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 […]
Mōrena I’m happy to share the details of the dat of PLD for Secondary School teachers (which was postponed from earlier in the year). Weaving the cultural perspectives into Pūoro Date: Friday 9th October 2020 Venue: The Parnell, Gladstone Rd, Auckland Course Director: Belinda Carey Planning Committee: Anne Marie Lalakai & Katrina Daniela Hear from […]
Producing quality videos for online submissions As a result of COVID19 many school competitions such as Rockquest and the Chamber Music NZ Competition are now inviting video submissions of school bands and ensembles. While these competitions don’t require a top quality studio recording of your school groups, wouldn’t it be nice to know how to get […]
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 […]
REGISTER HERE FOR FACE TO FACE 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 […]
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 […]
An event for Primary School Jazz Bands (up to year 8). Bands perform for each other and get written feedback from jazz lecturers from ARA Music Arts. The Registration link will be added here soon and also to the Christchurch Big Band Festival Website.
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 […]
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’ […]
Thursday November 5 Scots College This is an opportunity for students to participate in an orchestra. Teachers can use the arranged music to support students to learn their parts for the festival, often alongside instrumental tutors (private or otherwise). From this, small school performing groups can result. Instrumental parts include strings, brass, woodwind, percussion as […]
Presented by Music EDnet, DAYTiME is an annual one-day professional development conference focusing on the effective integration of technology in music education. It offers a unique opportunity to hear from some of the most knowledgeable and experienced exponents of the use of technology in music education, as well as some time to network with your […]
THIS YEAR’S KIWILELE FESTIVAL WILL BE ON SATURDAY 7th NOVEMBER 2020 TRUSTS ARENA, AUCKLAND 12pm – 3pm – Gates open at 10am The happiest day on Auckland’s event calendar, the NZ Ukulele Festival is a FREE fun-filled family music event. The line-up features The Kiwileles’ Massed Schools 2500-strong Ukulele Orchestra, the amazing NZ Ukulele Squads […]
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 […]
Uploaded is a songwriting competition hosted by Andrson—a sound-driven A&R platform that helps you deliver your music to key music executives. And now, Andrson users worldwide can submit original songs to compete for prizes. And to launch Uploaded, we’re partnering with children’s charity, Make-A-Wish Ireland. Twenty percent of sponsorships and all donations from the competition will be […]
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, […]
