Catrien Wentink completed her DMus degree in piano performance in 2017 at North-West University under the guidance of Dr Truida van der Walt. Her focus was on ensemble music and piano accompaniment.

In 2009, after postgraduate studies in Youngstown, USA, with Caroline Oltmanns, she received the ABRSM performance licentiate (solo piano) (LRSM) and the Unisa performance licentiate (two pianos) with distinction and was invited to participate in the Unisa bursary winner’s competition. She has been a member of Trio Joie de Vivre since 2018, and together they have performed in concerts and at numerous festivals such as Aardklop Arts Festival and Wakkerstroom Classic Music Festival. She performs regularly as a chamber musician and accompanist.

Her research focus is on Dalcroze Eurhythmics, music and movement, and music theory analysis. Her current research has been on the application of Dalcroze Eurhythmics in different settings: music ensembles, education at tertiary level, and the elderly. She has published articles in Frontiers of Psychology, SAMUS, the International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-being, and the International Journal of Education and the Arts, and two book chapters in the Peter Lang book series.

She has been employed at North-West University since 2011, initially, as a lecturer in music education at the Faculty of Education, before joining the School of Music in 2016 as senior lecturer in music theory. In 2019 she received a teaching excellence award from the university. She loves to incorporate movement and improvisation in her music theory classes.

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