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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
(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 […]
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 […]
DUE TO COVID-19 RESTRICTIONS, THIS EVENT IS TO BE POSTPONED, DETAILS TO BE CONFIRMED A day of orchestral rehearsal and performance led by arranger and conductor, Richard Oswin, for senior […]
Clare McCormack will share some of her favourite picture books for the Junior Music Classroom, Year 1-3. with a focus on sing-along books with rhythm, echo, call and response. How […]
The 2021 National Secondary Schools’ Brass Band Camp is on in Christchurch from 5 to 9 October 2021. Application forms for the 2021 National Secondary Schools’ Brass Band are ready to be […]
A General Hui for Secondary School Music Teachers hosted by Ben Lau, Chair of MENZA, and Kat Daniela, Deputy Chair of MENZA. An opportunity to share resources, network and discuss […]
Discussion around the changes to NCEA Music facilitated by Matt Stenbo. This one-hour session is free and you don’t have to be a MENZA member. Register here to get the […]
Dr Jeremy Mayall is a composer who works in multimedia formats and draws from multiple genres in creating new musical forms. In this open discussion Jeremy will talk about his […]
The focus of this workshop is teaching NCEA Piano Performance and teaching students who have little or no prior piano learning. Facilitated by Stephanie and Susan (Sue), this workshop is […]
Powered by Auralia and Musition, this session will explore approaches to engaging students in theory and ear training instruction within jazz, popular and world music contexts. Presenter Tim Solly will […]
A General Hui for Primary School Teachers of music, facilitated by MENZA board member Megan Flint. An opportunity to share resources, network and discuss issues and strategic direction in your […]
Taonga Puoro NCEA standards with links to Raranga, Whakairo. Facilitated by MENZA Board member Christian McDonald, this workshop will look at effective teaching practice in Te Ao Maori, using Wananga […]
