Profile
Academic, instructional and technical writer and editor; university music lecturer, researcher, private teacher and church music director.
Testimonials available on request.
Offerings
- Postdoctoral Music Research — collaboration in organ repertoire research and South African jazz‑inflected organ studies.
- Music Direction — choir development, liturgical music planning, and performance direction.
- Organist/Pianist — professional liturgical and concert performance.
- Private organ/piano/theory tuition — foundational and intermediate learners.
Education
- PhD in Music — Stellenbosch University (2023–2025)
- MMus (Organ performance practice) — Stellenbosch University (2020–2022)
- MMus coursework — UNC Greensboro, North Carolina, USA (2020)
- BMus Honours (cum laude) — Stellenbosch University (2019)
- Mini‑MBA — Harvard Business School, Boston, MA (2010)
- TOGAF8 Certification — National University of Singapore (2007)
- BSc Mathematics & Computer Science — UKZN (1978)
Experience
Academic
- Aural training, music theory and keyboard skills lecturer; BMus tutoring.
- Jazz‑influenced organ research and related performance practice studies.
Music Educator & Conductor
- Piano tuition; choir direction; school music production leadership.
Church Music Director
- Organist/pianist; liturgical planning and repertoire coordination.
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Dr John Oosthuizen
Stellenbosch, Western Cape, South Africa
Mobile: +27 76 855 9400
Email: joosthuizen@gmail.com