAEC |
Relevant/Working Experience
| 1 | Convener, African Youths for Change Initiative April, 2020 to Present |
| 2 | Graduate Assistant, Nnamdi Azikiwe University Awka May, 2019 to Present |
| 3 | Music Teacher, Austical International Memorial College July, 2018 to April, 2019 |
| 4 | Music Teacher, Federal Government Girls College Tambuwal, Sokoto State December, 2017 to November, 2018 |
| 5 | Director/Convener, Clementine Chorale and Orchestra January, 2016 to Present |
| 6 | Director/Convener, Harmony Crib Orchestra June, 2015 to February, 2017 |
| 7 | Group Leader, Western Chorus Ensemble, Department of Music, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka September, 2014 to August, 2016 |
Creative Output
| Book Chapters | |
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| 1 | Chima Albert Abiakwu. (2022, September) Chapter Fifty-one: Improving the Performance of Techniques of Ese Music through Omenka Adibe's Recordings: A survey , pp 444-450 |
| 2 | Chima Albert Abiakwu. (2021, April) The Relevance and Contributions of Music to Socio-Political Awareness , Vol. 1, (Issue 2), pp 138-143 |
| Journal Articles | |
| 1 | Eunice Ukamaka Ibekwe, Chima Albert Abiakwu. (2022, August), "Responsibility of Popular Musicians in Causing Social Change in Contemporary Nigeria: An Analytic Study", Journal of the Association of Nigerian Musicologists, Vol. 16, (Issue 1), pp 115-125 |
| 2 | Eunice Ukamaka Ibekwe, Chima Albert Abiakwu. (2022, July), "ROLES OF INDIGENOUS MUSIC IN THE REALIZATION OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS ONE AND THREE", Ugo Belu N'Oji, pp 154-167 |
| 3 | Eunice Ukamaka Ibekwe, Chima Albert Abiakwu. (2022, March), "Performance Techniques and Styles for the Udumala Mother Drum of Abigbo Ensemble", IGWEBUIKE: African Journal of Arts and Humanities, Vol. 8, (Issue 1), pp 3-10 |
| 4 | Ebele Veronica Ojukwu, Chima Albert Abiakwu. (2019, November), "The Role of Music in Leadership Study: A Case Study of Governance of Imo State from 2011-2019", UJAH: Unizik Journal of Arts and Humanities, Vol. 20, (Issue 3), pp 99-118 |
Academic Leadership Qualities
| Contributions to the University/Society | |
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| 1 | Coordinator, "Nnamdi Azikiwe University Debate Club" (March, 2019) |
| 2 | Leader, "All Nigerian Universities Debating Championship (ANUDC)" (November, 2019 to December, 2019) |
| 3 | Director, "Clementine Theatre, the first indigenous theatre for the performing arts in Mbaise." (April, 2017) |
| 4 | Leader, "Ahiara Catholic Diocese to Victory at the Old Onitsha Ecclesiastical Province Singing competition held at Enugu" (August, 2015) |
| 5 | Member LOC, "The Annual Christmas concert and festival of songs, holden at the behest of HE. Emeka Ihedioha KSC, CON." (December, 2014) |
Relevant Events Attended
| Conferences | |
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| 1 | "18th national conference of Association of Nigerian Musicologists", (Association of Nigerian Musicologists (ANIM)), 16th August, 2021 to 20th August, 2021; Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka |
| 2 | "11th Annual International Conference of the Faculty of Arts, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka.", (Faculty of Arts, Nnamdi Azikiwe University Awka), 24th October, 2019 to 26th October, 2019; Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka |