18 April 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...
![Knowing Me, Knowing You — Sonja Cruywagen [student]](https://nwumusic.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Sonja-Cruywagen-1.jpg)
28 April 2015 |
Programme & Year: PhD in Music Education Hometown: Pretoria Instrument(s): Piano Classical guitar Professional ideals: To finish my doctoral thesis as soon as possible! Top 5 must-hear music: 1. Beethoven — Violin Concerto 2. JS Bach — Toccata & Fugue in d...
03 February 2015 |
Date of appointment: 1 January 2015 Qualifications completed: BMus (2002), Honns BMus cum laude (2003), MMus cum laude (2006) — Stellenbosch University PhD (2014) — North-West University Teaching responsibilities: Music Education Performance interests: Piano Research...
12 January 2015 |
Dr Mignon van Vreden joins the permanent teaching staff of the School of Music in January as the new lecturer in Music Education. She is not an unfamiliar face at the Conservatory as she has been teaching here part-time for the past few years. She completed her...
27 October 2014 |
Date of appointment: 1 January 1995 Qualifications completed: PhD Teaching responsibilities: Musicology Performance interests: Classical guitar and African marimba. Research interests: Music as culture. Who are/were your professional mentors/inspiration? Gerard Kubik,...
![Knowing Me, Knowing You — Jaco Meyer [student]](https://nwumusic.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Jaco-Meyer-1.jpg)
22 September 2014 |
Programme & Year: PhD in Musicology & Music Analysis Hometown: Rustenburg Instrument(s): Pen and paper. These are my instruments that I use to compose. I play piano and pipe organ, amongst others, but it is very important to me to understand how different...
