Staff
Knowing Me, Knowing You — Dr Gerrit Jordaan
Date of appointment: Post-doctoral fellow since 2009 Qualifications completed: BSc, HED, MMus (UP), DMus (NWU) Teaching responsibilities: Organ & Methodology, History of Music Performance interests: Concert organist, accompaniment Research interests: South African...
read moreKnowing Me, Knowing You — Ms Antoinette Olivier
Date of appointment: 1 July 2012 Qualifications completed: Honours BMus, Opera Diploma Teaching responsibilities: Voice & Voice Pedagogy Who are/were your professional mentors/inspiration? Emma Renzi, Renee Fleming. Top 5 must-hear music: 1. J Canu — Epilogue, sung by...
read moreKnowing Me, Knowing You — Ms Retha Badenhorst
Introducing every staff member and student's best friend, our friendly music librarian. Date of appointment: 1 June 2008 at Library Services. From January 2012 at the Music Library. Who are/were your professional mentors/inspiration? Not professionally, but I respect...
read moreKnowing Me, Knowing You — Ms Ewie Erasmus
Date of appointment: 1 February 2014 Teaching responsibilities: Music Education Performance interests: Piano Research interests: Music Education, Williams syndrome and musical experiences, special needs music education Who are/were your professional...
read moreKnowing Me, Knowing You — Dr Conroy Cupido
Date of appointment: 1 January 2011 Teaching responsibilities: Vocal lessons, Singing Methodology, Repertoire Studies, Italian and French diction, Opera and Choral projects Performance interests: Mozart opera; German, French, Italian and English art songs Research...
read moreKnowing Me, Knowing You — Mr Hattingh Davel
Date of appointment: January 2014 Teaching responsibilities: Music Education, Director of Jazz Ensembles Performance interests: Piano, guitar, jazz, pop, classical, early music — anything Research interests: Jazz Education, Music Education, African Music, Dalcroze Who...
read moreKnowing Me, Knowing You — Dr Tinus Botha
Date of appointment: 1 January 2012 Teaching responsibilities: Piano, Piano Methodology & Music Theory Performance interests: Solo piano literature, Lieder accompaniment, chamber music with piano Research interests: Analysis for performance, music performance research...
read moreKnowing Me, Knowing You — Ms Tammy Aslett
Date of appointment: August 2010 Teaching responsibilities: Saxophone & Singing Performance interests: • Musical theatre • Television • Synergy (jazz band) • Rock/pop band Research interests: Masters' thesis: "Exploring lived experiences of music listening among rugby...
read moreDoctoral piano concerts — 16 May 2014
Two of the doctoral performance students at the School of Music will each present a solo piano concert on Friday 16 May 2014 in the Conservatory Hall as part of the requirements for the DMus degree. Mr Waldo Weyer (photo above), piano lecturer at the School of Music,...
read moreAn “Intervarsity” concert at the Conservatory (non-competitive) — 13 May 2014
This year's annual Dean's Concert at the NWU School of Music is presented in collaboration with the Odeion School of Music from the University of the Free State in Bloemfontein. Ms Yvonne-Marié Brand, who was last year appointed as brass lecturer at the NWU, and Ms...
read moreKnowing Me, Knowing You — Ms Eulalia Johnson
Introducing our friendly receptionist, Ms Eulalia Johnson, and she's also an alumna! Date of appointment: 1 March 2006 Qualifications: University Diploma in Music, BA Music & Society, Honours BA Music (NWU) Who are/were your professional mentors/inspiration? Ms Hester...
read moreKnowing Me, Knowing You — Dr Chris van Rhyn
Date of appointment: 1 January 2014 Teaching responsibilities: Music Theory, Music Technology, Postgraduate supervision Performance interests: I studied the piano and saxophone at university, and subsequently had a few years of voice training. (I’ve sung in choirs...
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