Dr Ronella van Rensburg is a dedicated and experienced music education specialist, researcher and teacher. She recently finished her thesis regarding the Music Literacy conundrum in South African secondary schools (University of Pretoria). In 2021 she received the "Best PhD Research in Progress" award at the annual Faculty of Education Research Indaba. She holds a Master's Degree in Music (cum laude) and received the Fanie Beetge award for the best academic achievemet at the Faculty of Humanities (UFS) for both 2005 and 2006. We articles were published: "Critical Perspectives on Emotional Intelligence and Music Performance Anxiety" and "The Relationship between Emotional Intelligence and Music Performance Anxiety: an Empirical Study". In 2012 she completed a Licentiate at London College of Music (LLCM) in Digital/Electronic Keyboard. She also holds a Performer’s Licentiate (Piano) from UNISA (1997). She received the UNISA Merit Certificate for outstanding achievement in theory education in 2003, 2008, 2009, 2011, and 2015. In 2007 she founded and was Head of the Sentraal Music Academy, a private music institution based at Sentraal High School, in Bloemfontein. She was nominated by Sentraal High School for the National Teacher Awards in 2010, and was a regional winner. In 2011-2016, she was appointed as the cultural head at Paul Roos Gymnasium and a part-time lecturer at the Music Department of the University of the Free State. In 2012 she was also appointed subject head: music at Paul Roos Gymnasium. She now maintains an active private music studio, ScoreS2Duo, in Stellenbosch, specialising in piano, flute, keyboard and music theory lessons.