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Masters and Doctoral graduates in April 2021

The following postgraduate students have completed their studies and will receive their degrees at the next virtual graduation ceremony. Polina Burdukova DMus in Performance (cello) 3 solo and chamber music concert programmes + mini-dissertation: The interpretation of...

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Masters and Doctoral graduates in May 2019

The following postgraduate students have completed their studies and will receive their degrees on 22 May (Doctoral) and 29 May (Masters). Wynand de Villiers PhD in Music Thesis: Inner hearing as experienced by professional pianists: a phenomenology Promotor: Prof...

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Ms Janelize van der Merwe in Azerbaijan — July 2018

[ Ms Janelize van der Merwe attended the 33rd World Conference of the International Society for Music Education (ISME) in Baku, Azerbaijan during July. She tells us about the conference. ] A colleague recently asked me what the collective noun for music educators is....

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Prof Liesl van der Merwe in England & Wales — December 2017

Prof Liesl van der Merwe visited Manchester, London, and Bangor (in Wales) in December last year for several professional engagements. Royal Northern College of Music — Manchester She spent three days at the Royal Northern College of Music where she: presented her...

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MASARA Research Round-Up — 4th Quarter 2016

[1] Early Childhood Conference ~ 10-13 October 2016 Dr Mignon van Vreden presented a paper at an international conference titled “Teaching and learning mathematics, sciences, design and technology in the Early Years (0-10 years)” hosted by the Early Childhood Subject...

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MASARA Research Round-Up — 3rd Quarter 2016

When we look back on our achievements of the third quarter it feels like a dream come true! [1] Colloquium: Prof Heidi Westerlund, Dr Sari Levänen and Dr Albi Odendaal ~ 11 August 2016 We had an extraordinary opportunity to meet and listen to Prof Heidi Westerlund...

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MASARA Research Round-Up — 2nd Quarter 2016

We look back on the second quarter and the amazing things we've achieved. [ 1 ] Symposia On 26-28 April 2016 we hosted a three-day postgraduate symposium where: (a) Dr Liesl van der Merwe presented an ATLAS.ti training workshop for staff and students from all three...

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MASARA Research Round-Up — 1st Quarter 2016

Research is an important part of the School of Music's activities and outputs. The MASARA research niche area (Musical Arts in South Africa: Resources and Applications) under the leadership of Dr Liesl van der Merwe, achieved the following during the course of the...

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Dr Petersen reports on the 42nd ICTM Conference

Dr Petersen also attended the 42nd Conference of the International Council on Traditional Music (ICTM) in Shanghai (with Dr Lumbwe) and provided his own report on the event: With the exception of the 40th World Conference of the ICTM in Durban, there was a record...

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