Olalusi, Taiwo2019-05-172019-05-1720131595-0972http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/1933Music as a course of study in Nigerian higher institution has produced a significant number of top musicians and composers who have excelled in the theory and practice of music. However, music in the present generation has produced more of talented music artists, while the blend of excellent theoretical and practical oriented music students are very few. This paper takes a look into the pedagogy and development guide for music studentship in Nigeria. Here, we identify two types of deficient music student, and propose a seven way method at improving the theory and practice of music. The methodology employed is deductive. It is observed that most of the music students do not possess enough practical skills, while some of them are not practically oriented at all. Improving upon this and proposing a guide to being practically equipped is the main focus of this paperenPedagogyDevelopmentMusicStudentshipArticle