Category: Canterbury / Waitaha

  • MEC admin position

    MEC admin position

    If you’d like to apply to work for Music Education Canterbury as an administrator please see the ad at this link and get in touch! https://www.seek.co.nz/job/76520232 Note – this position […]

  • Article: New Home for Christchurch School of Music, Te Kura Puoro

    Article: New Home for Christchurch School of Music, Te Kura Puoro

    After years of a nomadic existence, the Christchurch School of Music , Te Kura Puoro, (CSM) has been given the opportunity to build a $15 million facility in the city’s […]

  • Article: NCEA Accord Day – Canterbury

    Article: NCEA Accord Day – Canterbury

    With the NCEA change imminently upon us there has been a growing realisation among secondary teachers that at some stage soon, we won’t be able to delay the inevitable any […]

  • Burnside’s Specialist Music Programme

    Burnside’s Specialist Music Programme

    The Specialist Music Programme was established in 1996. It was the brainchild of Hugh Stevenson, Burnside HOD Music at the time, supported by colleagues from Westburn Primary School and the […]

  • 10 Ways to use the Winning Hook, Line and Sing-Along Song

    10 Ways to use the Winning Hook, Line and Sing-Along Song

    Each April/May the winning Hook, Line and Sing-along Song is released after a national competition that students can enter in March (however as of 2023 this competition has been discontinued […]

  • Christchurch Youth Jazz Orchestra auditions

    Christchurch Youth Jazz Orchestra auditions

    The Christchurch Big Band Festival in partnership with Ara Music Arts and Lana Law are again putting together the Christchurch Youth Jazz Orchestra (CYJO) made up of the best young […]

  • Congratulations Celia Stewart for Queen’s Birthday Honours MNZM

    Congratulations Celia Stewart for Queen’s Birthday Honours MNZM

    Congratulations to Celia Stewart on being made a Member of New Zealand Order of Merit (MNZM) for her outstanding services to Music Education over many years.   For services to […]

  • Protected: Theory Games

    Protected: Theory Games

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  • Congratulations to Julie Wylie MNZM

    Congratulations to Julie Wylie MNZM

    We congratulate Julie Wylie of Christchurch who was awarded MNZM (Member of NZ Order of Merit) for services to musical play therapy. Julie is a long standing member of the executive […]

  • The Positive Power of Musical Play

    The Positive Power of Musical Play

    The Positive Power of Musical Play – A Workshop with Julie Wylie: Saturday 5 May, 2pm – 4pm, Christchurch School of Music ??? Julie is delighted to present a practical […]

  • The Positive Power of Musical Play

    The Positive Power of Musical Play

    The Positive Power of Musical Play – A Workshop with Julie Wylie: Saturday 5 May, 2pm – 4pm, Christchurch School of Music ??? Julie is delighted to present a practical […]

  • New Year’s Honours

    New Year’s Honours

    We congratulate Graeme Wallis of Christchurch who was awarded the New Zealand Order of Merit (MNZM) for services to music. Graeme is a long-standing executive member of Music Education Canterbury […]

  • All Ears 2018 January 22-26

    All Ears 2018 January 22-26

    ALL EARS – Jazz and Improvisation Workshops >> Coming to Ara in January 2018 Ara Music Arts are excited to be partnering with the ‘All Ears’ team to bring this […]

  • Music Engagement Program (MEP) Workshops in Southland

    Music Engagement Program (MEP) Workshops in Southland

    The Invercargill Outreach Singing Trust will be running three workshops hosted by Susan West, with special discounts for MENZA members. Based on The Music Engagement Program (MEP) philosophy of shared […]

  • Sing Dance and Play: A Taste of Orff

    Sing Dance and Play: A Taste of Orff

    Sing Dance and Play: A Taste of Orff  (presented by ONZA) Saturday 5 August 1.00pm – 5.00pm Christchurch School of Music, 60 Ferry Rd Register through ONZA  Orff Schulwerk offers a […]

  • George Garzone jazz saxophone workshops Saturday Aug 19

    George Garzone jazz saxophone workshops Saturday Aug 19

    George Garzone jazz saxophone workshops Saturday Aug 19th @ ARA Music Arts George Garzone saxophone workshops Saturday August 19th ARA Music arts (130 High street, cnr Madras Street)Tenor sax heavyweight […]

  • Sing Africa With Julian Raphael

    Sing Africa With Julian Raphael

    Grab your tickets for this great event in Christchurch on Sept 23 Powered by Eventbrite

  • Jazz On The Road

    Jazz On The Road

    Tuesday June 6th 2017 Burnside High School/ Aurora Centre Jazz on the Road – a half day workshop and performance event with young intermediate and secondary school musicians around big […]

  • CHCH Music PD Day June 11

    CHCH Music PD Day June 11

    Music Education Canterbury is pleased to bring you some great workshops that will give you some new and inspiring ideas that you can take back to your classrooms immediately. Sunday […]

  • Music Education Canterbury AGM

    Music Education Canterbury AGM

      June 28  7pm A great opportunity to hear from local music education groups and to have a quick tour of the facilities at the new U of C Music […]