Little is known about the South African organ concerto and composers of this genre. This research study aimed to explore the contribution of two South African composers to the organ concerto repertoire. A brief overview ...

Flow has been described in psychological literature as a state of energized focus where an individual becomes so engrossed in their doings that they experience an almost effortless, spontaneous and intuitive, yet highly ...

The 19th-century fascination with madness led to a theatrical phenomenon most palpably represented in the operatic mad scene, where the insane heroine expresses her madness in an aria of ‘phenomenal difficulty’ (Ashley ...

The potential of music to facilitate superior performance during high to elite level gymnastics conditioning instigated this research. A team of seven gymnasts completed a fixed conditioning programme eight times, alternating ...

Mental imagery and mental rehearsal in music can be described as the imaginary rehearsal of physical activity with the focus on the senses (visual, aural and kinesthetic), aiming to recreate an experience that is similar ...