MENZA Events

Conductor Training Weekend – Auckland – CANCELLED DUE TO COVID-19 LOCKDOWN

LaidLaw College, Henderson. 80 Central Park Drive, Henderson, Auckland, New Zealand

New Zealand Concert Bands Association is hosting a conductor training weekend facilitated by Dr Kevin Cameron of Melbourne. Kevin is MD for New Zealand Youth Symphonic Winds, and was a clinician at NZCBA Festival in 2019.  He comes with an impressive pedigree, a generous heart and a beautiful approach to music making from the podium. […]

$15 – $250

Kerikeri – Exploring Music with Children (CANCELLED DUE TO COVID-19)

Kingston House, 123 Hone Heke Road, Kerikeri.

Come and explore how music can be integrated into the everyday classroom using the multi-sensory Orff approach that benefits our children. Starting with a simple story or Ukulele song we will explore different ways in which we can use language to create music and movement. Enjoy this hands on approach to music and the arts. […]

$10

Interpreting Māori Legends Through Sound And Movement In ECE – CANCELLED DUE TO COVID-19 RESTRICTIONS

Te Atatu South Kindergarten 65A Divich Avenue, Te Atu South, New Zealand

CANCELLED DUE TO COVID-19 RESTRICTIONS   DATE: Monday April 6, 5.30–7.00pm VENUE: Te Atatu South Kindergarten, 65A Divich Avenue, Te Atatu South At the end of 2019 Robyn worked with Jacqui at Te Atatu South Kindergarten  to involve the children in a very successful project turning a Maori legend into a musical performance with the children […]

$10

What’s your plan for next week?

Term 2 officially starts next week and do you know what you’re doing? Join Martin Emo for a 30min workshop and take a step back to think about what you’ve got planned. Hear his tips and advice for managing teaching in an online environment. From a holistic perspective, this livestream workshop is focused on supporting […]

Primary Music Specialist Chat

Join other Primary Music Specialists for an informal video chat on Zoom hosted by the MENZA Digital Kaiārahi, Martin Emo.   After a round of introductions there will be a discussion. You are asked to bring a question you have, and an idea to share with others.   These will be collated during the event […]

Online Lesson Ideas for Elementary and Middle School General Music

Are you teaching online due to school closures? Wondering where to start and how that’s going to work with your general music students? In this FREE webinar, we’ll discuss tech tools, teaching approaches and lesson ideas for elementary and middle school general music teachers.

Music Tech and Tools 101

Join Martin Emo, Menza Digital Kaiārahi, on Wed 15th April For a 30min workshop will cover the following.   – Sound. Including what Microphones to use, what external Sound cards to use, improving your audio, and your student’s audio; – Using keyboards, pianos and pad controllers – Hearing and miking other Acoustic and Electric instruments […]

Flipgrid for music teachers step-by-step – Free webinar

About this free webinar Hey! I’m Katie Wardrobe – an Australian digital learning coach for music teachers. Flipgrid is an awesome free tech tool that allows you to easily collect video responses from students and there are lots of neat tips, techniques and innovative ideas for using it with music students. In this webinar, we’ll […]

Secondary Music Teachers – Chat with NZQA & MoE

Join other Secondary Music Teachers for an informal video chat on Zoom hosted by the MENZA Digital Kaiārahi, Martin Emo. We will be joined by: Karen Scott, National Assessment Facilitator, NZQA Delysse Glynn, National Assessment Moderator, NZQA Matthew Stenbo, Senior Secondary Subject Specialist, Ministry of Education After a round of introductions there will be a […]

Soundtrap: An Introduction and Three Activities

Join Martin Emo, Menza Digital Kaiārahi, for a 45min workshop will cover the following:   – Introduction to Soundtrap for beginners – Tips and traps – 3 activities you could do (these could apply to current users of Soundtrap or other DAWs) – The session will end with a Q and A.   To attend, […]

Itinerant Teachers of Music Chat

Join other Itinerant Teachers of Music for an informal video chat on Zoom hosted by the MENZA Digital Kaiārahi, Martin Emo, at 10am this Friday. (Sorry that time doesn’t suit everyone) After a round of introductions there will be a general discussion about how to teach in a digital environment. You are asked to bring […]

Professional Development in Music and Movement

Come and explore how to facilitate singing, storytelling, poetry, movement and playing instruments in an integrated way into your classroom programmes. In the April school holidays, ONZA (Orff New Zealand Aotearoa) is offering teacher training 6-day courses in music and movement. This course is aimed at specialist and generalist teachers working in early childhood, primary, […]

Developing Musical Literacy – Online and Digital Tools suitable for Intermediate and Secondary teachers.

Developing Musical Literacy – Online and Digital Tools suitable for Intermediate and Secondary teachers. Wed 22nd 10am.   Join Martin Emo, Menza Digital Kaiārahi, for a 45min workshop covering software and websites you could use to support your students theory and harmony learning.   This will include at least – Ableton Learn – Groove Pizza […]

LOOM – How to make short screen videos

LOOM is a free desktop and browser tool to capture what you do on your screen. You can include yourself in the corner via a video camera. The audio can also be captured from whatever you are running in the computer, eg Software or Browser tabs, along with a microphone.   Save yourself time and […]