MENZA

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 UTC
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
https://forms.gle/FSV1zdazaxywSMcn7

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)

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

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.

MENZA Conference Online: Primary Music Educator's Hui
2021-10-11 19:00 - 20:30
A General Hui for Primary School Teachers of music, facilitated by MENZA board member Megan Flint.
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: Taonga Puoro NCEA Standards with Christian McDonald
2021-10-11 19:00 - 20:30
Taonga Puoro NCEA standards with links to Raranga, Whakairo.
Facilitated by MENZA Board member Christian McDonald, this workshop will look at effective teaching practice in Te Ao Maori, using Wananga as a means of assessment.
This is a free workshop, and non-MENZA members are also welcome to attend. Please register to get the ZOOM link to the session.

MENZA Conference Online: Serato Studio DAW with DJ OP! and Martin Emo
2021-10-12 10:00 - 11:30
A new DAW free for NZers, built for beat making and DJ producers. Presented by DJ OP! (New York) and Martin Emo.
New York-based DJ OP! will present a practical workshop on how the DAW Serato Studio can specifically on meet the needs of students that come from a beat-making to make music in your class. Using a relatively new (major updates occurred at the start of this year) NZ-created software, by the DJ company Serato. Co-hosted by Martin Emo, this workshop outlines possible different pathway for how to teach producers (or budding producers). This workshop will demonstrate two or three different ways that students can make a track from scratch with the world-wide producer DJ OP! currently based in New York. Martin will bring in the connections with the NZ Curriculum, and also indicate future connections with new NCEA.
Register here. A free workshop and you don’t need to be a MENZA member.

MENZA Conference Online: Enabling student agency in the music classroom
2021-10-12 10:00 - 11:30
In this workshop, facilitated by Robyn McQueen, we will review some of the literature around musical agency and student agency in musical contexts, and consider how to apply this in responsive ways that are relevant in Aotearoa New Zealand. Themes to be considered include student identity and leadership, collaboration, formal and informal approaches, and repertoire. Examples of practice will be presented that demonstrate making connections between musical learning experiences and students’ lives and learning outside of music class. Time and numbers permitting, participants will be invited to converse about aspects of their own practice that enhance student agency in music lessons.
This workshop is free and you don’t have to be a MENZA member to join. Please register here for the ZOOM link.

MENZA Conference Online: Curriculum design with Dr Graham McPhail
2021-10-12 13:00 - 14:30
Making deep connections within and across our curriculum: an approach to curriculum design, with Dr Graham McPhail.
One way in which the hauora of our ākonga can be nourished at school is through providing opportunities for deep conceptual learning. This workshop session responds to the call for deep learning and the development of critical thinking in music education – two catch-cries of the 21st century learning narrative. I will provide some examples of curriculum design and pedagogy that have been developed using the CDC Model – a model aimed at bringing about curriculum design coherence for deep learning – and then will work with participants using the model to design a topic or lesson. The aim of the workshop is to increase our awareness of the importance of our design competencies and the impact this can have on student learning. While examples shared will deal with typical western music topics, the potential for the model to be used through a bi-cultural lens will also be explored.
Dr Graham McPhail is a senior lecturer in the School of Curriculum and Pedagogy, in the Faculty of Education and Social Work, at the University of Auckland, New Zealand. He took up this position in 2015 after twenty years of work in the secondary education sector including three years as the National Moderator for NCEA Music. His current research is centred on the role of knowledge in the curriculum, in particular within C21schooling and music education contexts. Along with Dr Vicki Thorpe and Dr Stuart Wise he edited New Zealand’s first volume on secondary school music education Educational Change and the Secondary School Music Curriculum in Aotearoa New Zealand published by Routledge in 2018.
This workshop is free and you don’t have to be a MENZA member to participate. Please register here to receive the ZOOM link to the session.

MENZA Conference Online: Unpacking how to integrate Ableton Live into the music classroom. Matt Ridgway and Martin Emo
2021-10-12 15:00 - 16:30
Both Matt and Martin contributed to four ‘classroom projects’ – comprehensive and engaging music teaching resources that are freely available on ableton.com as part of the Ableton for the Classroom Initiative which includes free copies of Ableton Live 11. In this workshop, Matt will delve into these classroom projects, explaining their intention and development. He will then demonstrate some of the techniques used in the projects and explain how he has used them to engage his students in music learning, recording, composition and performance. Martin will provide NZ curriculum and assessment context for effectively integrating Ableton Live in your classroom.
Matt Ridgway is a multi-faceted musician and educator from Melbourne, Australia. In his role as Ableton’s Education Specialist for Aus/NZ, Matt works with artists and educators to develop their skills using Live as the central hub of their music creation.
Martin Emo has worked in music education and digital technology across New Zealand and internationally. His research informed the education support that Ableton offer.
Register here. Workshop is free and all are welcome, you don’t need to be a MENZA member.

MENZA Conference Online: Teaching Composition to Years 7&8 with Eugene Marshall
2021-10-12 19:00 - 20:30
Presented by Eugene Marshall, this workshop looks at teaching Composition at Intermediate Schools, and provides prompts for starting composition projects, engaging reluctant young musicians, and fostering genuine creativity in the classroom.
This free workshop is also open to non-MENZA members. To obtain the ZOOM link for this session, please register here.

MENZA Conference Online: Bigger, Better, Brains - Music education and brain development with Dr Anita Collins
2021-10-13 10:00 - 11:30
Dr Anita Collins is an award-winning educator, researcher and writer in the field of brain development and music learning. Anita is best known for her role as on-screen expert and campaign lead for the ‘Don’t Stop the Music’ documentary that aired on the ABC in late 2018 and author of ‘The Music Advantage’. She is internationally recognized for her unique work in translating the scientific research of neuroscientists and psychologists to the everyday parent, teacher and student. Anita brings a wealth of experience as an active educator to every presentation. She is an experienced classroom teachers and conductor (Canberra Grammar School), has been musical director for three award winning productions and she has over a decade of experience as a teacher educator across all areas of tertiary education (University of Canberra and the Australian National University).
Neuroscience and psychology researchers have done extensive studies over the last 20 years to understand how the brain processes music and why music learning seems to be such a cognitively unique activity. Musically trained children have better language and communication skills, can focus for longer and are more likely to stick with difficult problems until they solve them, they are able to control their own emotional responses and understand emotional responses of others and they have significantly better working and long-term memory systems. These enhancements then support higher levels of overall academic achievement, motivation, stress management, self-regulation and awareness. Most notably, music learning has been found to improve neural communication issues associated with autism, ADHD, dyslexia and reading and language learning delays. The research is now starting to reveal why music learning is so effective at enhancing brain function. Come along and hear Dr Collins speak about this exciting and impactful research. Web: www.anitacollinsmusic.comFacebook: @dranitacollinsFounderBigger Better BrainsWeb: www.biggerbetterbrains.comFacebook: @BiggerBetterBrainsTwitter: @bb_brains
This free workshop is open to non-MENZA members too. Please register here to obtain the ZOOM link for the meeting.

MENZA Conference Online: An introduction to mātauranga Māori
2021-10-13 13:00 - 14:30
Presented by Catherine Graham and Hāni Totorewa, this workshop is an introduction to mātauranga Māori; relating this to our secondary music teaching practice as we seek to unpack “mana ōrite mō te mātauranga Māori”.
This is a free online workshop – you don’t need to be a MENZA member to join in, just register here to get the ZOOM link for the session. ‘See’ you there!

MENZA Conference Online: From Paper to Portal - moving to a paperless, fully online system for ITM administration
2021-10-13 15:00 - 16:30
Facilitated by MENZA Deputy Chair Kat Daniela, this workshop will provide participants with a google folder of exemplars that can be modified to fit the individual needs of the school for gathering data, expressions of interest, permission slips, instrument hire, etc. Participants will step through the process from start to finish of a student applying for an ITM lesson.
This online session is free and you don’t have to be a MENZA member. To get the ZOOM link, please register here. ‘See’ you soon!

MENZA Conference Online: Itinerant Music Teachers' Hui with Chris Williamson
2021-10-13 17:00 - 18:30
There are many ITMs in NZ, most of whom lack a central point of contact for professional support and discussion. This hui, facilitated by Chris Williamson, is an opportunity for ITMs to get together to talk things through and offer each other support.
This FREE online hui is open to all (itinerant) music teachers – click here to register for the ZOOM link to the session.

MENZA Conference Online: MusicEcademy online learning resource with Jaroslav Novak
2021-10-13 19:00 - 20:30
Presented by Jaroslav Novak, this workshop is all about MusicEcademy, your online learning resource for music theory and aural skills. This programme supports music education both in the classroom and at home – ideal for itinerant and classroom music teachers.
This workshop is suitable for all music educators and is FREE. You don’t have to be a MENZA member to attend. Please register here to obtain the ZOOM link for the session. ‘See’ you then!

MENZA Conference Online: Pasifika Talanoa with Opeloge Ah Sam
2021-10-14 18:30
Please feel free to join Pasifika teachers and Music teachers with Pasifika heritage looking to connect and find ways to support their teaching journey and practice. Feel free to bring any challenges or issues you may be facing or questions you have. We want to share and discuss ideas and strategies that may provide a different angle of reflection, and to support other music teachers of Pasifika heritage. Challenges, ideas and questions can cover anything from personal teaching practice, questions or ideas about NCEA, anything to do with professional development, repertoire and more.
To get the ZOOM link for this session, please register here.

MENZA Conference Online: ECE Music Educator's Hui with Greta Bull
2021-10-17 19:00 - 20:30
General hui for all things ECE in Music.
All are welcome to attend this hui – please register here to get the ZOOM link to the session.

MENZA Conference Online: A PattyCake Games Sequence, Years 0-8
2021-10-19 19:00 - 20:30
This workshop is accessible to generalist teachers as well as Musos. The content is fun. Activities are bite sized. Builds classroom, cross year-group communities, develops motor skills, vocal skills and supports the Kodály rhythm-learning sequence.
This free online workshop is also for non-MENZA members. Please register here to get the ZOOM link for the session.
