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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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)
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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
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 […]
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/
