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Music

South African music departments

University of Cape Town

South African College of Music
Information about staff, course and facilities, including the von Beckerath organ:
http://www.uct.ac.za/depts/sacm/

Degree Programme in Music and Dance
Basic programme information:
http://www.uct.ac.za/new/apply/music1.htm


University of the Free State
Provides information in English and Afrikaans on staff, the departmental concert schedule, the Odeion organ, the Odeion String Quartet and the University of the Free State choir, the University's music library, a database of church music, and the full text of muse, the Department's newsletter. No course information and many broken links:
http://www.uovs.ac.za/faculties/humanities/music/index.htm


University of Natal

Centre of Excellence in Music
The University of Natal's music department is to serve as the sole provider of tertiary- level music education for KwaZulu Natal. The Department's web site provides information about staff and academic programmes, facilities, concerts and other public events, facilities, projects and publications, including the South African Journal of Musicology:  
http://www.und.ac.za/und/music/

Centre for Jazz and Popular Music
http://www.und.ac.za/und/music/cjpm.html


Potchefstroom University for CHE
Comprehensive site offering information on staff, courses, the departmental concert series, research, financial aid for students, publications, recordings and the Information Centre for Southern African Music, as well as news and events, and links to Internet resources:
http://www.puk.ac.za/music/index.html


University of Pretoria
Substantial information about staff, courses and events, along with links to music education resources:
http://www.up.ac.za/academic/music/music.html


Rhodes University

Department of Music
General departmental information, information about staff, programmes and financial aid for students, and links to South African and international resources:
http://www.rhodes.ac.za/academic/departments/music/

International Library of African Music (ILAM)
ILAM, founded in 1954 by the late HughTracey, is "a research institution devoted to the scientific study of African music and the oral arts in Africa." The site includes info about ILAM and its text and multimedia publications, sample sound files, a searchable online catalogue and links to other African music resources:
http://archive.ilam.ru.ac.za/home.asp


University of South Africa
Standard staff and course information, links to Unisa music competitions, tables of contents of Ars Nova, the Department's journal:
http://www.unisa.ac.za/dept/music/index.html


University of Stellenbosch
Basic staff and course information; information about the Konservatorium:
http://www.sun.ac.za/music/


University of the Western Cape
Basic information about staff, courses and activities:
http://www.uwc.ac.za/arts/music/index.htm


University of the Witwatersrand
The Wits School of Music describes itself as "a vibrant barometer of the changing face of culture in South Africa in the late 90's." The site covers courses, programmes of study, instrumental studies, general student information, bursaries, scholarships and prizes, staff, facilities, concerts and other events, and the University's music societies:
http://www.wits.ac.za/fac/arts/music/1-intro.htm


Technikon Natal
Single page with basic overview of the Department of Light Music:
http://www.ntech.ac.za/ac.za/lmusic.htm


South African professional associations 

Musicological Society of Southern Africa
Address: PO Box 3452, Matieland 7602 
Telephone: (021) 808-2353 
Fax number: (021) 808-2340 
E-mail: ig@maties.sun.ac.za 


South African Society of Music Teachers
http://www.puk.ac.za/musdocs/resourcs.html


Miscellaneous South African resources

Gauteng Music Education Forum
http://www.up.ac.za/academic/music/gmef.html


Travelling Institute for Music Research
Information about the TI, an initiative of the NRF and SIDA, can be found at
http://www.nrf.ac.za/timr/


South African Journal of Musicology
Selected full text articles available online:
http://www.und.ac.za/und/samus/


The South African Music Teacher
Selected full text articles available online:
http://www.puk.ac.za/musdocs/samt/index.html


Ars Nova (Unisa Department of Musicology)
Tables of contents only:
http://www.unisa.ac.za/dept/music/ArsNova.html


International collections of resources

Argus Clearinghouse Music Listings
http://www.clearinghouse.net/cgi-bin/chadmin/viewcat/
Arts___Humanities/music?kywd++


H-Net includes a listserver focussing on expressive cultures of Africa, including music:
http://www2.h-net.msu.edu/~artsweb/

For a complete listing of H-Net discussion networks visit
http://www.h-net.msu.edu/lists/


Classical Search
Music search engine. Can be searched by region and also browsed by category (e.g. Education, Performers, Music & Disability etc.):
http://www.classicalsearch.com/


World Wide Web Virtual Library: Music
http://www.vl-music.com/


 

 
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