The positive impact of group music-making on subjective well-being has been shown in various contexts, yet very few studies have focused on community musicals. The purpose of this intrinsic case study was to explore the ...
Barrett-Berg, Michael; Van Niekerk, Caroline; Page-Shipp, Roy J.(Elsevier, 2023)
Fifteen experienced South African conductors were interviewed on the importance of Music Theory for choristers,
and its inculcation. All agreed on the value of some knowledge and understanding of Music Theory. They
reflected ...
Ngqangweni, Avuyile K.H.(University of Pretoria, 2023)
For this research an experiment was done in an attempt to establish a method for
recording the mbira of Southern Africa. This work is important because it seeks to
address some gaps in knowledge pertaining to recording ...
Rowe, Kristen; Pozuelo, Julia Ruiz; Nickless, Alecia; Nkosi, A.D.; Dos Santos, Andeline; Kahn, Kathleen; Tollman, Stephen; Wagner, Ryan G.; Scerif, Gaia; Stein, Alan(Taylor and Francis, 2023)
AHEAD feasibility trial assessed the feasibility and acceptability of an 8-session group drummingprogramme aiming to improve executive function, depression and anxiety symptoms, andperceived social support in adolescents ...
A growing concern is the low number of learners who choose to participate in music during their high school years. Extending previous research by McPherson and O’Neill, this study explored South African high school learners’ ...
Vermeulen, Chloé Elaine(University of Pretoria, 2023)
The study explored the experiences of senior undergraduate music performance or first instrument majors (third and fourth year in 2020) at the University of Pretoria during the COVID-19 pandemic. The COVID-19 pandemic, ...
This research aimed to explore the lived experiences of South African classical pianists who have suffered from a playing- and performance-related injury, and how they have navigated this challenge. I facilitated an in-depth ...
Infants born prematurely are underdeveloped in certain physiological aspects, including the gastrointestinal system. Oral feeding and sufficient weight gain are encouraged in the NICU environment and interventions are put ...
Caregivers in a Child and Youth Care Centre face several challenges that might lead to poor well-being. The well-being of the caregivers can impact the quality of care they offer and their relationship with they care for. ...
Lategan, Jan Nico(University of Pretoria, 2022-11)
Internationally, popular music is developing at an ever-increasing pace and, even though there have been some advances regarding education in popular music in South Africa, these programmes remain the exception at primary, ...
Kekana, Shirley Marang(University of Pretoria, 2022)
A fundamental aspect in early childhood teacher education is that pre-service teachers acquire pedagogical knowledge on how to facilitate music. Research indicates that music education plays a crucial role in facilitating ...
The increasing performance and academic demands within the tertiary setting, in conjunction with perfectionistic behaviour and ruminative thinking, may contribute towards mental health difficulties among music students. ...
Van der Linden, Tarien(University of Pretoria, 2022)
Several technologies and applications have been developed to increase the music theory teaching and learning experience, however, there has been little research when addressing game-based learning in the music education ...
Ibiayo, Oluwakayode Samson(University of Pretoria, 2022)
Jeanne Zaidel-Rudolph is a South African composer and pianist with a proven track record. Her numerous achievements and most importantly her role in and influence on South African art and indigenous African music is hugely ...
Background: This study is informed by my interest in exploring the role of music therapy both in the assessment of preadolescent children in a children’s home and, in particular, in relation to an examination of the ...
Teenage pregnancy is one of the contributing factors affecting high school dropout rates in Zambia and affects many adolescent girls’ wellbeing, limiting their capacity to contribute to the social and economic development ...
South Africa’s adolescent population is at high risk of adverse sexual outcomes, attributed to a range of factors at multiple levels. These risk factors, which impact both sexual and health-seeking behaviours, are particularly ...
Panebianco-Warrens, Clorinda Rosanna(Science and Medicine Inc., 2021-12)
BACKGROUND : The prevalence of playing-related musculoskeletal problems (PRMPs) in professional musicians is well documented in the literature, but few studies have been done on South African professional musicians.
OBJECTIVE ...