Imperatives of acoustics and musical instrument acoustics education to the Nigerian educational system in tertiary institutions

This paper discusses about the imperatives of acoustics and musical instrument acoustics education to the Nigerian educational system. It identifies the prospects, the long term educational effects, problems and proffered possible solutions to them. In achieving its objectives the study uses ethnographic and qualitative methods with simple percentages for eliciting and collation of data. The paper suggests that the Acoustics societies work with our curriculum planners, and the government to implant acoustics and its education to tertiary institution in Nigeria. The research questions raised guided the study. It proposes as part of its recommendations that other acoustical bodies provide necessary facilities and personnel for acoustics and its education to thrive as a core subject or vocational subject; and that the larger society must become educated on the usefulness of acoustics as a career subject worth pursuing by scholars.