Allmusic
Education in Cape Town

Allmusic provides exciting workshops on relevant topics in music education and intend to expand its profile by including an Allmusic Academy in the near future.
We believe that whatever we cannot find does not exist, and therefore have a wide selection of sheet music for all instruments.
On 1 September 2009 Allmusic moved to 36 Jeanette Street in Brackenfell, the premises of Lukas van der Walt Pianos / Musical Pleasures.

The owners of Allmusic, Sjoerd and Anna-Marie Alkema, are both experienced musicians with a thorough knowledge of music education and performance. As specialists, Allmusic provides excellent advice and support to all music teachers, musicians, learners, and to the broad music fraternity. We believe that whatever we cannot find does not exist, and therefore have a wide selection of sheet music for all instruments. We import directly from reputable distributors and publishers worldwide and can supply the necessary material for beginner, advanced and professional musicians. Apart from sheet music, we have books on music, acoustic instruments and accessories. Instruments include recorders, guitars, string instruments and woodwind and brass instruments, harmonicas and percussion instruments for class music. We have an extensive collection of choir music for all choirs. Allmusic provides exciting workshops on relevant topics in music education and intend to expand its profile by including an Allmusic Academy in the near future. Michelle and Gerty are our two friendly assistants at point of sales for purchases, enquiries and orders. completed his BMus and MMus degrees at UCT and also his UPLM during his studies. In Salzburg he successfully completed a conducting degree at the Mozarteum in 1982 and worked as senior lecturer at the Windhoek Conservatoire for seven years. Here he conducted the Windhoek Symphony Orchestra and the Youth Orchestras and was freelance repetiteur and choirmaster for the SWA Arts Council. Hereafter in 1990 he was appointed as choirmaster, assistant conductor and repetiteur at PACOFS in Bloemfontein. In 1995 he was appointed as departmental head at the Free State Musicon and became known as pianist, accompanist, conductor, educator and adjudicator. One of his responsibilities was to conduct the Free State Youth Symphony Orchestra, with which he toured the country annually. Since the family moved to Cape Town in 2008, he completed a PhD at UCT on the Conductors of the Cape Town Municipal Orchestra, 1914-1965: a historical perspective, is a freelance conductor, teacher, educator, adjudication, and partner at Allmusic. Anna-Marie was a music teacher for 15 years and was involved in many events as an organizer. The biggest event during student years was the NATIONAL KUESTA ART FESTIVAL in Through her initiative this event changed from a workshop based student activity towards an Art Festival. All the planning (day to day, accommodation, competition, groups, practicing time) was done by her and she liaised with adjudicators and caterers. During 1988 to 1989 Anna-Marie was instrumental in organizing the first international choir workshop of the South African Choral Society, The Philip McLachlan V Workshop in Windhoek. During the following McLachlan workshops organizers used her experience in various roles such as assisting international artists who were the speakers/performers during the workshops. This included practical issues of performances and stage management. Most memorable was assisting Robert Sund from Sweden. While living in Bloemfontein for 18 years she became involved with the VRYSTAATSE KUNSWEDSTRYDVERENIGING (VKV) and was for 9 times (the Eisteddfod took place every second year) responsible for the instrumental part of the Eisteddfod.