• 2017 Christchurch Orchestra Festival

    Charles Luney Auditorium Christchurch, New Zealand

    The Christchurch Orchestra Festival runs from Tuesday September 19th – 4.45pm and 7.30pm sessions and Wednesday September 20th – 4.45pm session, Gala Concert at 7.30pm. There are pre Orchestra Festival workshops […]

  • Junior Jazz Jam 2017

    Rangi Ruru Girls’ School 59 Hewitts Road, Christchurch, New Zealand

    An event for primary school age jazz bands. Feedback given by ARA Music ARts jazz tutors. Register your band at http://www.bigbandfest.org.nz/junior-jazz-jam/

  • SIng Africa with Julian Raphael

    Christchurch School of Music (CSM) 100 Fitzgerald Avenue, Christchurch, New Zealand

    ‘Sing Africa’ is a new publication of ten songs for school and community groups compiled by Julian and fellow musician Lala Simpson which includes music from the Congo, Madagascar, South […]

  • Folk Songs and Games Across the Curriculum

    SIT Downtown Campus 25 Don St, Invercargill, New Zealand

    This session will introduce a range of simple songs, games and dances for a variety of age levels with related musicianship activities. The utilisation of these techniques is to help teachers and students, find easy, enjoyable, nonthreatening ways of engaging with music making on an on-going basis.

  • Learn the Piano in 3 Hours!

    SIT Downtown Campus 25 Don St, Invercargill, New Zealand

    This course introduces beginners and amateur piano players to the MEP (Music Engagement Programme) approach to playing and singing.

  • Music Engagement Program Workshop with Susan West

    SIT Downtown Campus 25 Don St, Invercargill, New Zealand

    The Music Engagement Program (MEP) focuses primarily on shared, social music-making as a means of promoting well-being, encouraging participation and developing musical skills and knowledge. The MEP is based on a social philosophy of shared, active music making through singing known as The Music Outreach Principle where groups within schools and the wider community share their music with others, encouraging on-going participation.

  • Bruce Pearson ‘Inspire Excellence in Your Young Band’

    KBB Music Epsom 377 Manukau Road, Epsom, Auckland, New Zealand

    Bruce Pearson is a world-renowned music educator, author, composer, and clinician. He is the author of the Standard of Excellence Comprehensive Band Method, widely regarded as the most important contribution to the band music field in the last three decades, as well as his first contribution, Best In Class. His new contribution, co-authored with Ryan Nowlin, the Tradition of Excellence Comprehensive Band Method, is a performance-centered curriculum that seamlessly blends time-tested and innovative pedagogy with cutting-edge technology.

  • Christchurch Big Band Festival 2017

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    The 11th Christchurch Big Band Festival runs over Labour Weekend. There will be loads of free performances all around town by big bands from all around New Zealand and of […]

  • Closing date for NZSSSO applications

    Charles Luney Auditorium Christchurch, New Zealand

    Applications for the 2018 NZ Secondary Schools Symphony Orchestra (NZSSSO) course opened on the 1st September 2017. NZSSSO provides a wonderful opportunity for our talented secondary school orchestral musicians from […]

  • Christchurch Schools’ Music Festival

    Horncastle Arena 30 Whiteleigh Ave, Addington, New Zealand

    Three nights of singing by massed choirs, and the best instrumentalist from all Canterbury Schools, in performance….it’s 78th year!

  • Flutes of Dunedin

    Bayfield High School 2 Shore Street, Anderson's Bay, Dunedin, New Zealand

    Concert from 5pm featuring performances by Bridget Douglas, Nichola genn Harris, The Dunedin Day flute choirs and more! Pre-concert taonga pūoro demonstration with Jennifer Cattermole at 4:15pm

  • Debut to Diploma: Rockschool – Making it Count

    Music Planet Christchurch 104A Riccarton Road, Christchurch, New Zealand

    You are invited to attend a FREE and casual information session on the Rockschool Graded Music Syllabuses now delivered across New Zealand.

    Free
  • Debut to Diploma: Rockschool – Making it Count

    Music Planet Takapuna 42 Tahroto Rd, Takapuna, Auckland, New Zealand

    You are invited to attend a FREE and casual information session on the Rockschool Graded Music Syllabuses now delivered across New Zealand.

    Free
  • Debut to Diploma: Rockschool – Making it Count

    Music Planet Palmerston North 100 Broadway Avenue, Palmerston North, New Zealand

    You are invited to attend a FREE and casual information session on the Rockschool Graded Music Syllabuses now delivered across New Zealand.

    Free