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Half a dozen MMus graduates

Half a dozen MMus graduates

Six MMus students graduated at the NWU graduation ceremony on Wednesday 3 June: Tamaryn Abott (cum laude) [above, left] — “Exploring how musicking shapes the faith journeys of selected contemporary worship musicians: A narrative inquiry.” Supervisor: Prof...
Beyond the Lab Bench

Beyond the Lab Bench

In the May issue of H-Factor, the newsletter of the Faculty of Humanities, Prof Janelize Morelli and Dr Yvonne-Marié Brand contributed an article titled “Beyond the lab bench: The case for sustainable industry partnerships in the Humanities”. It is based...
NWU-KMH teaching exchange visit

NWU-KMH teaching exchange visit

Reported by Dr Yvonne-Marié Brand, Prof Liesl van der Merwe & Ms Rineke Viljoen (also see NWU-KMH academic exchange programme continues) Our teaching exchange at the end of November last year, hosted by the Royal College of Music in Stockholm (KMH), was a rich...
Happy 60th Birthday, Conservatory!

Happy 60th Birthday, Conservatory!

The iconic Conservatory building in Thabo Mbeki Way (R501) turns 60 years old today. It was officially opened by Dr FJ (Frans) du Toit, former chancellor of the university, on 8 April 1960 as the permanent teaching facility for the then Music Department. Since 2003,...
Go-ahead for collaboration with Guildhall School

Go-ahead for collaboration with Guildhall School

In 2018, Dr Conroy Cupido was invited to serve as an adjudicator at the Voices of South Africa Singing Competition. This competition is the initiative of Mr Njabulo Madlala who runs the competition and has to date provided a platform for several talented South African...
MASARA Research Round-Up — 4th Quarter 2016

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...