MENZA Events

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 […]

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.

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 […]

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 […]

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 – […]

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 […]

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 […]

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.

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.

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 […]