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An investigation into the effectiveness of using headphones with integrated microphones to simulate concert hall acoustics for musicians in small acoustic environments
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2018-02-28)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: In this thesis fifty-one musicians participated in a structured interview testing the effectiveness of a headset simulating the acoustics of a concert hall known to the participants. A prototype headset ...
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Towards lifelong musical enjoyment: The application of the Self-Determination Theory and musical understanding during individual instrumental lessons
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2017-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Music learners, in some cases, cease the learning of their musical instruments. This may be due to various factors. However, many of the reasons can be associated with diminished enjoyment. For learners ...
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Die verband tussen vroee apartheidsintellektualisering, Afrikanermusiekhistoriografie en die ontluiking van 'n apartheidsestetika in die toonkuns
(LitNet, 2011-12)Epistemologiese afhanklikheid van Europese verwysingspunte kenmerk dikwels analitiese modelle van Suid-Afrikaanse kunsmusiek en kunsmusiekhistoriografie. ’n Tipiese voorbeeld is die beskrywing van Stefans Grové se musikale ...
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Seks, ras en boeremusiek : agter die retoriek van gebrekkige sanglus by die 1938-Voortrekkereeufees
(LitNet, 2014-08)In 20ste-eeuse besinnings oor die “kultuuraard” van die Afrikaner word daar meermale melding gemaak van wit Afrikaners se sogenaamde gebrek aan sanglus. In 1938 – die jaar van die Voortrekkereeufees – het hierdie gesprek ...
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Albert Troskie: Bydraes tot Kerkmusiek in Suid-Afrika
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2017-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The name Albert Troskie is for many organists synonymous with the Southern African Church Organists’ Association (known by the Afrikaans acronym SAKOV). Since founding SAKOV in 1980, Troskie has made ...
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Die gebruik van die RRDI deur minder ervare sangonderwysers vir die kies van Suid-Afrikaanse lied repertorium vir sangeresse
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2017-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Singing teachers need fundamental knowledge to be able to make good repertoire choices. There is, however, no standard model or procedure, according to which these choices can be made. Less skilled singing ...
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A framework for the development of a contemporary string teacher
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2017-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This research focused on the identification of weaknesses in the training of string teachers. A desk study was conducted using the assessment syllabi for string teaching qualifications of the Associated ...
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The life of Raffaele Trevisani, and his contribution to modern day flute pedagogy
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2017-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The Italian born concert flutist and pedagogue, Raffaele Trevisani (born in 1955), is arguably one of the best-known flutists and pedagogues in Europe at present. During his career, he has directly and ...
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Manifestations of ‘langarm’: from colonial roots to contemporary practies.
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2017-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Use of the term ‘Langarm’ by various cultural groups in South Africa has tended to problematize the meaning of the term and therefore precipitated research into the term’s relation to Ballroom dancing ...
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Die Komponiste van Genadendal
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2017-02-21)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Die sendingstasie van Genadendal, geleë in die Overberg streek, het ’n musikale erfenis wat in Morawiese kerktradisies gewortel is. Alhoewel die kerkmusiek-beoefening in Genadendal veral bekend is, was ...
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The Cape Town Philharmonic Orchestra's Youth Development & Education Programme and its contribution to transformation and diversity within the CPO
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2017-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Orchestras worldwide are faced with challenges relating to sustainability; orchestras in South Africa are no exception. In addition to their core business of performing across diverse genres, South African ...
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An investigation into passenger car drivers' preferences in loudness between dynamic and compressed musical recordings
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2017-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: New international broadcasting legislation and the implementation thereof by online platforms such as YouTube and online music retailers such as iTunes, are bringing an end to the over-compressed music ...
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Don Giovanni Alla breve - retaining authenticity in Lorenzo Da Ponte's libretto?
(2017-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Don Giovanni Alla Breve forms part of a new venture into opera performance that eliminates all the recitativi secchi from the original work and replaces it with English, Afrikaans and Xhosa dialogue. ...
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An Investigation into the Extraction of Melodic and Harmonic Features from Digital Audio
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2017-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Approaches towards musical pitch analysis by software are presented with unique interpretative challenges in the inherent complexity of presenting results that are not only adequate for scientific ...
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Reflections on Music and Deutschtum in Namibia
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2016-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This thesis examines music-making through the lens of Deutschtum and the construction of a Heimat in South West Africa/Namibia. The research is concerned with how German musicking took root in German ...
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Surendran Reddy, Master of Clazz
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2016-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Surendran Reddy (1962 – 2010) was held in high esteem as a composer, classical and jazz pianist and was awarded many commissions during his life. He was specifically known for his unique composition style ...
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Making a game of chess sound
(2016-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This thesis discusses the correlations between chess and music via a mathematical basis. The reason for this study was to explore the ontological status of Western Classical Music representation by ...
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A South African Spectral Composer, Andile Khumalo
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2016-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: In the 1970s and 1980s spectral music composition (spectralism) was developed by the French composers such as Gérard Grisey and Tristan Murail. The music was formulated with an understanding of acoustics ...
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’n Stelselbenadering tot die Ontwerp en Ontleding van Prosesse vir Klankproduksie
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2016-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: In creative sociotechnical systems such as audio production the primary challenge is managing a large number of complex interconnected variables. A systems approach, named Interactive Production (¡P), ...
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Contemporary performance practice of art music in South Africa : a practice-based research enquiry
(2012-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: In this dissertation, I examine contemporary South African art music performance practice and the social function it fulfils. Performance practice is understood in this study to mean an art practice or ...
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’n Ondersoek na die benadering tot musiekonderrig in die Senior Fase binne-in verskillende sosio-ekonomiese kontekste in Suid-Afrika
(2016-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: In 2012 the Department of Basic Education replaced Outcomes Based Education with the Curriculum and Assessment Policy Statement. In this policy statement the subject Arts and Culture was replaced with ...
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Jacobus Gustavus de Wet’s contribution to violin pedagogy in South Africa
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2016-03)AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Die Suid-Afrikaanse vioolpedagoog, Jack de Wet (gebore in 1927), is heel moontlik die invloedrykste en mees welbekende figuur in strykersonderrig in Suid-Afrika. Gedurende sy onderrigloopbaan, wat oor ...
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Teaching violin holistically: towards a deeper understanding of the Colourstrings violin approach
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2016-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The purpose of this study is to discover how the Colourstrings violin approach is an expression of the philosophy of holistic education. This is achieved through a thorough literature review of firstly ...
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Using the Business model canvas to explore how independent South African musicians do music-as-business
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2016-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The international and South African music industry value chain is continuously being redefined. These changes that require a new way of thinking about music as a product are primarily driven by the ...
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Dokumentasie in die Kontemporêre Opnameproses
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2016-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Documentation practice, in the context of the contemporary recording process is guided either by a set of standardised requirements - which were established in an era where the technical interactions ...
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Die Ontwerp van ’n Stelsel vir die Akkurate Kartering van Mikrofoonposisies
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2016-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Recording quality is influenced by small changes in the distance relationships between a microphone and a projecting sound source. The choice of microphone as well as microphone and sound source positions ...
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Contemporary performance of the sonatas for cello and piano by Ludwig van Beethoven as informed by Carl Czerny
(2016-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This dissertation places the sonatas for cello and piano by Ludwig van Beethoven into the context of a continuing discussion about the composer’s metronomic tempo indications (MTIs) for a large number ...
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Recomposition in the music of Kevin Volans: A comparative study investigating three settings of Chakra
(2015-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The art of borrowing and recomposition is an age-old practice, representing a well of inspiration that many composers have drawn from. Kevin Volans, one of South Africa‟s most successful musical exports, ...
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Towards a Generalised Theory of Orchestration Practice: a Grounded Theory Approach
(2015-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: A number of authors have attempted to devise a set of principles according to which symphonic orchestration practice takes place. However, these authors have routinely failed to acknowledge the differences ...
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The Technical and Interpretative Challenges in the Marimba Works of Peter Klatzow: A Performer's Analysis
(2015-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT:Peter Klatzow (1945-) is one of the few renowned South African composers to have gained international recognition for his works. This is primarily due to his marimba pieces that are constantly prescribed ...