In this thesis, I use an autoethnographic genre as a research methodology to reflect on my
lived experiences in music education which took place in the apartheid and post-apartheid …

This is a study of the complex multiple musicking by a Greek-Australian musician who
performs and teaches in several musical traditions. Musicking, or music making with an …

Abstract Why Community Dance Matters Achieving a sustainable humanistic society
requires educators to advocate for a vision of a society that values diversity, compassion …

Debates in music education on what should be taught in school, and how, and the
implications of these for research, might be summarized as circling around some recurring …

This paper highlights the intersections between formal and informal African music and
dance within a tertiary setting. Reflective practice, journaling and survey data within case …

The issues of multiculturalism and interculturalism are part of the daily discourse and painful
history of South Africa. As such, South African music teacher educators have a unique …

Abstract Music education in South Africa has been portrayed as a multifaceted and complex
journey (Stig-Magnus, 1997: 1), because of the political influences which have been evident …

Teaching ethnomusicology at a South African university as a white female in the context of
the 2015–2016 national# FeesMustFall student protests presents a significant challenge. In …

Lexine and Katelyn are standing ready at the front of the seminar room at Griffith University.
Katelyn glances over at Lexine and waits for her to start. Lexine clears her voice and …

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 …