Browsing TD: 2014 Volume 10 No 2 (Special Edition) by Issue Date
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From trauma to well-being: how music and trauma can transform us
(2014)Traumatic events can have a profound influence on the way musicians experience “musicing” as well as on their actual performance. An interpretative phenomenological analysis of two case histories is presented here – one ... -
Diaphragmatic-intercostal breathing and the occurrence of gastroesophageal reflux disease in singers
(2014)This article was inspired by our awareness of an increasing number of voice students and professional singers who specialize in Western art music and who present with symptoms relating to gastro-esophageal reflux disease ... -
Music and well-being
(Vaal Triangle Faculty, North-West University, 2014)This paper scrutinizes how human beings relate to the wider cosmos in the thinking of the European Middle Ages. The re-invention of the ‘spiritual’ might liberate Western culture from Cartesian elements within Western ... -
Performing arts medicine: A research model for South Africa
(2014)Performing Arts Medicine has developed into a highly specialised field over the past three decades. The Performing Arts Medical Association (PAMA) has been the leading proponent of this unique and innovative field with ... -
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The church organist's rappers: Redefining roles and strategies in music education
(2014)Arts and culture teachers often are ill-equipped to meet the requirements of school music programmes. They labour especially to accommodate the diverse musical preferences of learners. This discussion accordingly describes ... -
Ubuomba: Negotiating indigenisation of liturgical music in the Catholic Church in Zambia
(2014)In the early 1950s the Vatican accepted the translation of Catholic hymnals into local Zambian languages and the incorporation of indigenous musical instruments into the liturgical music. This development inspired a group ... -
Healing notes: singing for well-being in an African bank
(2014)In 2005, Dr Steve Booysen - then Group Chief Executive of the Absa Group - initiated an internal choir festival as a platform for social interaction and teambuilding of staff across all cultures, age groups and post ... -
Indian music and dance for inclusive development: A reflection on the Republic of Mauritius
(2014)The purpose of this article is to argue, prove and demonstrate that Indian Music and Dance have a crucial role to play in the overall development of the Republic of Mauritius. Following intensive and extensive literature ... -
The sweet peace of perfect assurance: On well-being in the hymns texts of Fanny Crosby
(2014)Well-being is often described as a state of happiness or satisfaction with life, but it is so much more. The influence of religious involvement on a positive sense of well-being of the individual has been well documented. ... -
Aspects of moral education in Bhaca mamtiseni and nkciyo initiation rituals
(2014)Influences on cultural, social, economic and political life of the Bhaca as well as their Interaction with other cultures from within South Africa and other parts of the world have led to the erosion of older traditions ... -
'Through music and into music', through music and into well-being: Dalcroze eurhythmics as music therapy
(2014)There is a longstanding relationship between music therapy and Dalcroze Eurhythmics, an approach to music education that had its beginnings in the reform pedagogy movement of the European fin de siècle. Émile Jaques-Dalcroze ... -
Music, personhood, and eudaimonia: Implications for educative and ethical music education
(2014)This paper proposes that educative and ethical music making and teaching, which is based on a praxial philosophy of music education (Elliott and Silverman, 2014), can be carried out in a variety of ways that create places ... -
The role of musical experience in the lives of Williams syndrome individuals
(2014)The purpose of this literature study is to better understand the musical experiences of those diagnosed with Williams syndrome. The problem of this study is defined by the lack of qualitative studies done on the musical ... -
Personal, musical and social benefits of singing in a community ensemble: Three case studies in Melbourne (Australia)
(2014)Australia has a diverse, multilayered society that reflects its rich musical life. There are many community choirs formed by various cultural and linguistically diverse groups. This article is part of an ongoing project, ... -
Sounding salvation: Theological perspectives on music as articulation of life
(2014)This paper proposes some theological perspectives on the phenomenon of sound (i.e. music), linking it to the gospel of salvation (i.e. well-being). Possible links between sound and music; sound and life; sound and silence; ... -
The power of musical sound and its implications for primary education in South Africa: An experiential discussion
(2014)In this article, the power of musical sound and its transformative effects on human beings are explored, as perceived since ancient times and discussed in recent literature. An evolving research project is then reviewed, ... -
Understanding music’s therapeutic efficacy: Implications for music education
(2014)In the current era of electronic domination of human experience, be it via cell phone and/or computer addiction, or the ubiquitous television, actual participation in musicmaking is less and less common for the average ...