Canterbury
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Welcome to MENZA Canterbury – Music Education Canterbury – MEC
Music Education Canterbury or Society For Music Education (Canterbury) was formed in 1974 and became a registered company on 16 Jul 1985. It became a registered charity in 2008.
We are a collaborative and diverse group of music educators, interested in supporting music educators and events in Canterbury and providing professional learning and development in a range of music areas. We have hosted world-class guest presenters as well as run our own workshops, and at other times collaborate with other local providers.
Our friendly exec has representatives from IRMT, University of Canterbury, ARA, CSM, CWSMTA, Musical Parenting, the Muse and specialist music teachers in primary schools.
We meet once a term and can be seen meeting over coffee or at workshops, festivals, concerts and conferences in between.
We run Strum Strike and Blow, a festival for ukuleles, marimbas and recorders, which sees 1,200 students perform together in the Horncastle Arena with the support of the Christchurch Civic Music Council. This has three workshops leading up to it.
MEC has hosted national MENZA conferences in 1985 (Music’85), 2009 (Music’09) and 2019 (Music’19) as well as numerous workshops and events.
The 2024 MEC exec are:
- Judith Bell – co-chair
- Kate Husband – co-chair
- Celia Stewart – vice-president
- Emma Cullen – treasurer
- Julie Wylie – secretary
- Heather Libeau-Dow
- Heather Gladstone
- Pieta Hextall
Co-opted representatives:
- Katherine Jones – IRMT representative
- Mark McEntyre – ARA Music Arts representative
- Francis Yapp – UC Music representative
- Jane Herman – CWSMTA representative
- Nikki Berry – The Muse
- Linda Webb – INA rep
MENZA rep – Tracy Reed
Administrator: Wendy Macaskill
Legal name of the Charity: Society for Music Education (Canterbury) Incorporated
Other Name (inc Trading Name): Music Education Canterbury
Registration number: CC53309
Menza Canterbury Contacts
Judith Bell
co-chair
Email: bell.judith@gmail.com
Phone: 027 232 2912
Celia Stewart
Email: celia@xtra.co.nz
027 529 9000
Wendy Macaskill – administrator
musiceducationcanterbury@gmail.com