Browsing Masters Degrees (Music) by Title
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The burning ground : a portfolio of compositions with music and sound design for "gammaKhozi" the VLS game.
(2005)No abstract available. -
The church as a site for non-formal music education : a case study of Bethesda Temple, Durban.
(1998)Much of the research undertaken on music education in South Africa has been concerned with formal music education and its application in the classroom. In spite of the fact that the majority of South Africans have had ... -
Claiming sounds, constructing selves : the racial and social imaginaries of South African popular music.
(2005)This thesis explores some of the ways in which listening to South African popular music allows individuals to enter into imaginative engagements with others in South Africa, and in so doing, negotiate their place in the ... -
A collection of African and Indian children's songs with activities for intercultural music education in South Africa.
(1994)The aim of this study is to present a collection of indigenous African and Indian songs with accompanying activities. While both groups of songs derive from an oral tradition I have notated the songs in order to make ... -
Considerations in the realization of an oboe concerto : an oboist's viewpoint.
(1979)This thesis is divided into three main sections. Part I concerns general aspects of performance, whilst Part II deals specifically with performance aspects of the Double Concerto for Oboe, Harp and Strings by Hans Werner ... -
The development of learning activities for teaching music using indigenous Tswana children's songs in Botswana primary schools : principles and practice.
(2009)This study aimed to intervene in the challenges emanating from the launch of a new primary schools Arts syllabus which is geared towards reflecting Batswana cultural values in Botswana primary schools. The launch was ... -
An ethnography on the uses of chinyambera traditional dance as a coping mechanism by marginalised communities in Gweru Zimbabwe : the case of Tavirima Traditional Dance Group.
(2013)This dissertation is an ethnographic expository of how Tavirima Traditional Dance Group uses chinyambera traditional dance as a copying mechanism for marginalised communities in Gweru, Zimbabwe. This study contextualises ... -
Evaluating Shona liturgical music in localised practices of inculturation within the Catholic Mass in Zimbabwe.
This study evaluates practices of inculturation in the composition and performance of Shona liturgical music for the Catholic Mass in the parishes of St Theresa Seke and Glen Norah-Budiriro, which are both located in Harare, ... -
From rock'n'roll to hard core punk : an introduction to rock music in Durban, 1963-1985.
(1995)This thesis introduces the reader to rock music in Durban from 1963 to 1985, tracing the development of rock in Durban from rock'n'roll to hard core punk. Although the thesis is historically orientated, it also endeavours ... -
Indigenous African music (IAM) performance assessment: an exploration of the role of teachers during the grade 12 external practical examination.
(2022)Since the introduction of the outcomes-based education in 1997 that overcame the curricular divisions of the past, Indigenous African Music (IAM) has finally attained a seat in the national music Curriculum and Assessment ... -
Intercultural music education in South Africa : introducing gumboot dance to the classroom.
(1996)No abstract available. -
The Interplay of Music and Text in Selected Rap Compositions in Contemporary Durban.
(2009)This study deals with the interplay of music and text in contemporary Durban rap. It