Category: musicnet

  Kia ora tātou It’s the last day of term, and are hopefully looking forward to at least a few days off.    The conference planning team of the Bi-Annual […]

Kia ora tātou The MENZA AGM is being held in Auckland on the 19th June, at Hobsonville Point Secondary School. It’s a great chance to not only attend the workshops […]

Kia ora tātou Do you identify as a Pasifika Secondary School Music Teacher / Educator in NZ? Or if you’re a Music Teacher but not of Pasifika heritage interested in […]

Kia ora tātou   A whole lot of new people have joined Musicnet over the last week and I’d like to welcome you (in addition to the automatic welcome email […]

Kia ora tātou Every two years the MENZA conference is held and it is a chance to spend 3days deeply thinking about music education, and making connections with others around […]

Kia ora tātou   Entries are open now for the Hook-Line-And-Sing-A-Long competition. This is a collaboration between MENZA and the NZ Music Commission. There is a poster outlining the details […]

Kia ora tātou Summer is still here, buskers are still on the street, and outdoor concerts are still happening here in Nelson. What about where you live?    For those […]

Kia ora tātou Next Saturday, the MENZA board will be meeting to plan and prepare for the year. They’re all busy music educators just like you, taking time away from […]

Kia ora tātou   Welcome back to work! It’s clear teachers are back as the emails start to flow on Musicnet.    Just a reminder that if you’re posting a […]

Kia ora tātou This year has been something. A special thanks to those that posted a question or a response this year. This community wouldn’t exist without you. Thanks to […]

Kia ora tātou Summary to 27 Nov 2020 The end of year is definitely upon us. Christmas parties, prize givings, end of year events and the mad rush to get […]

Kia ora tātou Do you read these summaries? Should I continue to compile and send them? A chunk of my time each week is spent writing them that could be […]

Kia ora tātou   Over the last week, I’ve felt that there has been an acceleration of the end of year snowball. Towards Christmas, senior balls/dances, end of year prizegivings, […]

Kia ora tātou The dates and location for the bi-annual 2021 MENZA conference have been confirmed. 10-13 October 2021 in Tauranga. Start planning for attending the best professional development you […]

  Kia ora tātou   Former Musicnet moderator Shane Morrow began a thread on curriculum review, inspired by the recent interview with Anita Collins, neuro-science educator. This lead into a […]

Kia ora tātou It’s holidays now! Hearing the various challenges that teachers have faced over the last few months, I really hope that you can turn off your email, unplug […]

Kia ora tātou One week to go! That’s all I can say.  The NZ Music commission made a great resource of a number of terms and phrases for using te […]

Kia ora tātou There are two weeks left of the school term for most of you. It’s been the most disrupted year that I can remember. The closest I can […]

Kia ora tātou Earlier this month, Roland celebrated 40 years of the TR-808 Drum Machine. What was a commercial flop on release and ended up in pawn shops. It was […]

Kia ora tātou It’s great to hear that 33 teachers have signed up to be involved in the expert teacher shadowing throughout NZ. There is now a database of those […]

Kia ora tātou The week has ended not quite like how most of us expected it. Here in Nelson, the local Fringe Festival has already decided to go online, and […]

Kia ora tātou Another busy week in the life of music teachers on musicnet. Thanks for all of you who jump in with answers to questions that people ask. The […]

Kia ora tātou A facebook post reminded me of a great youtube channel that are a wealth of content for your classroom. NPR Music, which hosts concerts in an office […]

Kia ora tātou   The MENZA AGM is now only two weeks away. If you’re near Auckland, come along for the workshops and AGM being held on Saturday 8th August. […]

Kia ora tātou   It’s back to school for most of you on Monday. It’s not the case for many music teachers around the world. When I look across at […]

Kia ora tātou   Summary to 3 July 2020   It’s the last day of term. I hope you all enjoy a great break after the very long term 1+2.  […]

Kia ora tātou One week to go for most of you.  What a marathon.  I hope you’ve booked a holiday or blocked out time to recover. Be gentle on what […]

Kia ora tātou   The MENZA AGM is being held on Saturday 8th August in AKL. It’s slightly later than usual, as the board were waiting to see what was […]

Kia ora tātou After a full week of working at Level 2, I’m aware that teachers and students are knackered. Perhaps it’s a combination of working through the last holidays […]

Kia ora tātou The first week back at face-to-face school is drawing to a close. I do hope that you’ve all been able to successfully navigate the challenges that your […]

Kia ora tātou For some of you, Monday will find you teaching students face-to-face in your classroom. I hope you find time over this weekend to take a short break, […]

Kia ora tātou Another two weeks, and another shift in what we’re doing. It’s been great meeting music educators from around Aotearoa via the online workshops and chats that I’ve […]

Kia ora tātou It’s the end of another week on Musicnet. No doubt many of you will have zoom-fatigue, and your email inboxes are overflowing. This summary is only a […]

Kia ora tātou This week is the beginning of a new school Term, but it’s going to be different from any other term you’ve taught before. In my new role […]

Kia ora tātou Summary to 27 March 2020 Instead of my normal summary (which would be two weeks worth!) I encourage you to actually take a break from your computer. […]

Kia ora tātou Hygiene of recorders and the Covid-19 virus were popular threads in the last week. I do encourage you to have a read through threads and think about […]

Kia ora tātou   Summary to 8 March 2020 Next week is Womad where musicians come from all around the world to perform in New Plymouth. Tune in to Radio […]

Kia ora tātou Summary to 29 Feb 2020 This list only functions due to the contributions from those who are members. I know many of you really appreciate the discussions, […]

Kia ora tātou Summary to 21 Feb 2020 Hook-line-and-sing-a-long entries are now open for 2020. Students can submit songs as individuals or groups and I know they have had entries […]

Kia ora tātou In the last week I’ve had conversations with teachers about: Lessons starting, instrument demonstration nights, finding new teachers for roll increases, juggling rooming conflicts, ordering more stationary, […]

Kia ora tātou The announcement of the changes to Concert FM and a potential youth radio channel has been a major topic of discussion in the last week. There have […]

Kia ora tātou On Sunday, the Music Education New Zealand Aotearoa (MENZA) board met in Auckland for our annual face-to-face. Our usual monthly meetings are online, but as you know, […]

Kia ora tātou Over the last week I’ve seen more and more activity on the Musicnet list, so it seems the holidays are over! I do hope you have all […]

Kia ora tātou This is the last summary of the year before I take a break from moderating the list for 4 weeks. I’ll keep distributing emails until the end […]

Kia ora tātou Secondary school teachers can almost count the number of classes they have left on one hand. Primary and ECE teachers are enjoying the improved weather for outdoor […]

Kia ora tātou The Christmas countdown has begun, as I spied a Christmas tree the other week in an apartment window. Buskers have added Christmas tunes to their repertoire and […]

Kia ora tātou I had the pleasure of attending the Vodafone Music Artisan Awards earlier this week. Duncan Ferguson from St Andrews College in CHCH was awarded the Music Teacher […]

Kia ora tātou A busy week for those with senior secondary students as the countdown to the last lessons begins. For primary and intermediate teachers, they seem to welcome the […]

Kia ora tātou In the second week of the holidays, I joined teachers, educators and music industry supporters at the bi-annual MENZA conference in Christchurch. During its initial planning stages, […]

Kia ora tātou It’s the last day of term 3! Well done, you’ve made it through parent conferences, performances and sickness. Time to sit back and relax somewhere in the […]

Kia ora tātou One of the most exciting opportunities to come out this week is a collaboration with the Ministry of Education, Creative NZ and Ministry of Heritage and Culture […]

Kia ora tātou A busy week on Musicnet, and it seems extra busy in the world of music education.  Some great links for Te Wiki o te Reo Maori, and […]

Kia ora tātou Te Wiki o te Reo Māori is next week, and there is a thread here with resources you can use. These will be uploaded to the Teacher […]

Kia ora tātou Welcome to the newest members of Musicnet. This is probably a good time for many of you to have a look at the guidelines and frequently asked […]

Kia ora tātou Summary to 25 August 2019 I’ve been enjoying listening to podcasts when I get the chance. A challenge in itself, as I find it really hard to […]

Kia ora tātou This week, 100s of students took part in the Auckland KBB Music Festival and Wellington WEBO Festival. Concert Bands, Orchestras, Jazz Combos, Big Bands, Chamber Orchestras and […]

Kia ora tātou Last week, I read through the latest SoundOnSound magazine, an audio gear magazine that always has a feature on a current song and how it was made. […]

Kia ora tātou Last week I was privileged to take part in the Invercargill MENZA workshop in conjunction with the MoE and NZQA. It was the first time that MENZA, […]

Kia ora tātou   Today is the last day of your ‘holiday.’ If you didn’t realise. I do hope that you all managed to have a break away from you […]

Kia ora tātou Well done for making it to the last day of the school term!  I would like to thank you all for the support of the Musicnet list […]

Kia ora tātou This Sunday MENZA have their afternoon of PD and AGM in AKL. It’s a time to reflect on what has happened in Music Education in NZ for […]

  Kia ora tātou   Edited summary to 10 June 2019 Have you registered for the MENZA conference in October yet? Early-bird discounts end soon, airfares and accommodation prices will […]

  Kia ora tātou Around NZ today there are students striking for Climate Change, and next week many teachers will be striking for the PPTA claim.   Another way to […]

Kia ora tātou We’re halfway through NZ Music Month. Check out the resources and links in this email from Mike at the NZ Music commission. Registrations are filling up for […]

Kia ora tātou Summary to 6 May 2019 It’s NZ Music Month, and as usual, the NZ Music Commission has been busy. Their Daily Listening Calendar, has a great number […]

Kia ora tātou Today is the start of Term 2 for many of you, and I do hope you managed to have a break somewhere over the holidays. I’ve had […]

Kia ora tātou Welcome to you last Musicnet summary of Term 1! For most of you, you can look forward to a 2-week break from teaching and students. Do you […]

Kia ora tātou   Over the weekend I took part in the Cubaduapa festival in WLG. A highlight was a Trumpet fanfare with 56 trumpets, ranging from adults down to […]

Kia ora tātou I write this summary one week after the Christchurch Mosque Terror Attacks. It’s still hard to believe that it actually happened. Neuroscientist Nathan Wallis was interviewed here […]

  Kia ora tātou   Last week Helen from Computer Music formally announced the closure of her company. I know many of you will have contacted her individually, but I […]

Kia ora tātou Summary to 11 March 2019 The annual student songwriting competition, Hook-line-and-sing-a-long, which is a collaboration between MENZA and The NZ Music Commission closes this sunday, March 17th. […]

Kia ora tātou This last week I spent time supporting teachers in developing their Music technology skills. They took time out of their busy day, to assess what they are […]