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Free music therapy webinar: Evaluating how a music therapy service is valued by its community
2020-10-07 19:00 - 20:00 UTC
In 2019 the Raukatauri Music Therapy Trust was awarded a grant by the NZ Lottery Grants Board to commission an independent evaluation of its services. The evaluation was designed to identify the values and impacts that RMTT services have for its clients, families and outreach partner organisations, and the factors that support and challenge participation in RMTT services.
In this webinar, Adrian Field from evaluation company Dovetail and Jen Ryckaert from Raukatauri discuss the process of the evaluation and its findings. They will share reflections and learnings for both Raukatauri and the wider music therapy profession in Aotearoa New Zealand, particularly around public understanding of music therapy and the value of relationships within music therapy and the wider disability community.
Jen Ryckaert is the Clinical and Centre Director of the Raukatauri Music Therapy Centre, and a practising Registered Music Therapist. During her time as Director, Raukatauri has realised unprecedented growth and currently serves over 500 clients across the lifespan each week in Auckland, Northland and Hawke’s Bay. Jen originally joined the Raukatauri team in 2015, following work as the Music Therapy Clinic Manager and Visiting Assistant Clinical Professor of Music Therapy at Nazareth College in Rochester, New York. Jen enjoys being a part of the larger music therapy community in New Zealand and currently serves on the NZ Music Therapy Registration Board.
Adrian Field is the director of Dovetail, an Auckland-based research and evaluation company. Adrian’s work helps organisations uncover the difference they are making, and support positive change in communities and systems. Adrian was trained as a social science researcher and has been evaluating services and programmes for some 20 years. Adrian is an honorary academic at the School of Population Health (University of Auckland) and the national co-convenor of the Aotearoa-New Zealand Evaluation Association (ANZEA).
Registration closes on Monday 5th October, at 5pm

World Singing Day
2020-10-17
Greetings from Scott Johnson, Boulder, Colorado in the US

I wanted to invite your MENZA members to join thousands around the world in singing on World Singing Day (Oct. 17). This annual event that takes place around the world on the third Saturday in October is for everyone — singers and “non-singers” alike — to build community and celebrate our common humanity.

New Zealand is one of the few places on earth right now where people can gather in public to celebrate WSD, but most of the world will most likely not be able to gather in October so this year it will be more of an online, virtual experience.

Here are some things people will be doing on, and before, WSD this year:
https://worldsingingday.org/sing/

I hope MENZA members can join us this year to sing together and celebrate our global family.

Sing together with family and friends on World Singing Day and be a part of something big.
This year’s 9th annual World Singing Day (WSD) global sing-along on the 17th of October will look a little different in most places due to the pandemic this year. It’s going to be a global singing party online. Like New Year’s Eve but with tons of singing!
Here are things you can do on, and before, WSD:

Send us a video for our “Around the World in 80 Songs” global video project by Sept. 12, 2020.
Particiapte in our “To me, a wonderful world looks like…” video/photo project by Oct. 1, 2020.
“Sing it Forward” on the 17th of October 2020 by singing with whomever you live with, wherever you are, and then sharing your short singing videos on social media and tagging friends and challenging them to “sing it forward.” Use the hashtag #worldsingingday.
Sing this year’s WSD Song of the Year “What a Wonderful World” and send us your video.
Sing our simple WSD Theme Song “Till the Whole World Sings” and send us your video.
Click “Going” on the global Facebook event, “I’m singing on WSD 2020.”

If you can gather in person where you live, learn about hosting a sing-along in your area here.

Free Music Therapy Webinar: Musicking and Cultural Identity
2020-10-20 19:30 - 20:30
Keeping Community in Mind: Musicking and Cultural Identity
Have you ever seen a pipa or heard pipa music? The pipa is a four-stringed pear-shaped lute, one of the oldest Chinese musical instruments with over 2000 years of history. Cici will share some of her pipa music and reflect on the relationship between music, culture, identity and wellbeing, and invite you to experience a therapeutic sound-making journey.
The gayageum is a Korean traditional string instrument. Hyunah will introduce this instrument, which is one of the geum family, along with the zheng (China) and the koto (Japan). She will discuss the diasporic identity of Koreans in relation to gayageum performance, with an understanding the meaning of gayageum music to Koreans in Dunedin. This presentation includes a gayageum demonstration.
The presentations will be followed by an opportunity for comments and questions.
Cici Kong was born in Dalian, a beautiful Chinese coastal city where she started her musical journey when she was four, singing in a children’s choir and later learning to play the pipa. She graduated with a Bachelor in Music Performance (Traditional Chinese Instruments) from Xiamen University of China in 2012. In 2013 and 2014, she worked for the Confucius Institute at Victoria University of Wellington as a Mandarin language assistant, offering Chinese language classes, music workshops and music classes in schools and communities, and performed in many quality events. Since 2018, she has worked as a Registered Music Therapist, after training at the New Zealand School of Music. Cici is passionate about helping children and adults to reach their potential and to build connections through positive music-making. She has worked with children with special needs at schools and adults with dementia and mental health issues in rest homes and daycare centres. Cici’s music therapy approach is person-centred and strengths-based. Cici loves the positivity when people and music come together, and feels that she now has a better understanding of how to care for them with patience and compassion.
Hyunah Cho is a PhD candidate in music therapy research at the University of Otago. As a Korean Certificated Music Therapist (KCMT), she worked as a music therapist at a Korean psychiatric hospital and a Steiner school in South Korea before coming to New Zealand in 2016. Hyunah is interested in a holistic approach by understanding the cultural context of music therapy. As a New Zealand Registered Music Therapist, Hyunah is providing music therapy sessions in Dunedin while finishing her thesis.
Registration closes on Sunday 18th October, at 5pm

Christchurch Big Band Festival
2020-10-22 12:00 - 2020-10-26 17:00
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

Music Curriculum Design for Deep Learning (Zoom Version)
2020-10-24 13:30 - 17:00
REGISTER HERE FOR ZOOM 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 enhancing teachers’ curriculum design knowledge. Teachers will work in groups to design a music topic using the model. The model directs teachers towards a deep understanding to a topic’s ‘epistemic’ structure and how this can be utilised to enable deep learning and appropriate assessment.
A zoom link will be emailed to the address you use in this registration form prior to the day.

AMIS Music Educators' Online Summit
2020-11-02 08:00 - 2020-11-15 17:00
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.

Giving Direction 2020 - professional development for choral directors
2020-11-07 10:00 - 17:00 | Hastings Girls’ High School, 508 Pakowhai Road, Frimley, Hastings, New Zealand
The NZCF Association of Choral Directors (ACD) will run a one-day choral conducting workshop on Saturday, 7 November 2020 at Hastings Girls’ High School. Run by ACD Clinician, Brent Stewart, the workshop is part of the ACD’s programme of professional development for choral leaders – with clear benefits flowing on to singers and audiences.
Community and chamber choir directors are warmly invited to attend Giving Direction workshops where they will be given ‘hands-on’ instruction on conducting gesture and other vital aspects of choir direction, as well as the opportunity to take part in a choral forum. This is a great opportunity to hone your choir directing skills and share knowledge or experiences with fellow conductors.
If you are a conductor, we’d really love to see you there.
If you are a singer, please encourage your music director to take part!
About the workshops
The workshops have a very practical focus, and are aimed at all conductors, regardless of experience or type of choir. The workshop will run on Saturday, 7 November from 10am to 5pm at Hastings Girls’ High School 508 Pakowhai Rd, Frimley, Hastings.
Each workshop comprises four sessions, led by Brent Stewart, and with input from our region as to the final format.
Session 1: Rehearsal technique
Session 2: Score preparation
Sessions 3 & 4: Conducting gestures
During the afternoon sessions, local invited choirs will be present as the demonstration choirs, and conductors will have the chance to work with them on the choir’s own repertoire.

Popular Music and Semiotic Analysis - a Method for School Educators
2020-11-13 09:30 - 15:00 | MAINZ
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, melody, rhythm, form etc. Semiotic analysis is useful in the study of popular music as it looks at both the sociological and musicological features of any given musical text. I teach semiotic analysis to students enrolled in the Bachelor of Musical Arts degree at MAINZ as a means to understand song and songwriting, and this workshop will be a practical way to look at popular music analysis taking into account denotative and connotative components.
Mark Baynes is a jazz pianist with a contemporary leaning. Mark’s doctoral research has provided an analytical lexicon that can be used to understand music in terms of what is defined as consonance and dissonance found in western music as a whole. Although informed by academia, Mark is primarily a performer, composer and accompanist residing in Auckland, New Zealand. Mark is a presenter of 95bFM’s The Jazz Show, and writes the X-Factory column for NZMusician Magazine.
Mark currently works as a Programme Manager and Senior Lecturer of the Bachelor of Musical Arts Degree at the Music and Audio Institute of New Zealand / Southern Institute of Technology.

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

2020/2021 National Concerto Competition
2020-12-08 10:30 - 2020-12-09 22:00 | 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.

Young Artists Festival - NZ Music Competition
2020-12-11
Piano and Violin Category 2021

The 2021 New Zealand Music Competition is open to piano and violin students in four age groups. Deadline for applications is 11 December 2020. Apply here.
Piano Category:
Competition Date: January 21 – 23, 2021
Competition Venue: Adam Concert Room, New Zealand School of Music, Wellington
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Violin Category:
Competition Date: January 28 – 31, 2021
Competition Venue: TBC, Christchurch
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Description of Groups – age on 01 Jan 2021
A: Age: 7 – 8 Max. 5 minutes
B: Age: 9 – 10 Max. 8 minutes
C: Age: 11 – 13 Max. 10 minutes
D: Age: 14 – 18 Max. 12 minutes
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Prizes:
• 1st prize trophy and $50 for A and B
• 1st prize trophy, and $100 for C and D
• 1st prize winners of each group will be invited to perform at the gala concert
• Each group will have two 2nd prizes with medals, three 3rd prizes with medals, and five commendable prizes with certificates
• Each group will have one prize with certificate and $50 for The Best Performance of a Chinese Work, and one prize with certificate and $50 for The Best Performance of a New Zealand Work
• In addition, all 1st prizes will be supported by one of the arts organisations in New Zealand, details will be announced later
• The actual number of prizes will be determined by the adjudicators depending on the number of applicants
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Repertoire Requirement:
• Free choice of repertoire
• A maximum of 3 pieces
• Choice of repertoire is at the discretion of the competitors (however, we encourage students to perform both New Zealand and Chinese works)
• Once submitted, the repertoire cannot be changed
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Adjudicators:
• Two to three adjudicators per group
• Details of the adjudicators will be announced later
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Other Information:
• Applications will be closed on the 11th of December 2020
• The order of performers will be in alphabetical order by surname
• The decision of the adjudicators is final
• The organisers reserve the right to make any changes to the event if necessary
• Rights to any competition performance, whether broadcast, televised or recorded, belong to the competition, and no fee is payable for any transmissions, recordings or broadcasts of them
• The organisers will not accept any responsibility for any accident, loss or injury, which may occur to any competitor or to his/her property whether arising out of negligence or otherwise at any time in relation to the competition.
• In the event of fewer than 5 entries being received for the age group, the organisers reserve the right to cancel the competition for that group and change the format to non-competitive performance

2020 NZ Jazz Workshops
2020-12-14 08:00 - 2020-12-18 17:00 | Victoria University of Wellington, Kelburn Parade, Wellington, 6012, New Zealand
LIVE AND IN PERSON!
Coordinated by Rodger Fox and Dave Lisik.
The New Zealand National Jazz Workshops bring New Zealand’s enthusiastic jazz students together with NZ’s best jazz musicians and educators, working on instrumental techniques, improvisation, ensemble skills, jazz theory, listening and performances. Students 19 and under with at least one year of experience on an instrument are encouraged to attend.

Online Kodály Summer School Music Program
2021-01-11 08:00 - 2021-01-15 17:00
PLEASE NOTE THAT REGISTRATIONS ARE NOW CLOSED.

Earlier this year, we announced that the Summer School Music Program would be going ahead in January 2021 and we have remained optimistic that we would be able to come together for our yearly gathering of learning, music making and networking.

However, the course of the pandemic is unpredictable and in this uncertain climate it is necessary that we cancel any plans for a face-to-face Summer School. The ever-present threat of infection, restrictions on gathering, health advice about singing and playing, ongoing border closures, travel restrictions and quarantine periods means that it is not possible to guarantee the viability of our usual program. The safety of our staff and participants is our priority and it is essential that we do all we can to assist in minimising the spread of the virus.

The good news is that we are in the process of finalising our plans for a week of online sessions that you can see from the comfort of your own home or studio. There will be a dedicated pedagogy stream for classroom educators, choral conductors, and instrumental and studio teachers as well as an additional stream for performers – pianists, instrumentalists and singers.

We will have many of our usual presenters involved but the flexibility of an online program allows us to include new faces and ideas with an expanded range of national and international presenters. This program will provide a chance to reflect on our teaching practice, expand our thinking and meet with colleagues from all over Australia and the world!

The program will have a morning block of sessions from 8:30 – 12:30 (30 minutes break between each session) and an evening block from 16:00 – 20:00 (again with 30 minutes between each session). This means that we can include an extensive line-up of international presenters from a range of time zones and happily there is a long break for a swim, a long lunch or a siesta!

Details on the scope of this program will be available soon but in the meantime, make sure you’re following our Facebook page for any further updates. To be added to our mailing list, please email office@cuskellymusic.com.

We are looking forward to seeing you all in the the Online Summer School Music Program from January 11th – 15th!

James, Michael and Hayley

– The Cuskelly College of Music team

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

Free - Music Tech Lessons for Chromebooks, BYOD and Mixed Devices - 60 mins
2021-01-15 11:30 - 12:30
Free webinar – Music Tech Lessons for Chromebooks, BYOD and Mixed Devices – 60 mins (Midnight Music)
FREE ONLINE TRAINING // ​​​​​​PD CERTIFICATE OF ATTENDANCE PROVIDED
Hosted by KATIE WARDROBE (MIDNIGHT MUSIC)
Session options:

Friday Jan 15 11:30am
Friday Jan 15 2pm
Sat Jan 16 6am

The session contains:

Ideas for music tech lessons that use online software and interactive websites (that can be accessed from a variety of devices)

Learn how you can create drum patterns, compose video game music, explore songwriting and more

Professional development certificate of attendance provided [60 minutes]​​​​​​​

FREE creative tech resources that you can use with students of all ages

What to do when things go wrong with technology!

Note – when you click the REGISTER button, you will be offered to change the time zone. Change to Auckland, Wellington GMT +13

Online course: Video Creation for Music Teachers
2021-01-19
Learn how to create effective tutorials, play-alongs, end-of-year showcases and virtual ensemble videos (using free software) with Katie Wardrobe from Midnight Music.
See https://midnightmusic.com.au/vcmt/ for details.

About this course

Learn at your chosen pace

The 5 course modules will be released once per week starting mid-Jan 2021. Work alongside other course members as each module is released OR work at your own pace and take your time.
There is no specific deadline for the course: you will have access to all of the materials for as long as you have an active membership to the Midnight Music Community!

Step-by-step instructions

Beginner and intermediate video creators are all welcome in this course.
Each course module focusses on a practical project and instructions will show you how to create each video step-by-step.

Ask questions in our friendly forum

You can ask questions and connect with other course participants in our forums. No question is ever “too silly”!
Course members will also be invited to share their video projects with one another. It’s optional but super useful if you’d like a little inspiration, or if you’d like some feedback on your own creations.

You will get ongoing access to:

STEP-BY-STEP ONLINE COURSE
WITH 5 MODULES

Each module walks you through a video project via bite-sized, binge-able tutorials. You’ll learn the basics of creating your own video projects,
plus a whole range of ninja tricks to help you work smarter and faster.

Module 1 (from 19 Jan 2021):

How to create effective tutorial videos

How to use Loom to record your screen, your voice and yourself

How to achieve good quality sound

How to add annotations and edit

Tips for planning and preparation

How to save and share your videos

Module 2 (from 25 Jan 2021):

How to make playalong videos (simple)

What makes a good play-along? Analysis of different types

How to create quick lyric, chord and rhythm play-alongs

Copyright considerations for soundtracks

Adding a simple “pointer” or highlight

Module 3 (from 1 Feb 2021):

How to make a video montage or concert showcase

Creative ideas for end-of-year or showcase videos

Introduction to De Vinci Resolve software

How to put together a montage using images and video

How to create a virtual concert-style compilation video

Module 4: (from 8 Feb 2021)

How to make playalong videos (advanced) and how to use a green screen

Create your own advanced play-alongs with animation, green screen effects and picture-in-picture

How to find or create notation, background images, chords, clipart

How to set up a green screen on a budget (for less than $10!) and place yourself in front of different backgrounds

How to create a picture-in-picture effect

Module 5 (from 15 Feb 2021):

How to create a virtual choir or band or multitrack a cappella video

In this module we’ll tackle everyone’s favourite topic and create a (small) virtual ensemble video

Learn the workflow and tips for synchronising multiple videos which can be scaled up for larger projects

Discover why careful preparation and clear directions for your performers are the key!

Tips for basic audio editing, placing videos in a grid layout and what to do if your computer is struggling (!)

PLUS YOU’LL GET CHECKLISTS, CLIPART, GUIDES AND OTHER RESOURCES!

See https://midnightmusic.com.au/vcmt/ for all details and computer requirements.
Access to the course by becoming a member of the Midnight Music Online Community (free if you are already a member).

Wellington Symphonic Bands - Weekend workshop
2021-01-23 - 2021-01-24
Prime your playing for 2021 with the help of our awesome musical directors.
All ages, levels Grade 3 and up.
Register your interest here.
Organiser is Megan Brownlie, Heretaunga College.

“STOMP Dino STOMP!”
2021-03-10 20:30 - 21:30
The STOMP Dino STOMP! workshop with Judi Cranston is a Free Workshop on zoom for Early Learning Professionals.
Do you teach 3 – 4 year olds and you find it really hard to get them engaged in music time?
Or maybe you just need some fresh ideas?
Having fab music in your classroom is a lot easier than you think!
In just 40 minutes we will take one simple song and turn it into FIVE ideas for your music time PLUS give you some simple tips and tricks to make your music FUN and EXCITING!
You will:
* Discover how my ULTIMATE song for 3-4 year olds “I Turned into a Dinosaur”, can be used in LOADS of ways.
*Learn how this (amazing) song can be used as a framework for COMPOSITION with 3 year olds (yes that’s a thing!) on a HUGE variety of topics.
* Find out my TOP THREE TIPS to keep kids engaged (to the very last song) in your music programme.

Come along and have some FUN with me, the (slightly) crazy kiwi lady who is changing the world and the impact music can have on the lives of our little humans!
Click here to register…. https://www.kindyrock.com/i-turned-into-a-dinosaur-workshop/
Bring your friends and colleagues along and if you can’t make it live we will send you the replay to watch.
Fun and Easy! Let’s do it xx

This event is brought to you by the MENZA Community “Submit an Event” form.

Closing Date for Hook Line and Sing-a-long competition
2021-03-28
Entries are open for the 2021 Hook, Line and Sing-a-long competition and close on March 28th at 11:59pm.

This is a collaboration between MENZA and the NZ Music Commission, with generous prizes for individuals and schools provided through MusicWorks. Recent winning songs include “We Are One”, “The Smell Of Sunscreen” and “Aotearoa, nō te katoa” which have become staples in the NZ music education fabric for many schools.

Write an original song that reflects what it means to live in New Zealand!
This is a broad theme and could be about nature, family, cultural identity, community, favourite activities or a certain place. Languages other than English are encouraged!
Check out the guidelines and more under the heading “Songwriter” at http://hooklineandsingalong.com/
There are great prizes including a recording session at Roundhead Studios in Auckland, $500 MusicWorks voucher for the winners and the same again for the school.
Proudly brought to you by the NZ Music Commission, MENZA and MusicWorks.

MENZA AGM 2021
2021-06-19 13:30 - 16:00 | Hobsonville Point Secondary School, 70 Hobsonville Point Road, Hobsonville, Auckland 0657, Auckland, New Zealand
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 their emails). You can also find out more about MENZA by reading about our Kaupapa here.
Nomination forms are available from
admin@menza.co.nz.
Hobsonville Point School, Auckland
Saturday June 19th
1:30-4pm
It will begin with primary/intermediate/secondary workshops, followed by refreshments and the AGM.
Workshops:
Primary – Makaira Waugh: The workshop will be a hands-on exploration of language-based rhythm and melody patterns from the legend of Kupe and Te Wheke-a-Muturangi and the discovery of Aotearoa.
Secondary: Delysse Glynn will present. She is the National Assessment Moderator for NZQA, and prior to her role, was a music teacher just like you. Delysse has a wealth of knowledge as has oversight for all of the internal assessments moderation. It’s a chance to ask her questions, clarifications and advice on your assessment of students
A zoom link will be emailed out via the MENZA Membership email list (e-notes). This will give you access to the AGM and at least the secondary workshop. Email
admin@menza.co.nz if you don’t get those semi-regular
emails
Also notifying the proposed constitutional change to section 7 (a) (i) to be voted on at the AGM.
Number of Board members.
Currently: Nine elected members.
New amendment suggestion: Twelve elected members with a minimum of three members representing tangata whenua.
If your yearly membership has lapsed please ensure you pay before the AGM.

8th New Zealand Jazz Educators Workshops 2021
2021-07-09 - 2021-07-11 | NZ School of Music, Gate 7, Kelburn Parade, Wellington, New Zealand
In 2021, we’re planning a special version of the New Zealand Jazz Educators Workshops.
Holding the workshops July 9-11 will allow us to offer classes and activities exclusively for educators for three full days, outside of the usual summer student jazz workshops. (It will also allow teachers to attend without taking up too much of your holiday time.)
We will have the NZSM Big Band One and student jazz combos on campus for demonstrations of jazz ensemble and combo rehearsal techniques. Every day will be filled with discussions, questions, and demonstrations (and some festive meals out) that will be valuable to your work with your own students and ensembles.
Register by contacting Dr. David Lisik at nzjazzfoundation@gmail.com
Facebook: facebook.com/nzjazzfoundation
nzjazzfoundation.com/

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/

ANZARME symposium 2021
2021-08-24 - 2021-08-25 | University of Waikato, Tauranga Campus, Durham St, Tauranga, New Zealand
This two day symposium is for all interested music educators in Aotearoa: tertiary educators, PhD and Masters students, teachers of music.
In 2020 the New Zealand branch of ANZARME (Australia New Zealand Association for Research in Music Education) hosted Mahi Tahi. This was a very successful and informal two days of presentations, networking, and discussion. We would like to do this again in 2021.

When: Tuesday 24 August and Wednesday 25 August 2021
Where: University of Waikato, Tauranga Campus, Durham St, Tauranga

You are welcome to just come along and join in the discussions, or you can give a 15 minute presentation if you are interested.
Please register your interest by Friday 4 June, 2021. If you have any questions feel free to contact Sally Bodkin-Allen (sally.bodkin-allen@sit.ac.nz)

Register at
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ZOOM Workshop (Primary) - Harold Finds a Voice
2021-09-18 15:00 - 17:00
Clare McCormack will share some of her favourite picture books for the Junior Music Classroom, Year 1-3. with a focus on sing-along books with rhythm, echo, call and response. How can picture books springboard into other activities?

We warmly invite participants to share what they use.

Click here to register and you will be sent a zoom link prior to the event.

Clare is a music educator and musician who lives on the North Shore, Auckland NZ. She teaches Suzuki piano, marimba, ukulele, recorder, choir, chimes, Kodaly and Orff Schulwerk for children and adults at home, in local schools and in the community.

Her past involvement with ONZA (Orff NZ Aotearoa) saw her organizing workshops, annual marimba festivals and marimba camps for many years. Clare has led workshops for teachers and children in NZ and Australia in Orff Schulwerk and ukulele.

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)

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MENZA Conference Online: Secondary Music Educator's Hui
2021-10-10 19:00 - 20:00
A General Hui for Secondary School Music Teachers hosted by Ben Lau, Chair of MENZA, and Kat Daniela, Deputy Chair of MENZA.
An opportunity to share resources, network and discuss issues and strategic direction in your teaching.
The hui is free and you don’t have to be a MENZA member. It will be held online via ZOOM link. Please register here to receive the ZOOM link. ‘See’ you there!

MENZA Conference Online: NCEA Changes with Matt Stenbo
2021-10-11 10:00 - 11:00
Discussion around the changes to NCEA Music facilitated by Matt Stenbo.
This one-hour session is free and you don’t have to be a MENZA member. Register here to get the ZOOM link to the workshop.

MENZA Conference Online: Approaches in composition and utilising sound with Dr Jeremy Mayall
2021-10-11 13:00 - 14:30
Dr Jeremy Mayall is a composer who works in multimedia formats and draws from multiple genres in creating new musical forms. In this open discussion Jeremy will talk about his approach to composition, how different sound worlds can be utilised and how this could be used in a classroom context.
This workshop is free and you don’t have to be a MENZA member to join in. Please register here to get the ZOOM link for the session.

MENZA Conference Online: Piano Pedagogy in High School
2021-10-11 15:00 - 16:30
The focus of this workshop is teaching NCEA Piano Performance and teaching students who have little or no prior piano learning.
Facilitated by Stephanie and Susan (Sue), this workshop is for itinerant piano teachers, most particularly those from lower decile schools where students with this background are particularly prevalent. We will examine best practice and achievable outcomes for students coming into NCEA performance standards often without even the requisite 2-3 years of ITM piano education. We will look specifically at student-focussed repertoire that assists accelerated rather than sequential learning in piano (Anime and Game music, youtube offerings – creating your own channel, Fur Elise and “other top of the pops’). Then we will investigate successful methods to assist improved technique in older beginners, non-music-readers and those with no keyboards at home, or when on ZOOM… modelling, using chord recognition and hand shapes. The aim of the workshop is also to build a support group for participants and a common repertoire database.
Sue and Stephanie both have many years of working in schools and particularly with Pasifika and Māori students. Keyboard & Piano are among the most presented of the instrumental standards and yet there are few exemplars (3) given by NZQA currently so we have been in touch with the moderator, Delysse, for advice which we would like to share.
This workshop is free to attend and you don’t need to be a MENZA member. Please register here to receive the ZOOM link for the session.

MENZA Conference Online: Online Ear Training & Theory instruction with Tim Solly
2021-10-11 17:00 - 18:30
Powered by Auralia and Musition, this session will explore approaches to engaging students in theory and ear training instruction within jazz, popular and world music contexts. Presenter Tim Solly will also offer strategies for incorporating creative and composition-focused exercises within a contemporary context.
Topics:
– Jazz and popular music topics
– Transcribing and analysing simple chord progressions
– Contemporary library questions with real audio
– Customise your own content
This workshop is FREE and you don’t have to be a MENZA member to participate. To obtain the ZOOM link, please register here.
