Young recorder virtuoso goes for Baroque
2020-06-22 19:00 UTC | Arts Centre, Christchurch
Young gun musician Lily Doak has earned a soloist spot in two prestigious classical music concerts, where she is keen to show what her favourite instrument, the recorder, can do.
The University of Canterbury (UC)’s School of Music presents Together Again in The Great Hall of the Arts Centre Te Matatiki Toi Ora on 22 June, the first in the Arts Centre Chamber Series. The Baroque Music Community and Educational Trust of New Zealand presents “Beatles go Baroque” at The Piano Centre on 21 June, with a similar programme.
Doak, a UC Biochemistry and Music (double degree) first-year student, says she has always loved the recorder – an instrument most music students start with but soon leave behind. Yet the humblest of wind instruments has had a revival, claiming back concertos that were originally written for recorder but have been performed on flute for many years.
Serious about the recorder
“I suppose recorder is the first instrument I played, and I have played others since, but it’s the instrument I am most attracted to because of the freedom and expression,” Doak says.
“Other wind instruments seem to have a lot more resistance. I enjoy the style of music written for the recorder, baroque and the modern music that has been written since the revival of the recorder, and new techniques that have been developed. It is crazy and so different, and I want to show people what the recorder is capable of.”
UC Head of Performance Professor Mark Menzies agrees the recorder is a serious proposition.
“The recorder is often considered a school-kid’s instrument, but in fact to play it well at the professional, concert-performance level takes enormous skill and practice. Lily has been an extremely motivated recorder player since she started studies at UC,” Professor Menzies says.
Take Vivaldi’s La Notte, which features on the programme for the upcoming concerts. It was composed for recorder and Doak has been eager to perform it for five years. Now she has the chance and listening to different recordings as she prepared, she found some surprising interpretations, she says.
“La Notte is a journey into the night. A group called Red Priest did a version and they called it ‘the nightmare’ – theirs was as close as baroque gets to heavy metal, they took it to the extreme.”
Doak isn’t taking the heavy metal approach, however audiences are still in for a surprise.
“There are moments of calm and movements where you go crazy and you can’t believe you can play that fast!” she says.
Her other piece is by German composer Georg Philipp Telemann: “It is lighter and explores different musical styles from the French overture to Italian airs; you have to pay attention to the style you are imitating and switch styles within the one piece.”
Time management is key
The talented young musician began studying at UC while still at Burnside High School.
“The two years she spent studying both music and science while also finishing high school studies was a testament to her talent, her ability to connect on a mature musical level, and her delightful musicality,” Professor Menzies says.
Doak has been a national finalist in the New Zealand Chamber Music Competition, a member of the New Zealand Secondary Schools Symphony Orchestra, principal clarinet of the Burnside High School Orchestra and student conductor of the Burnside High School Junior Concert Band.
She is a current member of student-founded Seasonings Ensemble at UC. With playing, music and biochemistry to juggle, her time management skills have to be excellent.
“I have a very strict timetable where I plan every second of the day. When I don’t stick to that, things spiral out of control quite quickly. I work better when I am busy, it has made me a lot more passionate about my playing.”
As for a future career, Doak is still working it out, she says.
“I love science and music, so maybe I will become a scientist or maybe I will play baroque music for the rest of my life. I don’t know yet. Right now I am enjoying learning and all the opportunities I have.”
Programme:
Talented musicians, led by UC Music Professor Mark Menzies, will perform Vivaldi Recorder concerto “La Notte” RV 439, Concerto Grosso “Beatles Go Baroque” and other hidden gems of Baroque music.
Recorder – Lily Doak
Violin – Mark Menzies
Cello – Tomas Hurnik
Harpsichord – Daniel Cooper
String ensemble of the University of Canterbury
Event details:
“Beatles go Baroque” – Baroque Music Community is on 21 June at 2pm at The Piano: Centre for Music and the Arts. Tickets $30 adult, $20 senior, $10 student, $5 child. Buy tickets here. Door sales also available.
Together Again is on Monday June 22, 7.00pm at The Great Hall, Arts Centre Te Matatiki Toi Ora. Tickets $20, $10 concession. Buy tickets here.

Teacher Training in Music Technology MUSIC & VIDEO PRODUCTION Christchurch
2020-07-04 09:30 - 2020-07-05 14:45 UTC | St Andrew’s College, Christchurch, New Zealand
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 much better quality video and audio than just recording on someone’s phone or sticking up a handycam for the group to perform to?
​In 2019 one of groups from St Andrew’s College won the national Bandquest competition with this video recorded in their music room. If you would like to make videos which sound and look like this, then these workshops are for you.
​Topics covered:

Equipment required including what software to use, what microphones to buy, the best audio interfaces for a high school budget.

How to setup DAW templates for fast recording and mixing

What is the best way to record experienced and inexperienced bands

How to mix quality recordings within the ‘rules’ set out by the Rockquest, Bandquest and Chamber Music competitions

What are the best software plugins to buy (including highlighting the latest trends in the mixing world that greatly simplify the mixing process).

How to use free video editing software to create multi-angle music videos

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Duncan Ferguson will be running two days of workshops in July (prior to the Rockquest submission date) where you can join in on the recording of his year 7-9 band “Black Wired” (featured in the video linked to above). On Saturday 4 July the day will be a hands-on session showing how to select and setup all the gear, and run a recording session while videoing the performance. Sunday 5 July will be dedicated to mixing the performance and creating the final video.
​The Christchurch workshops will be the best and most hands on days and teachers are encouraged to attend these first and foremost. Please note, while the main focus will be recording rock bands for Rockquest we will also be covering recording other ensembles such are Chamber Groups and Choirs.
​However, for those that are unable to travel to Christchurch Duncan will offer one-day versions of these workshops in Auckland and Hamilton on 13-14 October. Note, there will be no ‘live’ recording session for the Auckland and Hamilton workshops, but we will do our best to cover all the same material in one day, including giving hands on lessons on how to do all the post-production mixing and video production work.
​These days will be suitable for beginner and experienced teachers including primary and intermediate music specialists. For those that haven’t done any recording of music before Duncan will send out some guidelines for what you need to know to prepare for these workshops so you can get the most out of them.

VENUES AND DATES

CHRISTCHURCH

Saturday 4 July
St Andrew’s College
Recording and videoing

CHRISTCHURCH

Sunday 5 July
St Andrew’s College
Mixing & Post Production

AUCKLAND

Tuesday 13 October
Venue TBC

HAMILTON

Wednesday 14 October
Venue TBC

$159 + GST per day for Auckland and Hamilton.
$270 + GST for both Christchurch workshops (or you can attend just one of the days in Christchurch for $149 + GST)
All workshops run from 9.30am–2.45pm.
Payment is due on receipt of invoice and must be paid
in advance. No refunds will be given for non-attendance.
Please note: morning tea will be provided but you will need to provide your own lunch.
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Please click here to register for these workshops

JAZZQUEST
2020-08-01 09:00 - 2020-08-02 17:00 UTC | Ara Music Arts, 130 High Street, Christchurch, Canterbury, 8011, 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 jazz musicians a chance to mix, mingle with and challenge themselves against others from around New Zealand. Bands are awarded gold, silver and bronze awards, and individual musicians are presented awards for outstanding contributions on their instruments, as well as for original compositions and arrangements.
Categories: Combos, ensembles and Big Bands.

Network of Expertise - Percussion workshop
2020-08-27 13:30 - 15:00 UTC
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 or $30 for non-MENZA Members (giving you all the benefits of being a MENZA member!)
Presenter: Jannette Aldridge
Experienced Music Specialist

Writing Songs for Children - A workshop with Kath Bee
2020-09-08 15:45 - 17:45 UTC | 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 and why, talk about different types of children’s songs, the basics of song structure, to rhyme or not to rhyme, then brainstorm themes/topics and settle down to write.
Bring your instrument if you play, but it’s not necessary – we will mostly focus on lyrics and touch briefly on melody/chords. I’ll attempt to answer your questions and play some of my songs for you as examples. Then we can sit back and listen to what unfolds!
This is a 2-hour workshop and the last 1/2 hour will be performances.
Please register by Friday 4 September using https://forms.gle/L97HSJEMdfYFmopD9 or by contacting Alison Caldwell at acaldwell@stclair.school.nz
Please note: participants will be required to adhere to Ministry of Health Guidelines for COVID Alert Level 2.

Cancelled - Kodály Aotearoa Professional Development
2020-09-11 - 2020-09-14
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 and Secondary 2 courses (for credit or for audit) the dates are as follows:

Friday 11 September and Saturday 12 September (Part 1 – to be held in Christchurch)
followed by 2-10 October (Part 2 – to be held in Hawkes Bay).

We are implementing a new course structure in 2020 which Dr James Cuskelly and I believe will be a very successful model for New Zealand moving forward. In Part 1 (2 days) you will come together, go through all of the cultural materials repertoire, be presented with the conducting materials, choir materials and begin musicianship. You will also make a start on the first lesson plans so that you are ready to begin practicum early in Part 2 of the course. This will give you a head start for preparing materials (e.g. sing and plays, ensembles, conducting etc) prior to the October course. The October course will have four teaching days then one day off followed by another four teaching days – a total of nine days.

If you are enrolling for Primary 3 for credit (not audit), please remember that you will need to have your song file completed and ready for assessment from 2 October. More information to come in 2020.

I am very excited that the Primary 3 course will be offered for the first in New Zealand! Thank you very much to those eligible participants who have been waiting a number of years for this to happen.

We will also be running a Primary 1 course in 2020 so if you have colleagues who you are keen to encourage, the dates for that course are below. There are two locations for Part 1 for those interested in Primary 1.

Sunday 13 / Monday 14 September Christchurch. This two-day course will be offered as taster-days for those keen to find out more. Those who are interested in continuing on to complete an accredited course would then also attend the 2-10 October course in Hawkes Bay.
Saturday 6 June and Sunday 7 June – Auckland. This two-day course will be offered as taster-days for those keen to find out more. Those who are interested in continuing on to complete an accredited course would then also attend the 2-10 October course in Hawkes Bay.

Cancelled - Kodály Aotearoa Professional Development (Taster)
2020-09-11 - 2020-09-14
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 restrictions, but it could be useful to have in your calendar.
For those of you who are looking at completing Primary 2, Primary 3 and Secondary 2 courses (for credit or for audit) the dates are as follows:

Friday 11 September and Saturday 12 September (Part 1 – to be held in Christchurch)
followed by 2-10 October (Part 2 – to be held in Hawkes Bay).

We are implementing a new course structure in 2020 which Dr James Cuskelly and I believe will be a very successful model for New Zealand moving forward. In Part 1 (2 days) you will come together, go through all of the cultural materials repertoire, be presented with the conducting materials, choir materials and begin musicianship. You will also make a start on the first lesson plans so that you are ready to begin practicum early in Part 2 of the course. This will give you a head start for preparing materials (e.g. sing and plays, ensembles, conducting etc) prior to the October course. The October course will have four teaching days then one day off followed by another four teaching days – a total of nine days.

If you are enrolling for Primary 3 for credit (not audit), please remember that you will need to have your song file completed and ready for assessment from 2 October. More information to come in 2020.

I am very excited that the Primary 3 course will be offered for the first in New Zealand! Thank you very much to those eligible participants who have been waiting a number of years for this to happen.

We will also be running a Primary 1 course in 2020 so if you have colleagues who you are keen to encourage, the dates for that course are below. There are two locations for Part 1 for those interested in Primary 1.

Sunday 13 / Monday 14 September Christchurch. This two-day course will be offered as taster-days for those keen to find out more. Those who are interested in continuing on to complete an accredited course would then also attend the 2-10 October course in Hawkes Bay.

Junior Jazz Jam
2020-10-22 12:00 - 18:00 UTC | Tūranga Central Library, 60 Cathedral Square, Christchurch Central, Christchurch, Canterbury, 8011, 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
2020-10-22 12:00 - 2020-10-26 17:00 UTC
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 www.chchbigbandfest.com

AMIS Music Educators' Online Summit
2020-11-02 08:00 - 2020-11-15 17:00 UTC
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. These workshops are available to all registered Summit participants, and can be viewed at any time from any place in the world. Workshops will be categorized according to the following strands:

High School
Middle School
Upper Elementary
Early Years / Kindergarten
General Music
Music Technology
Composition
Curriculum & Instruction
Choral
Band
Strings
IB – PYP, MYP, and DP

SYNCHRONOUS PROGRAM
Live, interactive online weekend gatherings with keynote webinars and opportunities for discussion and Q&A with workshop presenters. All sessions will run from 1pm to 5pm GMT.

2020/2021 National Concerto Competition
2020-12-08 10:30 - 2020-12-09 22:00 UTC | The Piano: Centre for Music and the Arts, 156 Armagh Street, Christchurch, 8140, 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 FINAL
The Final is being held on Saturday 6th March 2021 at the James Hay Theatre, Christchurch Town Hall. The chosen 3 finalists will play their Concertos accompanied by the Christchurch Symphony Orchestra conducted by Kenneth Young. Ticketing and further information will be available from 25th January 2021.

The International Akaroa Music Festival
2021-01-12 - 2021-01-15 | UC Arts City Campus at the Arts Centre, 3 Hereford Street, Christchurch, Canterbury, 8013, 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 beautiful seaside towns.

These intensive days of music making also include solo performances, chamber music and a string orchestra, all designed to engage and inspire advanced young musicians. Students are invited to apply on the following instruments: violin, viola, cello, recorder, flute, clarinet, bassoon, harpsichord and piano.

If you have never experienced an extended live-in music festival, be prepared to work hard, have fun, and play better than you thought you could. Our students come from all over New Zealand and from abroad, and the friendships made here are ones that last. Mix work with and pleasure in Akaroa, the gem at the heart of the remarkable Banks Peninsula

Essential Tools for 2021 IRMT Canterbury
2021-03-14 13:30 - 16:45 UTC | Rangi Ruru Girls’ School, 59 Hewitts Road, Christchurch, 8014, 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 tea
3.45 – 4.45 Special learning needs, Glenys Knopp

$25 IRMT members
$35 Non IRMT members

Numbers for this event will be limited so please book your place using the Google form: Essential tools for 2021 form

Session 1: Mental Health
As music teachers working closely with young people, we often encounter students who are struggling with mental health issues. Ann Higgs will discuss some of the warning signs to look out for and some tools for interacting with students struggling with mental health issues.
Session 2: Online Exams
The session will begin with a presentation looking at the technical challenges of producing recordings for online exams.
Paul Zdrenka will provide practical tips for teachers faced with the task of providing video recordings for online exams using their phone, tablet or computer.
In the second part of this session ABRSM rep Lois Dalton will address some of the questions teachers may have about the online exam process. If you have any specific questions you would like answered, please email Lois at loisdorothydalton@gmail.com prior to the event.
Unfortunately Trinity College rep Sandra Scannell is unable to be in attendance but would like to direct teachers to the excellent information on online exams on the Trinity College website, which can be accessed via the following link: https://www.trinitycollege.com/qualifications/music/digital music-grades/classical-jazz-digital-grades
Session 3: Special Learning Needs
Music teachers encounter a wide range of learning styles and specific learning needs within their teaching practice. Glenys Knopp will provide us with some strategies to assist students with special learning needs.
Should you have any specific questions you would like Glenys to address, please email them to her directly prior to event at glenys@clarity.net.nz

Ann Higgs
Ann is a qualified and experienced family counsellor with expertise in the area of couples, children, families and individuals. She has honours degree in Psychology, and over 20 years experience working in the field of family
counselling.
Paul Zdrenka
In 2012, Paul pursued his passion for music in direction of audio and sound technology, completing a Diploma in Audio Engineering & Music Production at MAINZ (Tai Poutini Polytechnic). Paul has worked as a freelance audio engineer, secondary school teacher and guitar teacher in Christchurch. As an audio engineer he has worked for Tandem Studios and Plains FM 96.9 in Christchurch.
His projects have included voiceovers, audio post-production, music recordings, ADR, location sound and sound design.
Together with Alan Dixon, he’s also hosted the successful radio show Classic Guitar on Plains FM, featuring all things classical guitar and highlighting New Zealand guitarists and composers.
One of his music production highlights was producing and engineering ‘NZ Wonderland’ (Winter Wonderland), which featured the C-City Brothers, the Otautahi Jazz band and the Christchurch Boys’ Choir. This track was released on the 2013 Starship Christmas Album.
He has been the technical co-ordinator and audio engineer for recording the live concerts at the TCGSS since its inception in 2012.
In 2004, Paul completed his Bachelor Music in Classical Guitar Performance at Massey University (now NZSM) in Wellington under guidance of Matthew Marshall and Gunter Herbig. He also had masterclasses from guitarists such as Anthony Field, David Lisner, John Couch, Dr. Jane Curry, Lily Afshar, Jason Vieaux and Cheryl Grice-Watterson. During his studies, Paul also toured the North Island with the Massey University Guitar Orchestra ‘Live Wires’. In 2004, he won the 1st Prize at the Christchurch Guitar Society Competition. He is a member of the Christchurch Guitar Society and is an active guitar teacher in Canterbury.
Glenys Knopp
My background is in teaching – in both primary and secondary schools – and I have a diploma in Special Teaching Needs. For the past fourteen years I have been working privately focusing on people with dyslexia and related learning issues. For the past nine of those years I have also been assessing people with learning difficulties.
I find my work fascinating and particularly enjoy exploring ways to make learning more accessible to people who think differently. I encourage people to work with their strengths, rather than focusing on their difficulties.

MEC AGM
2021-03-20 14:00 - 15:30 UTC | Chisnallwood intermediate School, 76 Breezes Road, Christchurch, 8061, 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 of time and that the Wānanga Puoro is cancelled. We hope to offer this workshop at another time!

Gig Starters - Christchurch
2021-03-26 16:00 - 21:30 (Pacific/Auckland) | Beatbox, 270 Saint Asaph Street, Christchurch, 8011, 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 industry professionals, a local recording artist and a production technician (sound and/or lighting) discussing the basics of putting on your own all ages gig.
After the seminar, there will be a workshop around the soundcheck to prepare for a show that evening, with opportunity for the participants to observe and be part of a live production set-up, with the all ages gig starting at 7pm.
This is event is brought to you by NZ Music Commission.
4pm – Seminar and hui featuring:
Rodney Fisher – Special Projects and Events, NZ Music Commission; Kendra Walls – RDU; Jonathan Lauti – Sound Engineer; Finlay Anderson (Internet Death) – Musician/gig promoter; Victoria Rose Knopp – Musician
5pm – Gig Set Up Workshop
RESISTER FOR YOUR FREE SEMINAR & WORKSHOP TICKET ON THIS PAGE
7pm – Live All Ages Concert feat. THE RESPONSE and STRUTH
Separate registration is required for the free All Ages show for safety and contact tracing purposes. Register for your FREE ticket to the All Ages Show via this page also.
If this event can not go ahead due to COVID Alert Level changes, we will be in contact with all registrants with rescheduled future dates.
For more information & contact details for the NZ Music Commission, go to: nzmusic.org.nz.

Beyond Buzzy Bees and Number 8 Wire (NZ AIMS conference)
2021-05-27 - 2021-05-28 | Tūranga Central Library, 60 Cathedral Square, Christchurch Central, Christchurch, Canterbury, 8011, 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 and Input
University of Canterbury
School of Design School of Product Design – Te Kura Hanga Otinga.
Computer Science and Software Engineering
ARA
Ministry of Awesome,
Tūranga Christchurch City Library
Creativity Floor – tuition and hands-on opportunities with expert personnel
This programme is weighted toward opportunities for school visits and hands-on experiences and opportunities.
Programme and registration link
Conference website

NZ Music Month Community Hook Line and Sing - Christchurch
2021-05-31 13:30 - 14:15 UTC | Tūranga Central Library, 60 Cathedral Square, Christchurch Central, Christchurch, Canterbury, 8011, 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 Level 1
Please fill in this form if you are interested in bringing a group.
We will also have a few other NZ songs and items (such as 2021 NZ Strum Strike and Blow songs), but the main event will be a run-through and performing and aiming to film a Christchurch rendition of the new HLS song!
All resources for “Aroha I Aotearoa” can be found here: hooklineandsingalong.com/2021-aroha-i-aotearoa/

Kaboom Percussion workshop!
2021-06-09 16:00 - 17:30 UTC | Chisnallwood intermediate School, 76 Breezes Road, Christchurch, 8061, 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. Through the use of body percussion as well as simple and inexpensive objects, essential musical techniques and theory are taught in a fun and engaging setting. These games and pieces are designed to be quick to learn and fun to play, with aspects of composition, teamwork, and choreography thrown into the mix that make them scalable in difficulty for primary through to secondary students. Participants will leave the workshop with a collection of activities that they can apply straight away to their classrooms. Come along and hit things with Kaboom!

Registration through Eventbrite

Strum Strike and Blow Festival
2021-06-16 19:00 - 20:30 UTC | Horncastle Arena, 30 Whiteleigh Ave, Addington, 8024, 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
2021-07-12 - 2021-07-13 | 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 Digital Technologies curriculum content and the Music curriculum. Designed for all classroom primary teachers of any level of music and digital technologies experience. Teachers will leave with ready to use ideas to meaningfully integrate music and digital technologies.
Workshops will explore music and technology possibilities with

Beatboxing & looping
Beginners and extension workshops with Scratch
3D printing of Taonga Pūoro
Makey makey, MicroBits, Minecraft, Abelton
Sorting Networks for Music, Legends, Taonga Pūoro
Experiencing Virtual Reality

COST – $85.00 incl. GST
MENZA / TENZ Networks of Expertise are offering accommodation and travel support for 20 teachers to attend this conference. Priority will be given to early career teachers and those from remote areas. To be eligible, teachers must be either a member of MENZA or TENZ. All teachers must book their own flights and will be notified by Friday 4 June if they are going to be reimbursed. Accommodation support will be via shared Air BnB with other teachers attending the conference in a location walking distance to the conference venue.
Please click on the link to apply for Travel/Accommodation Support: bit.ly/menzatenz
Register here

2021 Festival of Brass
2021-07-14 - 2021-07-18 | Christchurch Town Hall, 86 Kilmore St, Christchurch, Canterbury, 8013
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 of the events are free of charge.
So come along and sample the solo and ensemble events on Wednesday and Thursday, the Parade of Bands on Friday lunchtime around Victoria Square and on-stage band events on Friday and Saturday.
Special ticketed events include An Evening of Melody at 8pm Wednesday in the James Hay Theatre. Here the very best soloists’ melodic sounds will amaze you while you relax at cabaret table seating.
The festival concludes on Sunday at 2pm with Contrasts in Brass, a concert featuring the National Band of New Zealand’s virtuosity and the versatility of the New Zealand Army Band.

ccc.govt.nz/news-and-events/whats-on/event/2021-festival-of-brass
www.artsfinder.co.nz/events/festival-brass
www.brassbanz.org/page/national-championships/

JAZZQUEST 2021 (Ensembles and Big Bands)
2021-07-31 09:00 - 2021-08-01 17:00 UTC | Ara Music Arts, 130 High Street, Christchurch, Canterbury, 8011, 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 jazz musicians a chance to mix, mingle with and challenge themselves against others from around New Zealand. Bands are awarded gold, silver and bronze awards, and individual musicians are presented awards for outstanding contributions on their instruments, as well as for original compositions and arrangements.
Details, registration and contacts will be able to be found here

2021 National Secondary Schools' Brass Band Camp
2021-10-05 - 2021-10-09 | 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 distributed. Please email Sandra Ginever on nssbb2021@gmail.com and she can forward you a copy. Full details of the audition process and time schedule are on the application form.

This year there will be two bands, one auditioned and one non-auditioned. If you wish to audition please inform Sandra of your preferred instrument (treble or bass clef preference) and she will send you the audition music selected by our Musical Director Andrew Snell. This year’s band camp is taking place in Christchurch from the 5th to the 9th of October.

Sandra Ginever (Band Manager).
Andrew Snell (Musical Director)

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nssbbnz/

Christchurch Big Band Festival and Junior Jazz Jam
2021-10-21 - 2021-10-25
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 Jam”, an event for primary school Big Bands (up to year 8)
Early Childhood interactive educational show
Big Band Ball
Gala concert
workshops
and lots more!

Registration for bands and volunteers is at chchbigbandfest.com

Junior Jazz Jam 2021
2021-10-21 14:00 - 16:00 UTC | 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!
This event also kicks off the Christchurch Big Band Festival that runs over 5 days.
Please fill in this registration form if you would like your band to take part!

Music Education Canterbury AGM
2022-03-30 19:30 - 20:30 UTC
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 (with Agenda and reports)

Strum Strike and Blow 2022
2022-08-10 09:30 - 20:15 UTC | 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 over 1000 students playing marimbas, ukuleles. The Festival is run by Music Education Canterbury and Christchurch Civic Music Council and is in its 8th year and has usually been held in the Christchurch Arena.
Once schools have registered they are given access to the music which will generally involve 4-5 individual pieces for ukuleles, recorders and marimba and a couple of massed items for all three groups of instruments.
The music caters for all levels of experience and when performed live at the festival event, is backed by a professional band.
We run workshops for teachers and have plenty of rehearsal material available.
Schools rehearse together during the day between 9:30am and 2pm then perform together in a 75 minute family-friendly concert on August 10th 2022. from 7pm-8:15pm
Schools can register for this festival through the registration page

Big Sing Finale 2022
2022-08-25 00:00 - 2022-08-27 00:00 UTC | Christchurch Town Hall, 86 Kilmore St, Christchurch, Canterbury, 8013
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 Timaru) and National Finale (Christchurch) in August. Choirs will present their recital programmes during the competitive sessions, and each festival will culminate in a gala concert featuring every choir.
Please note: information regarding the specific choirs singing in each competitive session can be found under each relevant event below, and you can download a PDF listing all sessions for Cadenza and Finale.
Click here for a full list of choirs selected for Cadenza and Finale 2022
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Finale (Christchurch)
Christchurch Town Hall
Competitive sessions:
Click here to download a full list of choirs performing in each session
25 August, 2-3.15pm; 5-6.15pm; 8-9.15pm
26 August, 11:00am-12.00pm; 1.30-2.45pm; 3.45-5.00pm; 6.30-8.00pm
27 August, 11am-12.15pm
$5 per session or $10 per day, door sales only
Gala concert: 27 August, 6.30pm
$25 adults, $20 unwaged/NZCF member, $15 students (primary/secondary/tertiary)
Book via Ticketek
Book online now

Christchurch Big Band Festival 2022
2022-10-20 - 2022-10-24 | 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 in exciting locations around the city!
Community and professional band performances
Gala concert and guests
Chch Youth Jazz Orchestra
Workshops!
and more
Register your band at https://www.chchbigbandfest.com/portal

IRMTNZ Regional Mini-Conferences Labour Weekend 2022
2022-10-22 09:30 - 2022-10-24 16:30 UTC
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 workshops on topics of relevance to all music teachers with Australian musician and presenter, Nick Peterson. Masterclasses and a lecture-recital also feature:
CHRISTCHURCH
The full Christchurch schedule is in this downloadable pdf: EMT Chch
Saturday 22 October
9.30am – 4.30pm: workshops with Nick Peterson
Sunday 23 October
9.30am – 12pm: masterclasses with Dr Hannah Darroch (flute), Jonathan Tanner (violin/viola) and Dr Jian Liu (piano)

AUCKLAND
The full Auckland schedule is in this downloadable pdf: ProgAuck
Sunday 23 October
3pm – 5pm The World in the Music Room – a lecture-recital with Andrea Creighton (soprano) and Dr Justin Bird (piano)
Monday 24 October
9.30am – 4.30pm: workshops with Nick Peterson
For further details and to register visit learnmusicnz.org.nz/conference/PD-2022
