MENZA

The Power of Musical Play & The Art of Musical Play with Julie Wylie
2019-09-28 09:30 - 13:30 UTC | Westport Playcentre, 36A Fonblanque Street, Westport, 36A Fonblanque Street, Westport, 7825, New Zealand
When: Saturday 28 September – 9:30-11am and 12pm – 1.30pm (Parent workshop 11:30 to midday)
Where: Westport Early learning Centre 48 Pakington Street.
Cost: Free for MENZA members or teachers who are part of an institution that is a MENZA member, first year teachers and those currently enrolled in an education degree, or $30 for non-members
REGISTER HERE TODAY
The Power of Musical Play
The keys to a child’s learning are:

Being calm and alert (controlled by the lower brain).
Being in happy engagement with adults who value and respect them (controlled by the mid brain).
Forming memories (including language, literacy and numeracy) through experiencing the world (controlled by the mid brain and cortex).

This workshop is designed to help participants gain an understanding of how music can be used in very specific ways to arouse or calm, and regulate the brain. Many children in our schools and ECE centres are experiencing anxiety and stress. Musical play activates every part of the brain and promotes healthy brain growth and development.
Participants will discover enjoyable ways to:

Interact musically;
Use the elements of music so that they become a natural part of children’s play;
Use instructional songs in daily routines;
Match children’s energy levels and arouse or calm children through musical play.

The Art of Musical Play
Musical play is the child’s first language and is a natural part of the life and culture of children. It opens up an imaginative, magical world of possibilities. Sensory musical play helps children to listen, express, feel, move and develop a strong sense of self in relation to others. It structures the moment, helping children to make sense of their world. Musical play can occur inside, outside, anywhere, any time, and is a wonderful way to support daily routines such as tidying up, washing hands and learning to start or stop on cue.
This workshop will offer many practical ideas about what to include in a musical play session and how to make mat time relevant to young children. It is designed to help participants understand the purpose of group music and musical play, and how music can support numeracy and literacy. Musical play can weave all the strands of learning together and provides the warp and weft of the Early Childhood Curriculum, Te Whāriki.

Julie was awarded the MNZM last year for services to Music Education and Musical Play Therapy and has presented numerous workshops in New Zealand and overseas. Julie is a former Early Childhood Music Advisor for The Ministry of Education and lecturer in Early Childhood Development at the Christchurch College of Education.

Christchurch Orchestra Festival
2019-09-18 - 2019-09-22 | Christchurch Town Hall, 86 Kilmore St, Christchurch, Canterbury, 8013
The Secondary Schools Orchestra Festival run by the Christchurch Symphony Orchestra in partnership with CWSMTA is a highlight in the school calendar, an excellent opportunity for students to play together, improve and learn, and aim to give of their best in a performance. It’s also a time for students and teachers to connect, and together celebrate music within our community.
The venue will be the Christchurch Town Hall!
Wed 18 Sept 9am-3pm workshops for Canterbury Orchestras
Sat 21 Sept open rehearsal, CSO concert: The Planets (Zappa, Holst, LA Percussion Quartet) 7.30pm Town Hall
Sun 22 Sept 9am workshops for out of town orchestras, 1-3pm massed rehearsal with CSO chief conductor Benjamin Northey; 4pm Showcase Concert concluding with combined item
Workshops: Each Canterbury school, combined school or area submits an orchestra of high school students which perform a 15-20 minute programme for two commentators. The orchestra then breaks out into a 50-minute workshop with the commentators. When the students are not actively participating, they may observe other orchestras or there might be other performance opportunities around the city. (TBC)
Open rehearsal and CSO concert: As part of the orchestral experience, participating orchestras can observe the CSO rehearse and perform. The Planets programme for the 21 Sept is specially chosen for this teenage audience.
Workshops, Massed Item and Showcase Concert: Each out of town school submits an orchestra of high school students which perform a 15-20 minute programme for two commentators. The orchestra then breaks out into a 50 minute workshop with the commentators. In the afternoon, there will be a rehearsal for a massed item – where we fill the Town Hall floor with young players together with CSO players. Dynamic conductor Benjamin Northey, Chief Conductor of the CSO will take the rehearsal (and performance). In the late afternoon concert, each orchestra performs one 5-8 minute work on stage at the Town Hall. We conclude the performance with the massed item.
Orchestras do not need to be “complete”; large ensembles are very welcome.
Arrangements of works to suit your orchestra are welcome.
Fee: $220 + GST per orchestra
Please advise me if you wish to be added to our SSOF mail outs for next year.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Nga mihi
Cathy

Cathy Irons
Community Engagement Programme Project Leader
Christchurch Symphony Orchestra
Unit 2, 4 Klondyke Drive, PO Box 3260, Christchurch 8140
D 03 943 7797 M 021 142 4849

The Art and Psychology of Musical Play with Julie Wylie
2019-09-09 10:00 - 14:45 | Whanganui Central Baptist Kindergarten, 285 Wicksteed St, Whanganui, 4500, New Zealand
When: Monday 9th September – 10am – 2:45pm
Where: Whanganui Central Baptist Kindergarten, 285 Wicksteed St, Whanganui, 4500
Cost: Free for MENZA members or teachers who are part of an institution that is a MENZA member, first year teachers and those currently enrolled in an education degree, or $30+GST for non-members
REGISTER HERE TODAY
The Power of Musical Play
The keys to a child’s learning are:

Being calm and alert (controlled by the lower brain).
Being in happy engagement with adults who value and respect them (controlled by the mid brain).
Forming memories (including language, literacy and numeracy) through experiencing the world (controlled by the mid brain and cortex).

This workshop is designed to help participants gain an understanding of how music can be used in very specific ways to arouse or calm, and regulate the brain. Many children in our schools and ECE centres are experiencing anxiety and stress. Musical play activates every part of the brain and promotes healthy brain growth and development.
Participants will discover enjoyable ways to:

Interact musically;
Use the elements of music so that they become a natural part of children’s play;
Use instructional songs in daily routines;
Match children’s energy levels and arouse or calm children through musical play.

The Art of Musical Play
Musical play is the child’s first language and is a natural part of the life and culture of children. It opens up an imaginative, magical world of possibilities. Sensory musical play helps children to listen, express, feel, move and develop a strong sense of self in relation to others. It structures the moment, helping children to make sense of their world. Musical play can occur inside, outside, anywhere, any time, and is a wonderful way to support daily routines such as tidying up, washing hands and learning to start or stop on cue.
This workshop will offer many practical ideas about what to include in a musical play session and how to make mat time relevant to young children. It is designed to help participants understand the purpose of group music and musical play, and how music can support numeracy and literacy. Musical play can weave all the strands of learning together and provides the warp and weft of the Early Childhood Curriculum, Te Whāriki.

Julie was awarded the MNZM last year for services to Music Education and Musical Play Therapy and has presented numerous workshops in New Zealand and overseas. Julie is a former Early Childhood Music Advisor for The Ministry of Education and lecturer in Early Childhood Development at the Christchurch College of Education.

Wellington Orchestra Festival (WOF)
2019-09-05 09:15 - 14:45
Wellington Orchestra Festival
Thursday 5 September 9:15am – 2:45pm
Chilton St James School 124 Waterloo Rd, Lower Hutt
$50 for MENZA members or $80 for Non-MENZA Members (includes membership)
Register today!
This is intended for senior primary and intermediate students but older and younger students also join us for a day of rehearsals and a concert to finish, having practised music prior to the day. We would love to welcome new schools to this event and can assist in preparations so please be in touch.
Click here to register, or for more information, email mhorner@sbc.school.nz

Bach Musica Sight-reading Workshop
2019-08-31 12:30 - 18:00 | Somervell Presbyterian Church, 497 Remuera Rd, Remuera, Auckland, New Zealand, Auckland, 1050, New Zealand
Sight-Reading Workshop
Saturday 31 Aug 2019 (12:30pm-6pm)
Location: Somervell Presbyterian Church, 497 Remuera Rd, Remuera
Whether you are a member of a choir, a singer or instrumentalist preparing for the sight-reading tests in grade exams or you simply enjoy singing with friends, the ability to sight-read with confidence and accuracy is a most important musical skill. Our workshop offers a progressive series of enjoyable and stimulating stages which will rapidly improve your reading ability. Musicians of all levels and ages welcome!
$50 Adults
$30 Observers (hand-outs included)
$30 Children under 18 & students
Download information sheet
Register now

Wānanga Puoro
2019-08-31 10:00 - 13:00 | Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Te Rito, 29 Te Rauparaha St, Ōtaki, New Zealand
What: Wānanga Puoro with Makaira Waugh
When: August 31 @ 10:00 am – 1:00 pm
Sector: Primary / Intermediate
Where: Te Kura Kaupapa Māori of Te Wānaga Whare Tapere o Takitimu, Heretaunga
Cost: Free for kura and schools with a MENZA membership, first year teachers and those currently enrolled in an education degree, or $30 plus GST for non-members.
REGISTER HERE TODAY
Music and dance hold great potential for learning, expression and empowerment for our tamariki, but often kaiako feel they don’t have the skills, methods or time to teach these subjects.
As music specialist kaiako at Te Ara Whānui Kura Kaupapa Māori o ngā Kōhanga Reo o Te Awakairangi I have experienced wonderful success in creating avenues for our ākonga to express themselves through music and dance, resulting in powerful learning and personal growth. Hauora is a key component of this mahi, as students learn how to manage their oranga hinengaro, wairua & whānau to explore and sustain their creativity.
I am passionate about sharing these teaching approaches with other kaiako so that more of our tamariki can access the benefits of child-centred music education, and I am organising PD workshops for kaiako in 2019. These are open to any kaiako who are interested in bringing more music and movement into their classroom, regardless of prior knowledge. They are hands-on, interactive papamahi delivered in te reo and tikanga Māori where kaiako can:
Pick up a range of practical activities for exploring music in the classroom
Experience ways to incorporate creative dance into a kaupapa
Use the power of language to bring it alive through music
Create your own musical conversation using percussion instruments
For more about this work please check out the Te Ara Whānui sound garden blog.

ONZA Marimba Festival: Songs from Ranginui
2019-08-31 | ASB Stadium in Kohimarama
The ONZA Marimba Festival will be conducted in Auckland and Tauranga this year in term 3 and 4 respectively. Teachers whose students participate in these events will have the opportunity to attend inspiring professional development, free of charge, once per term, to play through an exciting repertoire fully adaptable to suit their music curriculum goals. On the day of the festival itself, hundreds of students rehearse and perform the set in a mass celebration of music education.
if you are interested in this exciting event, you should contact Philippa Drake or Jeremy Hantler.
As with recent events, the Auckland Marimba Festival will take place in the ASB Stadium in Kohimarama. The 2019 date is Saturday, August 31. To register your school or organisation for this wonderful event click on the Auckland Registration Form.
Playthrough Dates:
Saturday 2 March 2.00 – 4.00 Wairau Intermediate – (recording all pieces)
Saturday 18 May 2.00 – 4.00 Wairau Intermediate
Saturday 3 August 2.00 – 4.00 Venue to be confirmed.
The Tauranga Marimba Festival 2019 TBA
To get a taste of the 2015 occasion, click on Marimba Festival Youtube clip, or visit the ONZA Media pageto view a range of thrilling videos based around the 2016 festival.

Porirua Secondary Music Teachers Workshop
2019-08-30 09:00 - 15:00 | Porirua College, 64 Driver Crescent, Porirua, 5024, New Zealand
Where: Porirua College, 64 Drivers Cres, Cannons Creek, Porirua
Cost: $80 (and you also get MENZA membership), $50 for current members, free for 2019 teacher trainees and beginning teachers.
Lunch and morning tea provided
Register here today

Workshop Programme
9:00 – 9:30am – Belinda Carey MENZA Secondary Kaiàrahi MENZA
Me mahi tahi tatou. We should work together. How can I help – ideas to take back to the classroom. Itinerant LAT’s and more
9:30 – 9:50pm – Morning tea
9:50 – 12:30 Taonga Puoro with Rob Thorne
Thorne has successfully re-imagined and reconstructed traditional Maori instrumental music for the 21st century. – NZ Musician, April/May 2014 by Aleisha Ward
12:30 – 1:15 Lunch provided
1:15 – 1:45 Experiences of first year composition students at Victoria University.
1:45 – 2:45pm Andrew Stopps – Motifs
Currently Head of Music at St Patricks College Silverstream (Wellington). Stopps is an established composer of concert band, orchestral and small ensemble music with his music being performed in USA, Japan, UK, Australia and New Zealand. He has also developed teacher resources for the Auckland Philharmonic Orchestra and the NZSO.
2:45 – 3:00pm Heoi anō tāku mō nāianei – That is all for now

Strum Strike and Blow 2019
2019-08-29 19:00 - 20:15 | Horncastle Arena, 30 Whiteleigh Ave, Addington, 8024, New Zealand
Strum, Strike and Blow is an exciting amalgamation of the ChCh Marimba Festival and ChCh Uke Fest which will feature over 1000 students from over 40 schools playing marimbas, ukuleles and recorders in the Horncastle Arena. The Festival is run by Music Education Canterbury and Christchurch Civic Music Council and is in it’s 7th year!
The concert runs from 6pm-8.15pm with a rehearsal during the day and three workshops leading up to it through the year.
Register at http://strumstrikeblow.org/registration/

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Christchurch Wind Festival 2019
2019-08-24 - 2019-08-25 | Charles Luney Auditorium, Christchurch, New Zealand
CASHMERE HIGH SCHOOL PERFORMING ARTS CENTRE
PUBLIC GALA CONCERT SUNDAY 25th 2.30pm
$5 entry, children free (tickets at the door, cash only)
(Entrance off Barrington Street only)
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Applications are invited for the following categories:
1.CONCERT BAND (20 + PLAYERS, DIRECTED)
$10 per player ($200 max)
2. ENSEMBLE (UP TO 20 PLAYERS, DIRECTED)
May be single instrument eg Flute Ensemble or mixed
$10 per player ($150 max)
3. CHAMBER GROUP (NOT DIRECTED, NO PIANO)
$10 per player
APPLICATIONS CLOSE FRIDAY 5 JULY (End of Term 2)
NOTES:

Concert bands have 30 min including on/off plus 30 min rehearsal time prior to performance.
Ensembles have 20 min on/off and 20 min rehearsal time prior to performance
Chamber groups have 12 min time plus prior rehearsal slot.
The adjudicated sessions will take place on the Saturday afternoon for all categories.
The Sunday session will be a gala concert featuring all the bands playing a piece plus selected chamber groups. The results will be announced along with adjudicator’s comments. We will have a massed play to conclude. Something straight forward but fun!

Payment may be made to:-
ChCh Wind Festival: 03 0854 0806593 00 with school name.
Festival runs August 24th – 25th
Please send an e-mail to Ian Thorpe listing the groups taking part.
ianthorp@gmail.com

eg

xyz school
1 x concert band
2 x ensembles
4 x chamber groups
I will contact applicants in August for confirmed entry details.

Ian Thorpe
Mark Hodgkinson

Invoice: To Christchurch Concert Band Festival 03 0854 0806593 00

School _____________
Concert Band _____
Ensemble ——–
Chamber Group(s) ———
Total ———-

Arts Based Academics with Beth Cohen
2019-08-23 12:00 - 15:00 | Christchurch School of Music (CSM), 100 Fitzgerald Avenue, Christchurch, 8011, New Zealand
For: ECE, Primary / Intermediate
Where: Christchurch School of Music, Christchurch
Fee:Free for MENZA members, first year teachers and those currently enrolled in an education degree, or $30 for non-members.
Register here today
Based on a successfully implemented programme in USA schools this workshop will show non-musically trained early childhood and primary classroom teachers how to use easy to play musical instruments to support academic instruction in literacy, maths, science, social studies and Te Reo. With the knowledge and training gained through Arts Based Academics teachers will reinvigorate their craft through creating their own project based learning models that will promote independent and creative approaches, differentiated learning, positive behavior, and teamwork.
Beth Cohen taught for over 25 years in the New York City area (USA) public schools. Her company Cohen Arts & Education has provided Professional Development workshops, classroom support and educational consulting to public, private and charter schools as well as national charter school companies since 1998. Beth is founder and Music Director of the USA non-profit Youth Music Group which has a mission to provide opportunities in music to young people. She has conducted professionally both in the USA (Stevens Orchestra, New American Chamber Orchestra, Manhattan Philharmonic) and in New Zealand (Garden City Orchestra, Auckland Victorious March Band, Resonance Orchestra, Auckland Philharmonia Outreach) She is an experienced teacher of conducting to teachers, school and community conductors.

Rockshop Bandquest Canterbury 3
2019-08-21 15:00 - 21:00 | Haeata Community Campus, 240 Breezes Rd, Christchurch, 8061, New Zealand
Rockshop Bandquest is a platform for the next generation of contemporary musicians to step out and perform in a supportive and encouraging competition format, with a focus on education, inspiration, and entertainment.
Rockshop Bandquest was founded in 2011 by Rockquest Promotions, the company behind nationwide original music competitions Smokefreerockquest and Smokefree Tangata Beats.
The idea behind Rockshop Bandquest is to encourage Primary and Intermediate aged kids onto the stage, teaching them performance skills and the importance of teamwork.
With 17 live events this year nationwide, as well as an online contest for bands in outlying regions, Rockshop Bandquest aims to provide a goal for young contemporary musicians to focus on, offer incentives for them, build their confidence, provide them with inspiration from their peers and support Music staff, highlighting the great work they do with their students.

Rockshop Bandquest Canterbury 2
2019-08-20 15:00 - 21:00 | Haeata Community Campus, 240 Breezes Rd, Christchurch, 8061, New Zealand

Recording in a BYOD environment
2019-08-20 12:00 - 15:00 | Nelson Centre for Musical Arts, 48 Nile Street, Nelson, 7010, New Zealand
Sector: Secondary
Where: Nelson Centre for Musical Arts (Recital Theatre)
Cost: Free for MENZA members, first year teachers and those currently enrolled in an education degree, or $30 for non-members.
REGISTER HERE.
This workshop will guide teachers through a BYOD friendly recording setup suitable for teachers and their students. Using online and free resources in conjunction with quality audio hardware, this workshop will be hands-on and based in the context of your school. Links to NCEA and Production Tech Unit standards will be included. By the end of this workshop, participants will have recorded a song from scratch and in doing so increase their confidence, knowledge and ability. It is a goal of Martin’s, that teachers would be able to record their own students the following day.

Martin Emo has run workshops for Music Technology throughout Aotearoa / New Zealand/Australia and Online for MENZA, the Ministry of Education, NZQA and through his educational consultancy. He holds a Masters in Education based on effective professional development for Music teachers in using Music Technology. Martin is currently the Musicnet Facilitator for NZ and a Full-time PhD candidate

Rockshop Bandquest Canterbury 1
2019-08-19 15:00 - 21:00 | Haeata Community Campus, 240 Breezes Rd, Christchurch, 8061, New Zealand

Bach Musica Singing Workshop
2019-08-17 12:30 - 18:00 | Somervell Presbyterian Church, 497 Remuera Rd, Remuera, Auckland, New Zealand, Auckland, 1050, New Zealand
Saturday 17 Aug 2019 (12:30pm-6pm)
Location: Somervell Presbyterian Church, 497 Remuera Rd, Remuera
Repertoire: Fauré Requiem
Learn and brush up essential singing techniques and improve your sound, both as a chorister and as a soloist. Enjoy blending your sound with your neighbour and the whole choir. Improve your sight-reading, have fun and learn the beautiful Fauré Requiem from scratch or revisit it again. The music is sublime and this workshop offers you an exciting opportunity to sing alongside members of the highly acclaimed chorus of Bach Musica NZ.
$50 Adults
$30 Observers (hand-outs included)
$30 Children under 18 & students
Download information sheet
Register now

Wellington Band and Orchestra Festival
2019-08-16 09:00 - 2019-08-18 16:00
This year WeBO will be giving you even more opportunities to play in and around Wellington.
This year once you have registered you will be given an opportunity to perform at “Pop Up” venues around Wellington city, in cafe’s for small ensembles and on Friday at local Wellington schools! All this plus workshops and clinics!
Friday, August 16 – Jazz Ensembles
Saturday, August 17 – Concert and Brass Bands
Sunday, August 18 – Orchestra, School Ensembles and Small Ensembles
Register here: http://webo.co.nz/registration/

MENZA Wellington - We Can Sing!!
2019-08-13 12:00 - 15:00 | Sacred Heart College, 65 Laings Road, Lower Hutt, 5010, New Zealand
WE CAN SING!! 2019
Tuesday 13 August 12-3pm
Sacred Heart College,65 Laings Road Lower Hutt
Free Event
Register today
This a new event this year to acknowledge the variety of singing groups in our secondary schools. The idea is a simple rotation of performances by all singing groups (choirs, barbershops, church singing groups, a’capella groups, whatever!!) in attendance and a massed sing to conclude. A proven formula in the Wairarapa and on a small experimental scale in Lower Hutt last year.
click here to register, or for more information, email mhorner@sbc.school.nz

Retrieving music classes from the jaws of NCEA: sharing ideas on curriculum design with Dr Graham McPhail
2019-08-10 13:30 - 16:30 | Epsom Campus, University of Auckland
Sector: Secondary
Where: Faculty of Education and Social Work, Epsom Campus, 74 Epsom Ave, Epsom, Auckland.
Cost:Free for MENZA members, first year teachers and those currently enrolled in an education degree, or $30 for non-members.
Register here today

This workshop will introduce the key concepts of a curriculum design model currently being trialled in a number of New Zealand schools. The aim of the workshop is to engage with the high level of teacher autonomy available in New Zealand by encouraging renewed thinking about curriculum design in its broadest sense rather than in relation to assessment, which has tended to dominate teacher thinking and practice over the last decade or so. The Curriculum Design Coherence (CDC) model currently being trialled in the Knowledge Rich School Project run out of the University of Auckland is one that has been theoretically critiqued in the academic literature and is currently being trailed and critiqued by teachers in five New Zealand schools (three secondary, one primary, and one Kura). Teacher capability in relation to thinking about curriculum design is very likely to be enhanced by coming into contact with these ideas.

Dr Graham McPhail is Senior Lecturer in Music Education in the School of Curriculum and Pedagogy at the Faculty of Education. He taught secondary school music for 21 years and for three years was the national moderator for NCEA music working for NZQA. His research interests include the place of knowledge in curriculum development, 21st century education, and pedagogy in one-to-one music tuition. Graham is a past President of the New Zealand Suzuki Institute (NZSI), a member of the baroque ensemble Extempore, and artistic co-director of New Zealand’s original instrument orchestra NZ Barok. He also teaches baroque violin in the School of Music and is one of New Zealand’s leading figures in the critical approach to performance of 17th and 18th century European art music.

'Behind Bars' Marimba plus with Clare McCormack
2019-08-10 13:30 - 15:00 | Mairangi Bay School, 13 Agathis Ave, Auckland, New Zealand
Sector: Primary
Where: Mairangi Bay School, North Shore, Auckland
Cost: Free for MENZA members, first year teachers and those currently enrolled in an education degree, or $30 for non-members.
Register here today
This workshop is designed to give teachers confidence and musical ideas for the Primary classroom using Orff Instruments, marimba, xylophones, voice, ukulele, percussion and hand chimes. Fun, practical session.
Clare McCormack is a music educator on the North Shore of Auckland teaching at Mairangi Bay School and in the community. She writes resources for teachers, including a resource ‘Behind Bars’ for Marimba. Clare is an experienced workshop facilitator having run workshops in Australia and New Zealand. Her main influences are the Orff Schulwerk and Kodaly methods of teaching.

Wānanga Puoro with Makaira Waugh
2019-08-10 09:00 - 13:00
Sector: Primary / Intermediate
Where: Te Kura Kaupapa Māori of Te Wānaga Whare Tapere o Takitimu, Heretaunga
Cost: Free for kura and schools with a MENZA membership, first year teachers and those currently enrolled in an education degree, or $30 plus GST for non-members.
Register here today.
Papamahi Puoro mā ngā kaiako Māori
Music and dance hold great potential for learning, expression and empowerment for our tamariki, but often kaiako feel they don’t have the skills, methods or time to teach these subjects.
As music specialist kaiako at Te Ara Whānui Kura Kaupapa Māori o ngā Kōhanga Reo o Te Awakairangi I have experienced wonderful success in creating avenues for our ākonga to express themselves through music and dance, resulting in powerful learning and personal growth. Hauora is a key component of this mahi, as students learn how to manage their oranga hinengaro, wairua & whānau to explore and sustain their creativity.
I am passionate about sharing these teaching approaches with other kaiako so that more of our tamariki can access the benefits of child-centred music education, and I am organising PD workshops for kaiako in 2019. These are open to any kaiako who are interested in bringing more music and movement into their classroom, regardless of prior knowledge. They are hands-on, interactive papamahi delivered in te reo where kaiako can:

Pick up some new practical activities for exploring music in the classroom
Experience ways to incorporate creative dance into a kaupapa
Use the power of language to create waiata relating to various topics
Create your own musical conversation using percussion instruments

For more about this work please check out the short video featured in this UNICEF article about our kura, and take a leisurely stroll through the Te Ara Whānui sound garden blog, where you can see the taonga I created for my students (painted and decorated by them), and footage of them performing their own musical creations (eg Y5 kōtiro waiata & pao ā ringa). The new Te Ara Whānui sound garden will be opening this term to give our ākonga free access to music making in their own time, very exciting!

Some feedback on previous workshops can be seen here: Feedback from kaiako.

NCEA in a Rural School with Martin Emo
2019-08-06 12:00 - 15:30 | Golden Bay High School, 12 Waitapu Road, Takaka, 7110, New Zealand
Sector: Secondary
Where: Golden Bay High School
Cost: Free for MENZA members, first year teachers and those currently enrolled in an education degree, or $30 for non-members.
REGISGTER HERE.
This workshop will provide training in creating a curriculum and assessment plan for students in a rural school. Music and Performing Arts standards will be included in a framework, with key insights into combining assessments, marking boundaries, and re-assessment tips.
Martin Emo has run workshops for Music Technology throughout Aotearoa / New Zealand/Australia and Online for MENZA, the Ministry of Education, NZQA and through his educational consultancy. He holds a Masters in Education based on effective professional development for Music teachers in using Music Technology. Martin is currently the Musicnet Facilitator for NZ and a Full-time PhD candidate.

Chinese culture and songs in Primary School Music with Edith Poon-Lai
2019-07-27 10:00 - 12:00 | Kristin School, 360 Albany Highway, Albanu, Auckland, 0632
Sector: Primary
Location: Kristin School – 360 Albany Highway, Albany, Auckland
Cost: Free for MENZA members, first year teachers and those currently enrolled in an education degree, or $30 for non-members.
Register here today

This workshop explores traditional and modern Chinese songs with the focus on enriching the musical experience of your students with appropriate vocal techniques, affirming the culture of your Chinese students, or introducing Chinese culture to your Music class. No experience of Chinese learning is required. Youtube links and teaching notes of the songs and games will be provided. Each Chinese song will be analysed and demonstrated in a musical way. Participants can directly apply their learning into their programme.

Edith teaches Chinese and Performing Arts to 4-11 year olds at Kristin School, Auckland. She is trained in Music Education (M Ed) and teaching Chinese to students speaking other languages (Sp Cert in Chi Tchg) and has taught in New Zealand for 20 years.

MENZA Southland PLD Day - ECE and Primary
2019-07-27 09:00 - 15:00 | SIT Downtown Campus, 25 Don St, Invercargill, New Zealand
MENZA presents a NETWORKS OF EXPERTISE WORKSHOP
Southern Institute of Technology, Downtown Campus, Don St Invercargill,
FREE for MENZA Members and beginner Teachers / Teacher trainees, or $30 for non-members (includes 12mth MENZA Subscription).
CLICK HERE to register.

9am – Welcome

9:10 – 10:30 Workshop 1: The Principles of Music Outreach: An introduction to the application of the Music Outreach and Engagement Program in New Zealand. The Music Outreach and Engagement Program has a 25 year history, and has been developing in New Zealand since 2015. The aim of this workshop is to explain and demonstrate the guiding principle of the MOEP: The Music Outreach Principle. It will involve both theoretical ideas and practical applications and is suitable for everyone. No musical skill or knowledge is required, although musicians and music educators will find it of use.

10:30 – 11:00 Morning tea provided

11:00 – 12:30 Choose from two workshops:
Workshop 2A: Music Outreach and literacy – Dr Susan West
In this workshop, the principles of Music Outreach will be demonstrated with regard to language literacy through the use of two musical collections that embody these principles. The first encompasses the concept of the ‘lilt’ where poetry is ‘nudged’ into music with simple melodies reminiscent of the lullaby. The second is a complex set of alliterative alphabet poems set to music which have been enthusiastically learned and performed by children as young as 4.
WORKSHOP 2B: Springboards
Where do I start? – how do I build a music programme? This will be a hands on workshop for teachers of 0 to 8 year olds and includes: singing, listening, playing, moving and creating. Lots of practical ideas to take away and use in your centres and schools.
Deb Ferrier-Kerr has been teaching music to children for over 25 years. She works as Kaiarahi for Music Education, she is a Registered Music Teacher -Early Childhood, teachers music in schools and teachers a year 3-4 class at Miramar North School in Wellington.

1:15 – 2:45 Music Outreach and Physical Education (dance)- Dr Susan West
This workshop brings together Music Outreach with singing and moving through a range of song-dances of varying levels of difficulty that can be used as part of physical education. The combination of singing and dancing has a range of health benefits and also helps teachers include more music in the ‘crowded curriculum.’ The songs can be varied to include different ages and skill levels and recorded instrumental tracks are also provided that can accompany the dances as well.

Invercargill Secondary Music Education PLD Day
2019-07-26 09:00 - 15:00 | SIT Downtown Campus, 25 Don St, Invercargill, New Zealand
MENZA Networks of Expertise Presents…
A Music Education PLD Day for Southland Secondary Teachers.
Cost: $50 for MENZA members
$80 for non-MENZA members
FREE for first year teachers and those currently enrolled in a teaching degree.
REGISTER HERE TODAY
9:00 – 9:40am Belinda Carey, MENZA Secondary Kaiārahi, ‘Me mahi tahi tatou / We should work together’. Ideas to take back to the classroom. Itinerant LAT’s and more.
9:40-10:00am – Morning tea provided
10:00am -12:30pm Delysse Glenn – National Music Moderator. Looking at standards and what we know about standards review.
1:30 1:15pm – Lunch provided
1:15- 2:45pm Martin Emo – ‘Music Technology: Developments for current and future users’.
2:45-3:00pm – Evaluation/Reflection

Closing date for call for papers for ANZARME
2019-07-26 08:00 - 17:00
Check out details of the conference here

CALL FOR PAPERS
Conference flyer Wellington 2019 ANZARME

ONZA - Level 1 Wellington In 3 Weekends: 2018 – 2019
2019-07-20 - 2019-07-21
Orff New Zealand Aotearoa is offering this 6-day certification course in the form of 3 weekend modules over 2018 and 2019. This course in the Orff approach is appropriate to the needs of both specialist and generalist teachers working in early childhood, primary, intermediate and lower secondary school settings, as well as those working in music therapy contexts and community music settings. The Level 1 course is a hands-on, experiential and gentle introduction to the practices and principles of the Orff approach. Participants in this course can achieve ONZA certification at Level 1.
For inquiries and to register an initial interest please email: Priya Gain.
Please note: ONZA offers a scholarship for this Level 1 6-day workshop. Click on the link to find out more.
FEES: Participants must be current members of ONZA (i.e. 2018)
Earlybird (if paid by, June 30th, 2018): $600
If paid after, June 30th, 2018: $750
To apply for or renew ONZA membership go to Membership page.
To register and pay for Level 1
Register your name and details online HERE. Then, use you own internet banking facility to make a direct deposit into the ONZA account at BNZ 02 0248 0073940 097 (Reference: Your surname; Code: L1W18). Entering your surname means you will be registered.

ONZA - Level 2 Hamilton (Winter Course)
2019-07-08 - 2019-07-13 | The Music Suite, St Pauls Collegiate, 77 Hukanui Rd, Chartwell, Hamilton
Orff New Zealand Aotearoa is offering this 6-day course in the Orff approach appropriate to the needs of both specialist and generalist teachers working in early childhood, primary, intermediate and lower secondary school settings. The Level 2 course builds on the skill-set introduced in the Level 1 course and is open to anyone who has completed this course. Participants in this course can achieve ONZA certification at Level 2.
Inquiries re the course and accommodation at the venue: Dr Millie Locke
To download a course brochure click on the link.
Please note: ONZA offers a scholarship for this Level 1 6-day workshop. Click on the link to find out more.
Fees:

Members: $600
Non-members: $640

Late fees (after April 30, 2019):

Members: $710
Non-members: $750

To apply for or renew ONZA membership go to Membership page.
To register and pay: Level 2
Register your name and details online HERE. Then, use you own internet banking facility to make a direct deposit into the ONZA account at BNZ 02 0248 0073940 097 (Reference: Your surname; Code: L2UOW19). Entering your surname means you will be registered.

ONZA - Level 1 Hamilton (Winter Course)
2019-07-08 - 2019-07-13 | The Music Suite, St Pauls Collegiate, 77 Hukanui Rd, Chartwell, Hamilton
Monday July 8 to Saturday July 13 2019
Venue: The Music Suite, St Pauls Collegiate, 77 Hukanui Rd, Chartwell, Hamilton
Orff New Zealand Aotearoa is offering this 6-day course in the Orff approach, which is appropriate to the needs of both specialist and generalist teachers working in early childhood, primary, intermediate and lower secondary school settings. The Level 1 course is a hands-on, experiential and gentle introduction to the practices and principles of the Orff approach. Participants in this course can achieve ONZA certification at Level 1.
Inquiries re the course: Dr Millie Locke
To download a course brochure click on the link.
Please note: ONZA offers a scholarship for this Level 1 6-day workshop. Click on the link to find out more.
Fees:
Members: $600
Non-members: $640
Late fees (after April 30, 2019):
Members: $710
Non-members: $750
To apply for or renew ONZA membership go to Membership page.
To register and pay for Level 1
Register your name and details online HERE. Then, use your own internet banking facility to make a direct deposit into the ONZA account at BNZ 02 0248 0073940 097 (Reference: Your surname; Code: L1UOW19). Entering your surname means you will be registered.
Payment by credit card also available during registration.

New Beginnings songwriting workshop with Bic Runga
2019-07-06 - 2019-07-08 | Arts Centre, Christchurch
Critically-acclaimed Kiwi songwriter, musician, vocalist and producer Bic Runga is returning to be in residence at The Arts Centre Te Matatiki Toi Ora in Ōtautahi Christchurch in July to lead an intensive songwriting workshop exploring all aspects of this creative process, including lyric writing, arranging, and production.
This three-part workshop is aimed at emerging and semi-professional singer-songwriters.
The workshop will cover:
Discussion around what makes a good song.
How to musically improve songs including through song structure, melodic hooks, chord substitutions, bass lines, vocal harmony and more.
Tools for exploring and developing material including writing a new song over an existing chord structure.
Lyric writing.
Elements of creative practice, including mental resolve, decision making, how to deal with writer’s block, seeing a song through, and industry opportunities.
The art of co-writing.
The production process.
The workshop is being held across three dates:
Saturday 6 July 2019 – 10.00am to 5.00pm
Sunday 7 July 2019 – 10.00am to 5.00pm
Monday 8 July 2019 – 6.00pm to 9.00pm
The workshop is limited to 20 people and participants need to be available for all sessions, which will be held at The Arts Centre in central Christchurch.
It costs $225 per adult and $150 per student (aged 15 plus) and includes lunch and refreshments. If the cost is prohibitive, please let The Arts Centre know when you apply as financial support may be available.
To apply, send the following to hannahw@artscentre.org.nz by 3 June:
A demo track (digital file, link to website or ideas recorded with a smartphone app)
Your artist CV
Information about why you want to be part of this workshop
If applicable, a link to your website or artist Facebook page.
All applicants will be notified about the outcome of their applications by 10 June.
Ngā mihi,
Hannah
Hannah Wilson | curator – programmes and events
The Arts Centre Te Matatiki Toi Ora
Tel (03) 366 0989 | DDI (03 3649720 | Mob 021 173 2309
Clock Tower, 2 Worcester Boulevard, Christchurch 8013
PO Box 845, Christchurch 8140, New Zealand
