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” […]
The cluster meeting has been postponed till Term III Secondary Teachers Music Cluster Meeting will be held on the 18th May at Scots College in Strathmore. There are a few options for starting times 2 pm or alternatively 4 pm. There will be some opportunities for some Professional Development in the meeting and if you […]
The 2 day conference looks at specialist teaching areas in middle schools. Three keynote addresses Teacher practitioner, team leader World-leading innovator, Rocket Lab presenter Educators of innovators School Visits Thursday afternoon and Friday morning. Chisnallwood Intermediate (including an in depth look at the music programme there) Casebrook Intermediate Cobham Intermediate Workshops with practitioners Tertiary Visits […]
Any school group (all ages) and anyone in the community (again all ages) are welcome to join Music Education Canterbury and Tūranga Central Library to celebrate the end of NZ Music Month by singing, signing and/or playing uke for the winning 2021 Hook Line and Singalong Song! Venue: Tūranga Central Library, Tautoru / TSB Space […]
We all know that kids love hitting things – so why not embrace this enthusiasm and use it to engage your students in a whole range of musical activities! In this workshop, Kaboom will guide participants through a collection of their favourite classroom percussion activities that they have used with students all over the world. […]
Festival of 1,200 students performing on ukuleles, marimbas and recorders held annually in Christchurch. School group registration and details at strumstrikeblow.org.
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 […]
Fusing the classical and contemporary, actors will perform an original physical theatre piece set against Vivaldi’s renowned The Four Seasons performed by a live string quartet. In collaboration with the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra and UNITEC, we’re proud to be showcasing the up-and-coming talent of Tāmaki Makaurau by featuring APO Aspiring Musicians and UNITEC third year acting students. Your children will be mesmerised by the sights and sounds of a live quartet along with the clever, dynamic storytelling driven by the beauty of this much-loved classical […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Christchurch’s Premier High School Jazz Band Competition JazzQuest is an annual competition showcasing the quality of some of the country’s top secondary school jazz bands and musicians. It offers young jazz musicians a chance to mix, mingle with and challenge themselves against others from around New Zealand. Bands are awarded gold, silver and bronze awards, […]
TWSO present their annual children’s education concerts. ‘The Time-travelling Conductor’ will take you on a journey of symphonic proportions! Narrated by Brooke Baker, this epic adventure is interwoven with recognisable music played by the orchestra including Beethoven to the Beatles. Schools receive a digital education pack to further enhance their understanding prior to the concert. […]
(WeBO) Wellington Band and Orchestral Festival We are very excited to announce the recommencement of WeBO (Band and Orchestral Festival of Aotearoa) in Wellington in August 2021. Over the years WeBO has grown into a truly national festival with ensembles attending from the length of New Zealand Registrations are open now. www.webo.co.nz For more information visit our […]
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. […]
