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2024-09-26 |
Book Project at Mangaung Correctional Centre |
2024-09-26 |
Book Project at Mangaung Correctional Centre |
2024-09-26 |
UFS worm farming project grows to the next level |
2024-09-26 |
UFS worm farming project grows to the next level |
2024-09-25 |
Boyden Observatory: A Legacy of Astrophysical Discovery and Community Engagement |
2024-09-25 |
Boyden Observatory: A Legacy of Astrophysical Discovery and Community Engagement |
2024-09-25 |
Prof Louise Cilliers wins the 2024 UJ Translation Prize |
2024-09-25 |
Prof Louise Cilliers wins the 2024 UJ Translation Prize |
2024-09-25 |
Celebrating diversity: UFS hosts vibrant Multilingual Mokete |
2024-09-25 |
Celebrating diversity: UFS hosts vibrant Multilingual Mokete |
2024-09-24 |
UFS members form part of change at the 2024 FISU World Forum |
2024-09-24 |
UFS members form part of change at the 2024 FISU World Forum |
2024-09-24 |
Louzanne Coetzee back in Bloemfontein! |
2024-09-24 |
Louzanne Coetzee back in Bloemfontein! |
2024-09-20 |
SA plant extracts and zebrafish larvae could hold key to better epilepsy medication |
2024-09-20 |
SA plant extracts and zebrafish larvae could hold key to better epilepsy medication |
2024-09-20 |
Vincent Mahapa takes home the Dux Award |
2024-09-20 |
Vincent Mahapa takes home the Dux Award |
2024-09-19 |
GEADO donates sanitary towels to community development initiative |
2024-09-19 |
GEADO donates sanitary towels to community development initiative |
2024-09-19 |
#HeritageMonth: University Lotto Sculpture Project: Visible but dead |
2024-09-19 |
#HeritageMonth: University Lotto Sculpture Project: Visible but dead |
2024-09-19 |
#HeritageMonth: Let's not forget overlooked ‘voices’ in celebrating 30 years of democracy |
2024-09-19 |
#HeritageMonth: Let's not forget overlooked ‘voices’ in celebrating 30 years of democracy |
2024-09-18 |
Your untold story can contribute to broadening our heritage narrative |
2024-09-18 |
Your untold story can contribute to broadening our heritage narrative |
2024-09-17 |
Local youth trailblazer honoured for outstanding community service |
2024-09-17 |
Local youth trailblazer honoured for outstanding community service |
2024-09-17 |
UFS Alumna Miné Kleynhans wins SASOL New Signatures Art Competition |
2024-09-17 |
UFS Alumna Miné Kleynhans wins SASOL New Signatures Art Competition |
2024-09-16 |
UFS postdoctoral fellow hopes participation at international conferences will create research networks |
2024-09-16 |
UFS postdoctoral fellow hopes participation at international conferences will create research networks |
2024-09-16 |
#ChildhoodCancerAwarenessMonth: Early diagnosis is crucial, significantly improving survival rates |
2024-09-16 |
#ChildhoodCancerAwarenessMonth: Early diagnosis is crucial, significantly improving survival rates |
2024-09-13 |
Notice regarding the nomination and election of two (2) representatives of the Convocation to the University of the Free State (UFS) Council |
2024-09-13 |
Notice regarding the nomination and election of two (2) representatives of the Convocation to the University of the Free State (UFS) Council |
2024-09-13 |
NRF B3 rating acknowledges Prof Martin Nyaga’s high-quality research |
2024-09-13 |
NRF B3 rating acknowledges Prof Martin Nyaga’s high-quality research |
2024-09-13 |
Deaf awareness is more than a celebration, it’s a call for action |
2024-09-13 |
Deaf awareness is more than a celebration, it’s a call for action |
2024-09-12 |
Empowering families for better health: UFS’ innovative approach to maternal and neonatal care |
2024-09-12 |
Empowering families for better health: UFS’ innovative approach to maternal and neonatal care |
2024-09-12 |
Office for International Affairs attends the 26th annual IEASA Conference |
2024-09-12 |
Office for International Affairs attends the 26th annual IEASA Conference |
2024-09-11 |
Jagersfontein reclaims its narrative through art and digital storytelling |
2024-09-11 |
Jagersfontein reclaims its narrative through art and digital storytelling |
2024-09-11 |
Conversing on social justice: a West College initiative |
2024-09-11 |
Conversing on social justice: a West College initiative |
2024-09-11 |
Vice-Chancellor's Concert 2024: an evening of music, talent, and farewells |
2024-09-11 |
Vice-Chancellor's Concert 2024: an evening of music, talent, and farewells |
2024-09-11 |
Green Solutions: The Panacea to Global Disease Burden, Prof Anofi Ashafa's inaugural lecture |
2024-09-11 |
Green Solutions: The Panacea to Global Disease Burden, Prof Anofi Ashafa's inaugural lecture |
2024-09-10 |
#WorldSuicidePreventionDay: More needs to be done |
2024-09-10 |
#WorldSuicidePreventionDay: More needs to be done |
2024-09-10 |
#WorldSuicidePreventionDay: We simply cannot afford to avoid the conversation anymore |
2024-09-10 |
#WorldSuicidePreventionDay: We simply cannot afford to avoid the conversation anymore |
2024-09-09 |
UFS sets new benchmark with successful 2024/2025 CSRC elections |
2024-09-09 |
UFS sets new benchmark with successful 2024/2025 CSRC elections |
2024-09-09 |
Southern African Mountain Conference 2025 returns to UFS |
2024-09-09 |
Southern African Mountain Conference 2025 returns to UFS |
2024-09-06 |
Louzanne Coetzee wins bronze in record-breaking Paralympic 1 500 m T11 race |
2024-09-06 |
Louzanne Coetzee wins bronze in record-breaking Paralympic 1 500 m T11 race |
2024-09-05 |
#DeafAwarenessMonth: Advocating for quality education for deaf children |
2024-09-05 |
#DeafAwarenessMonth: Advocating for quality education for deaf children |
2024-09-04 |
Prof Jeremy Smith at his inaugural lecture: ‘Being Finished is Finished’ |
2024-09-04 |
Prof Jeremy Smith at his inaugural lecture: ‘Being Finished is Finished’ |
2024-09-03 |
Head of International Scholarships selected for prestigious US International Visitor Leadership Programme |
2024-09-03 |
Head of International Scholarships selected for prestigious US International Visitor Leadership Programme |
UFS Music rises to academic prominence
2007-10-18

From the left are: Ronella Jansen van Rensburg, Hanna van Schalkwyk, Elene Coetzer en Lizabé Lambrechts
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Four postgraduate students gave prominence to the Music Department of the University of the Free State by having four academic articles published by accredited journals, and a fifth published in an international online journal.
It is the first time that a tertiary music institution in South Africa has had so many postgraduate studies published in one year, says Prof Martina Viljoen.
The students who worked under Prof Viljoen's supervision are Hanna van Schalkwyk, senior lecturer in singing at UFS; Ronella Jansen van Rensburg, part-time music lecturer and founder of the Sentraal-Kultuurakademie (Central Culture Academy); Elene Coetzer, also a part-time lecturer and involved in the Mangaung String Project; and Lizabé Lambrechts, who is still studying full-time.
Hanna and Ronella attained their master's degrees and Lizabé honours.
Hanna's research on the unique and at times unorthodox philosophy in singing and method of the pedagogue in singing Sarie Lamprecht (1923-2005) is published in the Tydskrif vir Geesteswetenskappe (Journal for the Humanities).
The study documents interviews held with Lamprecht over more than two years as well as conversations with her most prominent students.
Ronella's study on the relationship between emotional intelligence and musical performance anxiety is divided into two successive articles in the journal Musicus.
Dr Adelene Grobler, Epog director at UFS, was Ronella's co-supervisor.
Elene conducted a qualitative investigation into the Mangaung String Programme in which the social value of this teaching programme is emphasised.
She documented the responses of learners, parents and teachers who are involved in the project. Her article is published in the Journal of the Musical Arts in Africa.
Lizebé reached out to pop culture for her research and wrote about no less a person than the controversial shock-rock-icon Marilyn Manson.
Her study serves as a model analysis for educational work that focuses on popular culture as a didactic instrument.
In this respect Manson's music, which is frequently slated as vulgar or disturbing, is shown as aggressive social comment.
Lizabé's article, which throws light on Manson's bisexual identity, was published as a full-length monograph in the first edition of the overseas online noncejournal.
In 2005 the Department of Music also excelled when it was the first academic music institution in South Africa that published international congress proceedings as a subsidised collection.
The collection contained eminent international authors and was published under the guest editorship of Viljoen.
Die Volksblad – 1.10.07 |