• Network of Expertise – Percussion workshop

    REGISTER HERE PERCUSSION WORKSHOP  Thursday 27th August – 1pm – 3:30pm St Anne’s School 739 Ferry Road, Woolston, Christchurch A workshop on using everyday objects as instruments. • Multi-Level • Various learning styles • Transferable – Inside and Outside • Management techniques • Rhythm & fun • Group work and Confidence Free for MENZA members […]

  • Writing Songs for Children – A workshop with Kath Bee

    St Clair School 135 Richardson Street, St Kilda, Dunedin, New Zealand

    So, you want to write songs for your tamariki? Cool! The goal of this workshop is to write and perform a song to the group. Don’t worry about the nerves – it’s normal! We will do some exercises to get into the mindset of a child, discuss what children like to hear in a song […]

    $20
  • Cancelled – Kodály Aotearoa Professional Development

    Cancelled due to Covid’19 restrictions For further information about the following events, please contact Megan Flint – meganjude@xtra.co.nz Kodály Music Education are working in conjunction with Project Prima Volta and the Cuskelly College of Music to run these courses in New Zealand. For those of you who are looking at completing Primary 2, Primary 3 […]

  • Cancelled – Kodály Aotearoa Professional Development (Taster)

    Cancelled due to Covid’19 restrictions For futher information about the following events, please contact Megan Flint – meganjude@xtra.co.nz Kodály Music Education are working in conjunction with Project Prima Volta and the Cuskelly College of Music to run these courses in New Zealand. The following events in Christchurch are yet to be confirmed due to Covid’19 […]

  • Junior Jazz Jam

    Tūranga Central Library 60 Cathedral Square, Christchurch Central, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand

    An event for Primary School Jazz Bands (up to year 8). Bands perform for each other and get written feedback from jazz lecturers from ARA Music Arts. The Registration link will be added here soon and also to the Christchurch Big Band Festival Website.

  • Christchurch Big Band Festival

    NZ’s only Big Band Festival kicks off with Junior Jazz Jam, an event for primary school jazz bands, and works through the long weekend with bands of all ages playing outdoor gigs in cool venues around the new Christchurch central city. It also offers workshops, dancing, concerts and surprise events! Register your big band here […]

  • AMIS Music Educators’ Online Summit

    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.  […]

    £99 – £149
  • 2020/2021 National Concerto Competition

    The Piano: Centre for Music and the Arts 156 Armagh Street, Christchurch, New Zealand

    Just a reminder the 2020/2021 National Concerto Competition Preliminaries is beginning on Tuesday 8th December at 10.30 a.m. and going through to 1.00 p.m. on Wednesday 9th December. Semi-Final is Wednesday 9th December at 7.30 p.m. Venue is The Piano, 156 Armagh Street, Christchurch Please see link below for details: Concerto Update – Reminder – December 2020   2020/2021 National Concerto Competition […]

  • The International Akaroa Music Festival

    UC Arts City Campus at the Arts Centre 3 Hereford Street, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand

    Masterclasses, Summer School & Concerts Proudly brought to you by The Pettman National Junior Academy of Music   Now celebrating its fourteenth anniversary, the Akaroa Music Festival is New Zealand’s premiere residential music school. An array of distinguished international musicians provides lessons, masterclasses and concerts against the breathtaking backdrop of one of the world’s most […]

    $365
  • Essential Tools for 2021 IRMT Canterbury

    Rangi Ruru Girls’ School 59 Hewitts Road, Christchurch, New Zealand

    Essential Tools for 2021  Sunday March 14th, 1.30 – 4.45pm  Rangi Ruru Girls School, Performing arts block, (directly behind the Merivale  Lane Theatre)    1.30- 2.15 Mental Health – Ann Higgs  2.15- 3.15 Online exams: Technical help with online examinations, Paul Zdrenka  Q and A session with Lois Dalton from ABRSM  3.15 – 3.45 Afternoon […]

    $35
  • MEC AGM

    Chisnallwood intermediate School 76 Breezes Road, Christchurch, New Zealand

    Saturday 20th March 2:30pm – 3:30pm  at Chisnallwood Intermediate School, 76 Breezes Road, Christchurch 8061 2pm snacks, drinks, fruit provided 1:30pm-2:30pm short Music Education AGM – A great chance to get updates from MEC and most of our affiliated local music education groups! AGM Attendance form (with Agenda and reports)   Please note the change […]

  • Gig Starters – Christchurch

    Beatbox 270 Saint Asaph Street, Christchurch, New Zealand

    Join us for GIG STARTERS – an introduction to ALL AGES music events, with a seminar and workshop followed by a live performance Designed as an introduction for young people to create and produce all ages live music shows, the Gig Starters up-skilling event will kick off with a 4pm seminar featuring a panel of […]

  • Beyond Buzzy Bees and Number 8 Wire (NZ AIMS conference)

    Tūranga Central Library 60 Cathedral Square, Christchurch Central, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand

    The 2 day conference looks at specialist teaching areas in middle schools. Three keynote addresses Teacher practitioner, team leader  World-leading innovator, Rocket Lab presenter Educators of innovators School Visits Thursday afternoon and Friday morning. Chisnallwood Intermediate (including an in depth look at the music programme there) Casebrook Intermediate Cobham Intermediate Workshops with practitioners Tertiary Visits […]

    $499
  • NZ Music Month Community Hook Line and Sing – Christchurch

    Tūranga Central Library 60 Cathedral Square, Christchurch Central, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand

    Any school group (all ages) and anyone in the community (again all ages) are welcome to join Music Education Canterbury and Tūranga Central Library to celebrate the end of NZ Music Month by singing, signing and/or playing uke for the winning 2021 Hook Line and Singalong Song! Venue: Tūranga Central Library, Tautoru / TSB Space […]

  • Kaboom Percussion workshop!

    Chisnallwood intermediate School 76 Breezes Road, Christchurch, New Zealand

    We all know that kids love hitting things – so why not embrace this enthusiasm and use it to engage your students in a whole range of musical activities! In this workshop, Kaboom will guide participants through a collection of their favourite classroom percussion activities that they have used with students all over the world. […]

    $20