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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Van Rooyen, Anrie Sophia; Dos Santos, Andeline Julia(Intellect, 2020-05)
This study explored the lived experiences of teenagers in a children’s home who participated in a choir that was facilitated from a community music therapy perspective in Pretoria, South Africa. Sixteen weekly choir sessions ...
For older people, participating in leisure activities enhances their sense of social, emotional, mental, spiritual and psychological wellbeing. This article reports on a case study that situated itself across two southern ...
Van Rensburg, Isabelle Louise(University of Pretoria, 2021-05)
Jacobus Kloppers (born 1937) acquired fame in South Africa for his compositions of organ music for liturgical purposes. Internationally, he is especially recognised for his studies on Johann Sebastian Bach. Although Kloppers ...
This study was situated in a private mental health care facility in South Africa. It explored the participants' experience of being sung to and actively singing in a group music therapy setting. It also explored the impact ...