CONTENTS:
6 CHAIR’S COMMENTS – Ben Lau
7 EDITOR’S COMMENTS – Charlotte Nicklin
9 BEAT BACK BURNOUT – Arnold Black
11 CHATGPT IN THE MUSIC CLASSROOM – ChatGPT
12 TO THE FRONT – Carmel McGill Wright
14 TANGATA BEATS WINNERS – Trevania Walbaekken
16 MUSICAL PLAY – Julie Wylie
18 INTEGRATING MUSIC – Isla Noakes
22 PRODUCING STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN – Duncan Ferguson
26 PRODUCT DESIGN AT PĀPĀMOA COLLEGE – Katrina Daniela
28 STUDENTS’ INDEPENDENT SONG RELEASE – Trevor Faville
30 SAE STEPS INTO SONGWRITING – Suzette Major & Stephen Small
32 UNEARTHING TALENT AND TRADITION – Christian MacDonald
37 RELATIONAL EDUCATION – Christian MacDonald
38 MALAGA TAUTUA IN SAMOA – Glenn Stanbridge
40 USING TONGAN IN THE CLASSROOM – Anne-Marie Lalakai
42 TIPS FOR THE SOUND INDUSTRY – Charlie Rodgers
45 NZQA UPDATE – Delysse Glynn
46 BAND & ORCHESTRAL PROGRAMMES – Zyia Li and Da Hae
51 NEW BOARD MEMBER PROFILES – Rapua Timoti, Tracy Reed, & Trevania Walbaekken
53 IN MEMORIAM: ANNE-MARIE LALAKAI