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Sir Hilary Beckles receives honorary doctorate from the NWU
On Wednesday, 30 July, the North-West University (NWU) conferred an honorary doctorate on Professor Sir Hilary McDonald Beckles, a distinguished Caribbean historian and vice-chancellor of the University of the West Indies (UWI). The award recognises Sir Hilary’s formidable academic contributions and his global advocacy for social justice. On the…http://humanities.nwu.ac.za/music/undergraduate
Undergraduate
Diploma in Music The Diploma in Music is a three-year full-time study programme for prospective students with no or little formal musical training but who show sufficient musical aptitude and potential in playing a musical instrument or singing as determined in an audition. It starts with the rudiments of music and moves towards proficiency…http://humanities.nwu.ac.za/music/conservatory-study
Conservatory Study
Interested in learning music? NWU School of Music, through Conservatory music lessons, offers practical music instruction to all interested individuals, including students, staff, school learners, adults, and retirees. Whether you're a beginner or an advanced player, we welcome you! Some instruments require no prior…http://humanities.nwu.ac.za/music/subject-groups
Subject Groups
NWU School of Music offers a variety of music subjects on undergraduate and postgraduate level, either as major study areas or supplementary/elective modules. African Music Arts Management Aural Training Community Music Composition Introduction to…http://humanities.nwu.ac.za/music/african-music
African Music
Ms Thandeka Mfinyongo Knowledge of indigenous African music is useful for all tertiary-level music students, irrespective of their chosen field of specialization. This is the case especially because exposure to African music introduces learners to ways of making music, listening to music, teaching music and learning…http://humanities.nwu.ac.za/music/arts-management
Arts Management
Mr Chris de Bruyn Two modules in Arts Management are compulsory in the BA Music & Society programme, and available as electives in the BMus programme. These modules are also available to other students at the university who are interested in Arts Management. It is presented in collaboration with the Artéma…http://humanities.nwu.ac.za/music/aural-training
Aural Training
Ms Rineke Viljoen Aural Training is seen as one of the cornerstones of musical development. It is therefore crucial for your career as a musician as all music is based on sounds that manifest in pitch, rhythm and timbre. In this constructivist teaching approach, the focus is not on what students can repeat, but on what…http://humanities.nwu.ac.za/music/choral-conducting
Choral Conducting
Mr André Oosthuizen Mr Kobus Venter Students who enrol for choral conducting will obtain knowledge and insight into the conducting styles and techniques necessary to successfully facilitate the performance of various choral works. They will be guided in understanding the various core aspects of choral…http://humanities.nwu.ac.za/music/composition
Composition
Dr Jaco Meyer Prof Chris van Rhyn Composition as a musical action, coupled with improvisation, is integrated into several of the undergraduate modules at the School of Music, and in all three of our postgraduate programmes. It is one of the foundations for teaching and learning in the Music Theory modules…http://humanities.nwu.ac.za/music/methodology
Methodology
Most musicians will at some point be asked or required to teach music. The BMus programme includes dedicated modules on second, third and fourth year level to prepare students for the teaching of their own instrument. Apart from studying effective teaching approaches and strategies, the curriculum may include the teaching of an own…http://humanities.nwu.ac.za/music/music-education
Music Education
Prof Ewie Erasmus Prof Janelize Morelli --> Prof Liesl van der Merwe Prof Mignon van Vreden The aim of Music Education at the School of Music is to explore the value of music in a variety of educational contexts, starting at birth and gradually developing to music in…http://humanities.nwu.ac.za/music/music-notation-music-theory
Music Notation & Music Theory
Prof Chris van Rhyn Ms Rineke Viljoen Dr Catrien Wentink The nature and contents of the Music Theory modules — which include those modules called Music Notation — are different for the three undergraduate study programmes. What unifies these different modules is a focus on enabling students…http://humanities.nwu.ac.za/music/musicology