Producing quality videos for online submissions As a result of COVID19 many school competitions such as Rockquest and the Chamber Music NZ Competition are now inviting video submissions of school bands and ensembles. While these competitions don’t require a top quality studio recording of your school groups, wouldn’t it be nice to know how to get […]
The Auckland Secondary School’s Music Festival Trust is excited to announce the KBB 2020 Band & Orchestra Showcase. We are offering our participating schools – and any other schools who would like to come on board – a chance to present some of their planned 2020 repertoire to a wider audience. Owing to the hugely […]
VENUE: University of Auckland Epsom Campus, 74 Epsom Ave, Auckland Gate 3 B Block (first building on the right) This event includes two x 105 minute workshops: Sound and symbol – connecting music and language A child’s early years offer opportunities to develop a musical identity and discover the “musical self”. The natural connection between words, […]
VENUE: Block B, Epsom Campus, University of Auckland, 74 Epsom Avenue, Auckland Please note that both the date and venue have changed. Download the PDF Flyer here. At the end of 2019, Robyn worked with Jacqui at Te Atatu South Kindergarten to involve the children in a very successful project turning a Maori legend into a musical performance […]
Lindo Francis Memorial Grant information click HERE The ONZA Marimba Festival will be conducted in Auckland, Tauranga and Dunedin this year in term 3 and 4. Teachers whose students participate in these events will have the opportunity to attend inspiring professional development, free of charge, once per term, to play through an exciting repertoire fully adaptable […]
This workshop for teachers explores our identity in a variety of ways that can provide motivation for music and movement. Through speaking, singing, moving and playing together we will explore and learn about the Orff approach with an Aotearoa flavour.
Mōrena I’m happy to share the details of the dat of PLD for Secondary School teachers (which was postponed from earlier in the year). Weaving the cultural perspectives into Pūoro Date: Friday 9th October 2020 Venue: The Parnell, Gladstone Rd, Auckland Course Director: Belinda Carey Planning Committee: Anne Marie Lalakai & Katrina Daniela Hear from […]
Producing quality videos for online submissions As a result of COVID19 many school competitions such as Rockquest and the Chamber Music NZ Competition are now inviting video submissions of school bands and ensembles. While these competitions don’t require a top quality studio recording of your school groups, wouldn’t it be nice to know how to get […]
REGISTER HERE FOR FACE TO FACE WORKSHOP In this workshop for secondary school music teachers, the elements of the Curriculum Design Coherence Model (CDC) will be used to design a unit of work. The CDC model is currently being utilised in a research study in New Zealand and England and is proving very useful in […]
AMIS is pleased to present an online event to support global music educators who are facing an uncertain return to teaching in the autumn of 2020. The Online Summit will be offered in two components: ASYNCHRONOUS PROGRAM A library of 80 asynchronous, pre-recorded workshops created by music educators and guest presenters from all over the world. […]
THIS YEAR’S KIWILELE FESTIVAL WILL BE ON SATURDAY 7th NOVEMBER 2020 TRUSTS ARENA, AUCKLAND 12pm – 3pm – Gates open at 10am The happiest day on Auckland’s event calendar, the NZ Ukulele Festival is a FREE fun-filled family music event. The line-up features The Kiwileles’ Massed Schools 2500-strong Ukulele Orchestra, the amazing NZ Ukulele Squads […]
This workshop will provide an easy to understand and apply method to help educators think about popular music analysis. Classical and Jazz based analytical tools are not broad enough to explore popular music in a holistic manner, which requires consideration of culture and subtext through para-musical elements (e.g. video, image etc), as well as harmony, […]
Taonga Puoro allows our students to think about their Hauora and Mauri and gives the opportunity to make musical instruments in our classrooms. In this Professional Development opportunity, we will focus on how we can make music more inclusive and allow our classrooms to resonate towards Te Tiriti o Waitangi. We will focus on making […]
Learn and brush up essential singing techniques and improve your sound, both as a chorister and as a soloist. Enjoy blending your sound with your neighbour and the whole choir. Improve your sight-reading, have fun and learn Haydn’s Creation from scratch or revisit it again. The music is sublime and this workshop offers you an exciting opportunity […]
Notifying all MENZA members of the upcoming Annual General Meeting. There are two positions vacant on the Music Education New Zealand Aotearoa board from the June AGM. If you’re interested, contact one of the current board members to have a talk about what it’s like (click on the regions at the top of this page to get […]