OMOSILADE Temitayo Abayomi

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OMOSILADE Temitayo Abayomi

 

  1. Full name (Surname first): OMOSILADE Temitayo Abayomi
  2. Department: Music
  3. Rank: Lecturer I
  4. Phone number: 08052082159
  5. Email address(es) omoshworld@gmail.com; tomosilade@oauife.edu.ng
  6. Office Address Rm 204 Department of Music Building
  7. ORCID iD: 0000-0002-7441-851X
  8. Academic Qualifications: B.A. Music, M.A. Music (OAU); Ph.D. in view (Unilag)
  9. Areas of Specialisation: Music Theory, Performance, Church Music, Sacred Musicology
  10. Title of M.A. Thesis: Adaptation of Harmony in Èkìtì Indigenous Church Music in

Contemporary African Art Music

  1. Title of Ph.D. Thesis:
  2. Fellowships (If any)
  3. Research Grants (If any)
  4. Ongoing Current Research: Currently, I am investigating into the Musical Practices and

Liturgy in Selected Cherubim and Seraphim Churches in Ò̩s̩un      State, Nigeria.

 

  1. List of Publications
  2. Theses/Dissertations
  • OMOSILADE, T.A. (2005), ‘Forms and Structure of the Music of Isaiah Kehinde Dairo: A Nigerian Juju Musician. (unpublished B.A. Project/Long Essay), Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife.

 

  • OMOSILADE, T.A. (2012), ‘Adaptation of Harmony in Ekiti Indigenous Church Music in Contemporary African Art Music Theory. (unpublished M.A. Thesis), Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife.

 

 

Contributions to Books                          

 

  1. ADEDEJI, S.O. & OMOSILADE, T.A. (2017), ‘The Transformative Essence

as an Underpinning Factor in Dan Agu’s Music Career’, in Femi Adedeji, Christian Onyeji & Nnamdi Onuora-Ogunno (eds.). Musical Horizons in Africa (Essays and Perspectives): A Festschrift in honour of Daniel Chikpezie Christian Agu. Association of Nigerian Musicologists. 328-334.

 

 

  1. OMOSILADE, T.A. (2018), ‘‘Music as a Medium of Praying to God: A

Musicological Analysis of ‘Femi Adedeji’s Songs of Prayer (Ogo Mi)’, in Femi Abiodun, Ranti Adeogun, Alvan-Nkoku Nwamara, Michael Olatunji, Ovaborhene Idamoyibo, Charles Aluede (eds.). Music, Musicology and the Gospel in Nigeria: A Festschrift in honour of Samuel Olufemi Adedeji. Association of Nigerian Musicologists. 344-366.

Contributions to Journals

 

  1. OMOSILADE, T.A. (2012a), ‘The Stylistic Forms of the Music of I.K. Dairo;

A Nigerian Juju  Musician’. Journal of the Association of Nigerian

Musicologists. No. 6, 88-97.

 

  1. ADEDEJI, S.O. & OMOSILADE, T.A. (2012b), ‘I say No: The Rebuff of

Anti-democratic Forces in Orlando Owoh’s Music’. Nsukka Journal of Musical Arts Research. Vol.1, 67-80.

 

  • OMOSILADE, T.A. (2014), ‘Secularity Versus Spirituality: Performance of

Selected Songs of Isaiah Kehinde Dairo, an Enigmatic Juju Musician’. Nigerian Music Review. No. 13. 127-144.

  1. ADEDEJI, S.O. & OMOSILADE, T.A. (2018), ‘Musical Entertainment and

Moral Values in Contemporary Nigeria: A Re-evaluation’. Journal of the Association of Nigerian Musicologists. No. 12. 163-185.

 

  1. OMOSILADE, T.A. (2019), ‘Fostering Effective Choral Directing in the

Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion): Diocese of Ife as a Case Study’. Nigerian Music Review.

  1. OMOSILADE, T.A. ‘Choral Organ Accompaniment in the Diocese of Ife,

Anglican Communion: Problems and Prospects in OBODOM: Journal of Music and Aesthetics.

 

  1. Staff Profile (any other information not captured above)
  2. MEMBERSHIP OF PROFESSIONAL BODIES
  3. Member, Association of Nigerian Musicologists (ANIM)
  4. Member, Society of Music Educators of Nigeria (SOMEN)

 

  1. PROFESSIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENT

 

I pioneered the study of Music at the Army Day Secondary School, Ilorin in 2006. I have served as Organist/Choirmaster in various Churches. I was the Guest Organist in 2008, at the 9th Christmas Carol Service of the Mozaic Chambers, Ilorin. I have also served as organist and choirmaster in various Churches in Ile-Ife and its environs. Since 2012, I have served as Pioneer Organist/Choirmaster, Church of Pentecost (Anglican) O.A.U. Ile-Ife.

 

 

  1. CONFERENCES, SEMINARS AND WORKSHOPS ATTENDED WITH DATES

 

  1. Faculty of Arts’ International Conference, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife                                                                                             2008
  2. Association of Nigerian Musicologists’ Conference, Adeniran Ogunsanya

College of Education, Ijanikin, Lagos                                                        2008

iii.        Association of Nigerian Musicologists’ Conference, Uyo                         2010

  1. Centre for Distance Learning e-learning Workshop O.A.U.                     2011
  2. Association of Nigerian Musicologists’ Conference, Ibadan         2011
  3. Workshop on Effective Scientific Communication, Proposal Writing and

Grant Management, OAU Ile-Ife                                                               2012

vii.       Faculty of Arts’ International Conference, Obafemi Awolowo University,

Ile-Ife                                                                                                          2012

viii.      Association of Nigerian Musicologists’ Conference, University of Nigeria,

Nsukka                                                                                                       2012

  1. Association of Nigerian Musicologists’ Conference, University of Port

Harcourt                                                                                                      2014

  1. Association of Nigerian Musicologists’ Conference, Obafemi Awolowo

University, Ile-Ife                                                                                         2015

  1. Association of Nigerian Musicologists’ Conference, Delta State

University, Abraka                                                                                        2017

xii.       Association of Nigerian Musicologists’ Conference, University of Benin,

Benin City                                                                                                     2018

xiii.      Association of Nigerian Musicologists’ Conference, Lagos State

University, Ojo                                                                                             2019

xiv.      How to publish scholarly books (Webinar) Taylor & Francis                       2021

  1. Virtual workshop on the ‘use of Mendeley software for citation and

referencing, Acada Virtual Lab                                                                    2021

xvi.      Excellence in Peer Review: How to be an effective peer reviewer

(Virtual workshop), Taylor & Francis                                                           2022

xvii.     20th Annual International Conference of the Association of Nigerian

Musicologists (ANIM), University of Ibadan                                             2023

xviii.    Workshop on Archiving, appropriation and Preservation of

Popular and Traditional Culture in Nigeria, University of

Lagos                                                                                                            2023

xix.      20th Annual International Conference of the Association of Nigerian

Musicologists (ANIM), University of Ibadan                                             2023

  1. Society of Music Educators Conference, Abeokuta                                  2025

 

 

  1. CONTRIBUTION TO KNOWLEDGE

 

I have contributed to existing body of knowledge on African music theory and Church music scholarship through research into the study of harmony as observed in indigenous Ekiti Church Music and how it could be adapted in contemporary African Art music theory. The adaptation of Ekiti indigenous harmony to the contemporary theory and practice provides a creative forum different from the conventional formats.

 

In the area of popular music, I have published different articles on different aspects of Yoruba urban popular musical genres such as Juju and highlife.  I critically examined the unique style of Isaiah Kehinde Dairo (I.K. Dairo) and his contributions to the growth of the Juju music genre in Nigeria. Also, I have investigated the nexus between secular and spiritual elements in the performance practice of I.K. Dairo’s brand of Juju and their corresponding effect on his musicality. In the same vein, the role music plays in the entrenchment of democratic governance and awareness in Nigeria was explored. Furthermore, in the area of urban popular music, the re-assessment of moral values in contemporary hip-hop music and entertainment was undertaken. Publications in these aspects of popular music include the following: 3(iii), (iv), (v), (vi) as listed in this Curriculum Vitae.

 

In addition, I have also researched into the musicological study of the life and works of seasoned musicologists in the Nigerian art music scene. The probe into the kernel of the musical career of Dan Agu – a seasoned musicologist – revealed a transformative aura based on his Christian belief and personality and the ability to infuse these qualities on upcoming academics in the field. Likewise, I undertook a musicological analysis of a 19-track album in which the effectiveness of music as a veritable tool of prayer was highlighted. The publication in this aspect of Musicology include the following: 3(i), (ii) in this Curriculum Vitae.

 

My publications in the field of Sacred musicology deals with choral music traditions within the Church. I inquired into the problems encountered at different levels by Church musicians as regards ‘Choral organ accompaniment. More so, I have investigated into the various ways through which effective choral directing could be attained in the church. Publications in this aspect of church music include: 3(vii), (viii) of this Curriculum Vitae.