• Strum Strike and Blow Festival

    Horncastle Arena 30 Whiteleigh Ave, Addington, New Zealand

    Festival of 1,200 students performing on ukuleles, marimbas and recorders held annually in Christchurch. School group registration and details at strumstrikeblow.org.

  • Music and Digital Technologies: Practical ideas for the primary classroom

    Little Andromeda Level 1/134 Oxford Terrace, Christchurch Central City Oxford Terrace, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand

    Little Andromeda – Level 1/134 Oxford Terrace, Christchurch Central City This conference will empower primary teachers from NE to Year 8 with tools to work with the new and revised […]

    $85
  • 2021 Festival of Brass

    Christchurch Town Hall 86 Kilmore St, Christchurch, Canterbury

    The 2021 Festival of Brass brings New Zealand’s best brass and percussion musicians, of all ages, to the magnificent Christchurch Town Hall complex for a week of competition events. Many […]

  • JAZZQUEST 2021 (Ensembles and Big Bands)

    Ara Music Arts 130 High Street, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand

    Christchurch’s Premier High School Jazz Band Competition JazzQuest is an annual competition showcasing the quality of some of the country’s top secondary school jazz bands and musicians. It offers young […]

  • 2021 National Secondary Schools’ Brass Band Camp

    Christchurch Canterbury, New Zealand

    The 2021 National Secondary Schools’ Brass Band Camp is on in Christchurch from 5 to 9 October 2021. Application forms for the 2021 National Secondary Schools’ Brass Band are ready to be […]

  • Christchurch Big Band Festival and Junior Jazz Jam

    The annual Christchurch Big Band Festival runs over Labour Weekend. Highlights include: All age bands from around NZ performing in a range of wonderful locations in central Christchurch “Junior Jazz […]

  • Junior Jazz Jam 2021

    Christchurch Canterbury, New Zealand

    An event for Primary School Jazz Bands! (Up to year 8) Bands get the valuable opportunity to play to each other, get feedback from jazz graduates and to play together! […]

  • Music Education Canterbury AGM

    Music Education Canterbury’s annual AGM – March 30th via Zoom. A great chance to get updates from MEC and most of our affiliated local music education groups! AGM Attendance form […]

  • Strum Strike and Blow 2022

    Christchurch Arena 55 Jack Hinton Drive, Christchurch, New Zealand

    About Strum Strike and Blow 2022 Wednesday August 10th 2022 Strum, Strike and Blow is an exciting amalgamation of the ChCh Marimba Festival and ChCh Uke Fest which will feature […]

  • Big Sing Finale 2022

    Christchurch Town Hall 86 Kilmore St, Christchurch, Canterbury

    We invite local audiences, whānau, and friends to join us as we celebrate the choral achievements of our most talented young singers at The Big Sing Cadenza (Rotorua, Whanganui, and […]

  • Christchurch Big Band Festival 2022

    Christchurch Canterbury, New Zealand

    Annual Big Band Festival attracting all-age bands from around NZ. Includes Junior Jazz Jam – for primary school jazz bands ECE interactive jazz show Secondary school jazz big band performances […]

  • IRMTNZ Regional Mini-Conferences Labour Weekend 2022

    Empowering Music Teachers is a set of two consecutive Mini-Conferences IRMTNZ is holding in Otāutahi Christchurch and Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland, 22 – 24 October. The programme in both cities features […]

    $20 – $140
  • TEACH LIKE IT’S MUSIC: RE-IGNITE THE MUSIC TEACHING FLAME

    Chisnallwood intermediate School 76 Breezes Road, Christchurch, New Zealand

    Led by internationally-acclaimed music educator, Doug Goodkin from San Fransisco, USA.  This is his last trip to NZ so don’t miss out!   Children are innately musical. If we learn […]