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Prospective students selected for music study in 2015

Prospective students selected for music study in 2015

Congratulations to the following prospective music students who have been provisionally* selected for admission to undergraduate music study at the NWU School of Music in 2015. (* Final admission is dependent on Matric results.) Brass: • S’bongumusa Karl Majola (tuba)...
Knowing Me, Knowing You — Ms Retha Badenhorst

Knowing 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...
Masterful Schubert performance — 12 August 2014

Masterful Schubert performance — 12 August 2014

Franz Schubert is the undisputed master of the Romantic song and his two song cycles on poems by Wilhelm Müller, Die schöne Müllerin and Winterreise, are generally considered to be the most important works in that genre. Although some of the songs are performed...
Final preparation for music exams — 1 & 2 August 2014

Final preparation for music exams — 1 & 2 August 2014

August and September are usually the months when hundreds of music learners across the country have to complete practical music exams, whether for music examining bodies such as Unisa, Royal Schools or Trinity College, or for the final Matric exam. In order to assist...
Knowing Me, Knowing You — Ms Ewie Erasmus

Knowing 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...