Browsing Masters Degrees (Music) by Title
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Pennywhistle kwela : a musical, historical and socio-political analysis.
(1993)This thesis is an exploration of the history of the pennywhistle in black South African popular music, the most important style to evolve around this instrument being kwela music. An analysis of kwela is conducted from ... -
The pianist and the Brahms sonata for piano and violin, opus 108 in D minor.
(1989)This thesis deals in particular with the pianist's approach to the Brahms Sonata for Piano and Violin in D Minor, Opus 108. There are two chapters, the first of which takes the form of a bibliography in which different ... -
Politics, production and process : discourses on tradition in contemporary maskanda.
(2000)No abstract available. -
A portfolio of jazz compositions and arrangements [music manuscript].
(1993)No abstract available. -
Postcolonial nostalgia and meaning: new perspectives on contemporary South African writings.
(2019)This dissertation explores the concept and application of nostalgia in a selection of contemporary South African novels chosen as representative of the multi-cultural diversity of South Africa’s literature. The study ... -
A preliminary investigation into interactive computer game music.
(2005)This article will attempt to further understanding as far as music and computer games are concerned. More specifically, it will focus on "Interactive Music". Interactivity in music has been developed and experimented upon ... -
The principles of voice production in choral singing : a guide to conductors.
(1988)No abstract available. -
Profiling an intermediate phase music educator in the context of the South African national curriculum and outcomes based education.
(2004)The primary intention of this study is to develop a profile of the kind of educator that is needed for effective music education in the Intermediate Phase. Obviously, the primary framework necessary for such a study is ... -
The propagation of the sound of the horn.
(1987)The purpose of this study was to formulate a theory of the propagation of sound waves within the horn and to discover the sound spectrum and directional characteristics of the instrument. The dissertation also includes a ... -
Psychosocial factors influencing participation in school music : the case of a typical former model C boys' high school in Durban, South Africa.
(2009)This short dissertation presents a case study of eleven students from a typical former 'Model C' single sex high school in Durban South Africa. At the time of the study, 2006, these were the only students who were ... -
Raiding genres, remaking contemporary South African jazz discourse: the study of choices and ideals behind my compositional portfolio.
(2019)This thesis is presented as an autoethnography that documents the process of composing a portfolio of works that are identifiable as Jazz. Autoethnography is understood here as both a theory and a method. While my personal ... -
The relationship between mbira dzavadzimu modes and Zezuru ancestral spirit possession.
(2009)The relationship between mbira dzavadzimu mode and Zezuru Spirit Possession. This thesis investigates the relationship between mbira dzavadzimu modes and different levels of Zezuru spirit possession. The research adopted ... -
The relationships between music and sound effects in post 1960 popular Hollywood film.
(1994)No abstract available. -
The role of music in the Hindi Shiksha Sangh (South Africa).
(1999)The promotion of the Hindi language by the Hindi Shiksha Sangh (South Africa) has dominated the cultural life of the majority of Hindi-speaking Hindus in South Africa for over fifty years. This study concerns itself with ...