MENZA

35th World Conference of the International Society for Music Education "A Visible Voice"
2022-07-17 - 2022-07-22
ISME is the International Society which MENZA belongs to as the New Zealand region.
This bi-annual conference is online this year.
Check out the speakers programme and registration here: https://ismeworldconference.org/

Safer Spaces in Music Education MENZA PLD
2022-07-13 16:00 - 17:30 UTC
With Rachel Harrison (SoundCheck Aotearoa) and Jeni Little (Safer Spaces in Music Education)
ZOOM link
Nau mai! Haere mai! This Safer Spaces in Music Education sexual harm prevention hui will include:

Continuum of behaviours in Music Education Spaces – definitions of sexual harm and inappropriate behaviour.

How to receive a disclosure.

How to keep ourselves safe as educators.

There will be interactive activities in small groups, and time for the whole group to discuss any matters arising from our workshop.
Hopefully busy educators might be able to find the time during the school break to join us in working towards Safer Spaces in Music Education.
All welcome.

Taonga Puoro Professional Development
2022-06-27 08:00 - 2022-06-30 17:00 | Haititaimarangai Marae, Karikari Peninsula 0483, 0483, New Zealand
Teacher Professional Development Day/s and Performances – Taonga Puoro 27th to 30th of June 2022
Facilitated by Kelly Kahukiwa and Wiremu Sarich at Haititaimarangai Marae
Email: Christian McDonald for details: christianm@taipa.school.nz

Young Jazz Band-it
2022-06-27
Entries for the Young Jazz Band-it Schools Competition close on Monday, 27 June 2022.
Enter your school jazz band now – total prizes to the value of $18,000. Further information about the competitions is available Here.
There are three competitions:

The Young Jazz Band-it Essential NZ Jazz Band-it Band Competition – more information is available Here.
The NZ Jazz Composition Competition – more information is available Here.
The NZ Jazz Improvisation Competition – more information on this competition is available Here.

If you require any added information, please feel free to contact me direct:
Email: youngjazzbandit@gmail.com
Mobile: 021 143 3526
Best regards,
RODGER FOX

You might also want to check out this video about the Young Jazz Band-it Competitions: Video

MENZA Workshops and AGM
2022-06-18 13:30 - 16:00 | Newlands College, 68 Bracken Road, Wellington, Wellington, 6037, New Zealand
NOTICE OF MENZA AGM
18 June 2022, Newlands College, WellingtonWorkshops: 1.30-2.30pm

Primary/Intermediate workshop with Makaira Waugh and Rawiri Hindle, and launch of the new Poutokomanawa resource: Te Koha a Tāne
Secondary workshop is a Q&A session on the RAS with Matt Stenbo

MENZA AGM: 3-4pm
Please RSVP here by Thursday 16 June for catering purposes and to obtain the ZOOM links to the AGM and both workshops. We look forward to welcoming you to the MENZA AGM and/or workshops!

Te Koha a Tāne education resource launch
Te Koha a Tāne is a new music and movement resource for Y0-8 kaiako from the Poutokomanawa team who brought you Aruaru ki Tawhiti/Chase across the Waves. The beautifully illustrated resource retells the story of Rātā and the Waka from the tree’s perspective, exploring the conservation theme through 10 episodes of hands-on music, dance, drama and art activities that any kaiako can deliver. Featuring original waiata and karakia that encapsulate the learning, the resource will be free to download in both te reo Māori (coming soon) and English versions from the MENZA website, along with videos and other online support material to assist your teaching.
The one hour workshop will be an opportunity to meet the creators, celebrate the launch of the resource, and take part in a series of short music and movement activity examples including a new waiata featuring music by Kiwi Kidsong writer Radha Sahar (nee Wardrop).

Kia ora e te whanau
The MENZA AGM will be held on the 18th July at Newlands College at 3pm and will be live-streamed. If you would like to attend the AGM and/or workshops (1.30-2.30pm, also to be live-streamed) please RSVP here (for catering purposes and ZOOM links, which will be available for the AGM and both workshops).
Due to a recent resignation of a Board member, the MENZA Board at the time of the AGM will have five elected Board members and three co-opted Board members, however, the MENZA Constitution states that we should have nine elected members to be on the board, therefore we will need to have an election.
In regards to electing Board members, the MENZA constitution states the following:
8. ELECTIONS

The period during which voting may take place in elections for the Board shall be determined by the Board and shall include the day of the Annual General Meeting. Where distance voting is to occur the period shall begin not more than fourteen and not less than seven days prior to an Annual General Meeting.

Nominations for Board members as defined in 7(a)(i) shall be forwarded in writing to the Secretary no less than twenty-eight days prior to the date at which voting begins.

(c) Each nomination shall incorporate the signatures of a proposer and a seconder who must both be then current financial members and shall be also signed by the nominee signifying acceptance of the nomination. In the event of there being fewer written nominations received by the due date than the number of Board members allowed for in 7 (a) (i) above, further nominations may be sought by a committee set up by the Board for this purpose and called the Nominating Committee.

I would like to put forward to the members that we vote to fill the four vacant positions on the board. Currently, the three co-opted members on the board are Charlotte Nicklin, Christian McDonald and Makaira Waugh. They have indicated that they would like to continue their time on the board and put themselves forward to be elected onto the MENZA Board.
As we have three MENZA members putting themselves forward to be on the Board we are seeking at least one other member to put themselves forward. If there are more than four members seeking a position on the board, an election will be held. As the Chair, I would like that position to be elected at the AGM. This means that for this election, the time frames to elect new board members will be different to the constitution.
I propose the following dates:

8th June: Nominations close for the four vacant positions on the Board. Click here for a nomination form.
10th June: Information regarding the nominations will be sent out to MENZA members. Online voting will open.
16th June: Online voting closes
18th June: At the AGM, members in attendance will vote. Both online and in-person votes will be counted. The new members elected to the Board will be announced.

If any members object to this process can you please email admin@menza.co.nz before the 8th of June 2020. We will then follow the process that is outlined in the Constitution. If you would like to discuss the process further or are interested in joining the MENZA board please email me directly at: blau@newlands.school.nz.
Ben Lau
MENZA Chair
RSVP for AGM&workshops and ZOOM links
MENZA Board Nomination Form

Young Jazz Band-It Competition
2022-06-17
About the Young Jazz Band-it Competitions
Closing date for video entries: Friday, 17 June 2022.
The Young Jazz Band-it competitions, supported by Youthtown, have been developed to support jazz music programmes and jazz understanding through the distribution of New Zealand inspired, popular compositions arranged for secondary and intermediate school jazz ensembles.
Created by Youthtown and the Aotearoa Jazz Education & Performance Charitable Trading Trust Inc. (CC56767) in association with Musicworks NZ and Victoria University of Wellington/Te Koki New Zealand School of Music, this is a programme for High School and Intermediate School Jazz Bands.
The overall aims of the Young Jazz Band-it are to elevate musicianship, broaden musical perspectives and inspire performance.

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There are three elements to the Young Jazz Band-It competition contested by High School and Intermediate School Jazz Bands, composers and soloists:

Young Jazz Band-It – Essential NZ Jazz Band Competition
Young Jazz Band-It – NZ Jazz Composition Competition
Young Jazz Band-it – NZ Jazz Improvisation Competition

The Young Band-it – Essential NZ Jazz Band Competition, supported by Youthtown, recognises and rewards excellence in jazz musicianship and performance.
Bands entering this competition must have between 14 and 20 members, one of whom can be a vocalist, and there are three prizes on offer.
The winner will receive $6,000 of musical equipment from Musicworks NZ plus a recording and music video (valued at $4,250). The second and third-placed bands will receive $2,500 and $1,500 respectively, of musical equipment.
You can enter your Jazz Band in the Young Jazz Band-it – Essential NZ Jazz Band Competition online. See the link to the online entry form below.
The cost to enter the Young Jazz Band-it – Essential NZ Jazz Band Competition is $275.00 per school.
This includes FOUR Essential NZ Big Band arrangements.

Every year Youthtown and the Aotearoa Jazz Education & Performance Charitable Trading Trust Inc. will commission arrangements of New Zealand popular music for jazz ensembles.
Four arrangements, along with sound files, will be sent to participating secondary and intermediate school band directors.
During the year, band directors will be sent a newsletter giving access to online educational materials to help with the rehearsal and presentation of the arrangements.
Participating Bands then upload a video recording of their band’s performance of one of the Essential NZ arrangements to the Young Jazz Band-it link for evaluation. The final date to get your video uploaded is Friday, 17 June 2022.
The video recording counts as an application to the Young Jazz Band-It competition for the Secondary and Intermediate School Jazz Band Festival to be staged in Wellington on Friday 30 September and Saturday 01 October 2022.

Palmerston North Boys High School Jazz Band.
The 10 top bands will be invited to perform at the grand final 2022 along with the finalists in the Jazz Composition and Jazz Improvisation competitions.
Final: September 30th in Wellington. Venue/s to be announced.
At the Festival, each band is required to perform four (4) charts in total. Two (2) charts must be from the Essential NZ library and two (2) own choice selections which can include a vocal.
The Festival ends with an awards ceremony and a concert by the Rodger Fox Big Band and special guest(s).

Fee: $275 per school band (Band-It competition)
Closing date for video entries: Friday, 17 June 2022.
For any enquiries, please contact
Erna Ferry, AJE&P General Manager
Mobile: 0273925771
Email: youngjazzbandit@gmail.com

MENZA Online Workshop: Releasing Students' original music works into the marketplace
2022-06-02 19:00 - 20:30
Trevor Faville, who teaches secondary music in the Central North Region for Te Kura o Te Kura Pounamu (The Correspondence School), talks through the process of releasing students’ original music works into the marketplace, with consideration to fundamentals like how royalties work, ownership of master recordings and what this means, how streaming works, how to write press releases and more. Essentially; how can akonga move into a professional environment with original material?
Trevor has been running this programme for selected students every year, and the focus is on both demystifying the process and empowering the individual artists – so it’s very student friendly.
Trevor will talk through the specifics of how this programme works, and what are some of the key elements to know if akonga are releasing original work.
Register here to obtain the ZOOM link for this FREE online workshop.

APO presents Discovery
2022-05-12 11:30 - 13:00 | Auckland Town Hall, Queen Street, Auckland, 1010, New Zealand
Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra presents Discovery, a concert designed for secondary school students.
In this rare opportunity to have the orchestral experience tailored to them, Secondary school students hear legendary works performed live by the full APO in the Auckland Town Hall.
Presenter Nathan King will explore the theme of music and journeys in a presentation packed full of curriculum-linked demonstrations, historical anecdotes, and vibrant music.
This concert is the perfect accompaniment to a teacher’s NCEA delivery, featuring works by Grieg, Mendelssohn and NZ composers Salina Fisher and Liam Pram. (View the full programme here.)
The concert will also be live-streamed so you don’t need to be in Auckland to be a part of it. Teaching materials to accompany the concert are also available.

Music Education Canterbury AGM
2022-03-30 19:30 - 20:30
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)

ZOOM session: Leading out of White Spaces with Ann Milne
2022-02-17 16:00 - 17:00 | ZOOM
In the last two years, Covid-19 has forced us to approach our teaching differently and we have been confronted by the disparities that are the reality for many of our learners. As we, once again, return to our schools, what did we learn and what have we changed? As you planned with your staff for this year, does 2022 look like business-as-usual or even, with contingencies in place for keeping children safe, a tweaked version of that familiar ‘normal’? The truth is that Māori, and the other students we minoritise never have been, and never will be, safe in that normal. For these young people it’s “distance” learning all the time, whether the lessons are coming via an app on a laptop, or Mum’s phone, or directly from the teacher standing in front of you, it’s all disconnected.
When our ‘normal’ Western, whitestream model of schooling is the problem, school leaders have both the responsibility, and the unique opportunity to lead us away from this practice. But how much change are we really prepared to make? Why is better literacy, numeracy, or NCEA scores simply not good enough? Why don’t our one-off days or weeks, the te reo Māori labels, the murals or carvings dotted around our schools, or our kapa haka ‘improve’ our achievement levels? How does a critically conscious, culturally sustaining curriculum really make a difference and how do you embed this practice in your leadership and your school?
Bio
Dr Ann Milne
Dr Ann Milne is a Pākehā educator, writer, researcher, and former school principal whose work challenges the whiteness of our education system and focuses on a critically conscious, culturally sustaining learning approach centred on students’ cultural identities. Her book, Colouring in the White Spaces: Reclaiming Cultural Identity in Whitestream Schools, was published in 2016 and her services to education were recognised in 2020 when she was appointed a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit. After retiring from her principal’s role five years ago, she established Ann Milne Education and Ann Milne Online to share her long leadership experience in this area with schools and institutions who want to think differently about their practice.

IRMTNZ - CALL FOR SCORES: Easy Tunes for Tamariki
2021-11-30 23:59
Wellington Branch IRMTNZ invites submissions of scores for beginner violin and cello students.
Wellington Branch IRMTNZ is planning to publish Easy Tunes for Tamariki, a collection of original piecesfor violin and for cello submitted by composers from Aotearoa New Zealand. The music is to be appropriate for pupils from preliminary up to grade 2 level, and each is to include a simple piano accompaniment.
There is a shortage of published solo music for beginners up to grade 2 level by New Zealand composers for instruments other than piano. This project aims to help to rectify that situation.
A payment is available for the composers of the selected pieces, thanks to the generosity of a private benefactor.
Deadline for receipt of scores: 11.59 pm (NZT), 30 November 2021.
Full details: eligibility, guidelines, conditions available HERE.
About Us
The Institute of Registered Music Teachers of New Zealand (IRMTNZ) is New Zealand’s professional organisation for all music teachers
Wellington Branch IRMTNZ runs professional development events for teachers and performance opportunities for students. The annual Piano Plus Festival is for students of all ages and instruments, and each performer’s programme must include a piece by a New Zealand composer.

So you want to be a music therapist?
2021-11-18 18:00 - 19:00 | ZOOM
Music Therapy week will take place on 15-21 November and as part of this event the Raukatauri Music Therapy Centre will be hosting an online presentation about music therapy, specifically on becoming and working as a music therapist in New Zealand. Aimed at High school and university students (or musicians looking to retrain) this is a fantastic opportunity for your students to discover how they can use their passion for music to help others through a career as a Registered Music Therapist. This webinar will include video and photo examples of music therapy in action, outline the process for training and registration in Aotearoa New Zealand, as well as the opportunity to ask our team questions.
We would be really grateful if you were able to share this with students thinking about a career in music. They can register through our Facebook event or by emailing info@rmtc.org.nz. We’ll send out confirmation of the webinar and how to access it nearer the time. Here is the flyer Raukatauri Intro to Music Therapy which you are welcome to share.
Thank you so much in advance for sharing this with your students, and please do not hesitate to contact us should you require further information.

ANZARME 2021 Conference Unmasking Music Education
2021-10-30 - 2021-10-31
Registrations are now open for the ANZARME 2021 Conference Unmasking Music Education. The conference is once again online, and after the success of last year’s event, we have another exciting range of music education research presentations to share over the weekend of October 30 / 31.
Our conference is one of the most affordable at only $50 for full registration, and $25 for students. It is also an excellent platform for first time presenters as we offer a supportive research environment. For those who supervise HDR students, we ask that you encourage them to attend, with the aim of possibly presenting at future ANZARME conferences.
To register, simply log onto the ANZARME website www.anzarme.com.au , click on 43rd conference, 2021, and then click on ‘register now’. A conference link containing a login and password will be sent in the coming days – please keep this handy as your access to the conference site.
Technical support is available at ANZARMECONFERENCE@gmail.com
Looking forward to seeing you at ANZARME 2021.
Sincerely
Dr Geoffrey M Lowe
Senior Lecturer in Music Education
Edith Cowan University
ORCHID 0000-0001-9413-7080

Junior Jazz Jam 2021
2021-10-21 14:00 - 16:00 | 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!

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

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.

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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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!
