This year, MENZA brings two acclaimed international guests to Dunedin for some exciting Music PD workshops: Music Technology Consultant Katie Wardrobe will focus on fun and easy ways to incorporate technology into the music classroom, while Associate Professor Susan West from the Australian National University in Canberra will introduce the practice and theory of the Music Engagement Program for teachers.
Will your students be the ones to write the theme song for NZ Music Month? A friendly reminder that Hook, Line and Sing-a-long entries close March 17. There are great prizes including a recording session at Roundhead Studios in Auckland, a travel grant, a $500 MusicWorks voucher for the winners and the same again for […]
The Rodger Fox Big Band The 17 members of New Zealand’s acclaimed Rodger Fox Big Band will be accompanied by four leading international jazz musicians. Many of the musicians in the big band hold positions in major teaching institutions, including the New Zealand School of Music and many High Schools. Rodger Fox Rodger Fox is […]
Fun Music Theory Games integrated with the computational thinking part of the new Digital Technologies curriculum and other cool music and tech stuff. Music & Digital Technology Tuesday 5 June 2018 Music Education Otago invites you to a workshop that combines elements of the new Digital Technologies Curriculum with Music. Our presenters: Judith Bell Judith Bell […]
Students are motivated to work when they know the compositions they produce will have an audience. Using technology, they can create musical works that sound like those that they hear on the radio. As part of this day we will look at how you can create tasks that enable students to create pieces of music […]
Tuesday, April 9, 2019 at 4 PM – 5:30 PM at St Clair School, 135 Richardson Street, Dunedin Free introduction to the 2019 Kiwileles' Songbook. Strum and sing through this year's repertoire with the team from NZ Ukulele and Music Education Otago.
This workshop will explore the ways in which you can engage young children in meaningful music making. Songs, musical cues and other musical activities will be workshopped, leaving you with a range of take-home resources to use within your own context. Natasha and Anna will present ideas and activities that maintain student engagement, use the […]
Music Education Otago is excited to present a workshop on The Art And Psychology of Musical Play with Julie Wylie, MNZM, on Saturday 14 March at St Clair School. This practical workshop is targeted at parents, teachers, teacher aides and therapists of children aged 0-8 so please feel free to share with colleagues and friends […]
Lindo Francis Memorial Grant information click HERE The ONZA Marimba Festival will be conducted in Auckland, Tauranga and Dunedin this year in term 3 and 4. Teachers whose students participate in these events will have the opportunity to attend inspiring professional development, free of charge, once per term, to play through an exciting repertoire fully adaptable […]
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 […]
