Browsing Masters Degrees (Music) by Title
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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 ... -
The role of rap performance in reinforcing or challenging participants' perceptions of 'race' in post-apartheid South Africa, Durban.
(2008)This ethnographic study concerns itself with the role that local rap performance plays in either reinforcing or challenging perceptions of 'race' amongst the participants of hip-hop culture in Durban, South Africa, and ... -
Selling the war, surviving the war : the use of music during the border war.
(2009)This dissertation examines some of the numerous ways in which music can be put to use -
South African popular gospel music in the post-apartheid era : genre, production, mediation and consumption.
(2005)This dissertation studies South African popular 'Gospel' music in the context of the new order of the post-apartheid era. The four main focal points of the study are genre, production, mediation and consumption. The end ... -
A study on the creative processes of Ngalanga traditional music and dance from Mozambique: expressions of the Mozambican Chopi immigrant community of Clermont Township in Durban.
(2018)This study is an ethnographic enquiry on the creative processes engaged in ngalanga by a migrant community of Mozambicans in Clermont Township in Durban. It discusses how creative actions are conceived and applied to ... -
Stylistic principles in three chamber works by Bela Bartok with particular reference to the role of the piano.
(1990)The thesis discusses the following three works composed by Bartok between 1922 and 1938 : Sonata no. 2 for Violin and Piano, Rhapsody no. 1 for Violin and Piano and "Contrasts" for Violin, Clarinet and Piano. Details ... -
A survey of school music in South Africa.
(1987)Music in the curricula, music in the schools, supportive materials, and facilities were examined in six out of seven South African educational jurisdictions during the late 1970's. Official views were compared with what ... -
The symbolism of death in Arnold van Wyk's Five Elegies : an application of William Kimmel's theory concerning the Phrygian inflection.
(1991)Arnold van Wyk (1916 - 1983) frequently referred to the extramusical concepts of the elegiac, and of mournfulness, introspection and death when describing the intended content of his works. The import of these concepts ... -
The teaching of western music to Indian primary school children in Natal.
(1976)No abstract available. -
Tonality in the first book of Debussy's preludes
(1978)This paper attempts to explore the extent to which Rudolph Reti's concepts of melodic and harmonic tonality are useful in describing Debussy's Preludes. It is hoped that this work will provide a basis for the examination ...