Secondary Music Teachers - Chat with NZQA & MoE
2020-04-16 08:00 - 17:00 UTC
Join other Secondary Music Teachers for an informal video chat on Zoom hosted by the MENZA Digital Kaiārahi, Martin Emo.
We will be joined by:
Karen Scott, National Assessment Facilitator, NZQA
Delysse Glynn, National Assessment Moderator, NZQA
Matthew Stenbo, Senior Secondary Subject Specialist, Ministry of Education
After a round of introductions there will be a discussion.
You are asked to bring a question you have, and an idea to share with others.
Please note that many things haven’t been resolved but the guests will do their best to answer what they can.

Notes will be collated during the event and shared with participants afterwards on the menza resources page.
The zoom meeting does not have a password, but does have a waiting room. Please join from 9:55am and wait to be admitted.

Get the Zoom link from the MENZA Facebook page. or email menzadigitalkaiarahi [at] gmail [dot] com.

Soundtrap: An Introduction and Three Activities
2020-04-16 10:00 - 10:45
Join Martin Emo, Menza Digital Kaiārahi, for a 45min workshop will cover the following:

– Introduction to Soundtrap for beginners

– Tips and traps

– 3 activities you could do (these could apply to current users of Soundtrap or other DAWs)

– The session will end with a Q and A.

To attend, just join the Music Education New Zealand Aotearoa Group page and the livestream will begin at 9:58 am. Just refresh the page until it pops up!

If you watch it, please take 2mins to fill out this survey for our reporting requirements to the Ministry of Education. http://www.bit.ly/menzaevaluation

At the end of the workshop, the video will be removed from facebook and uploaded, available along with the digital handout in the MENZA member area on https://menza.co.nz/resources

This workshop is in response to requests via the workshop request form. Request your topic here https://forms.gle/NZXoVgktfzdYG7dx9

Itinerant Teachers of Music Chat
2020-04-17 10:00 - 11:00
Join other Itinerant Teachers of Music for an informal video chat on Zoom hosted by the MENZA Digital Kaiārahi, Martin Emo, at 10am this Friday.
(Sorry that time doesn’t suit everyone)
After a round of introductions there will be a general discussion about how to teach in a digital environment.

You are asked to bring a question you have, and an idea to share with others.
Notes will be collated during the event and shared with participants afterwards on the MENZA resources page.

The zoom meeting does not have a password, but does have a waiting room. Please join from 2:57pm and wait to be admitted.

Get the Zoom link from the MENZA Facebook page.

Professional Development in Music and Movement
2020-04-20 - 2020-04-25
Come and explore how to facilitate singing, storytelling, poetry, movement and playing instruments in an integrated way into your classroom programmes.
In the April school holidays, ONZA (Orff New Zealand Aotearoa) is offering teacher training 6-day courses in music and movement. This course is aimed at specialist and generalist teachers working in early childhood, primary, intermediate, and lower secondary school and community settings.
These courses are 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. Level 2 is also being offered for those who have completed level 1.
The Orff approach is characterised by the integration of speech, movement, and music with a focus on improvisation. Because of its integrated nature, it works effectively alongside curriculum areas and boosts inquiry learning and gives opportunity to develop creativity in both the teacher and student.

Level 1 and 2 courses 20-25th April
Venue: Auckland University, Epsom Campus, Auckland.
Cost: Members: $600 Non-members: $640 Students: $400 (Early bird fees before April 2nd

Comments from participants
“The course was incredibly fun, hands-on, and it really allowed for equal participation and collaboration. I laughed, and I cried;
I was inspired and challenged. It is fair to say
that the course was life-changing for me both personally and professionally.”
“Many thanks for the Orff time! It was wonderful and let me learn to appreciate the beauty of collaboration and cultural diversity.”
…” the Orff approach offers an alternative culture of learning, where artistry is invited, contributions are celebrated, fun is had, and students are intrinsically rewarded through supported achievement and musically enriching collaboration”.
Funding and support in your school
ONZA (Orff New Zealand Aotearoa) has won funding by the Networks of Expertise to provide support to selected schools and early childhood centres to assist in the development of their music programmes. This comes in the form of a fully paid course to 1 or 2 teachers and assistance through mentoring by an experienced Orff educator or team, in the development of their music programmes at their school. This can be customised to meet the needs of the school and teacher, and the support will occur within an agreed-upon timeframe. Please contact us if you and your school are interested in the mentoring programme.
For all enquires contact Jo at jocharman@xtra.co.nz
To find out more, or register go to http://onza.nz/professional-learning-2/

Developing Musical Literacy - Online and Digital Tools suitable for Intermediate and Secondary teachers.
2020-04-22 10:00 - 10:45
Developing Musical Literacy – Online and Digital Tools suitable for Intermediate and Secondary teachers.

Wed 22nd 10am.

Join Martin Emo, Menza Digital Kaiārahi, for a 45min workshop covering software and websites you could use to support your students theory and harmony learning.

This will include at least

– Ableton Learn

– Groove Pizza

– Musicecademy

– Musition/Auralia (Rising Software)

The workshop will end with a Q & A.

To attend, just join the Music Education New Zealand Aotearoa Group page and the livestream will begin at 9:58 am. Just refresh the page until it pops up!

If you watch it, please take 2mins to fill out this survey for our reporting requirements to the Ministry of Education. http://www.bit.ly/menzaevaluation

At the end of the workshop, the video will be removed from facebook and uploaded, available along with the digital handout in the MENZA member area on https://menza.co.nz/resources

This workshop is in response to requests via the workshop request form. Request your topic here https://forms.gle/NZXoVgktfzdYG7dx9

LOOM - How to make short screen videos
2020-04-22 13:00 - 13:45
LOOM is a free desktop and browser tool to capture what you do on your screen. You can include yourself in the corner via a video camera. The audio can also be captured from whatever you are running in the computer, eg Software or Browser tabs, along with a microphone.

Save yourself time and create short videos instead of long emails or written documents explaining what your students need to do!

Wed 22nd NOTE the time is 1pm due to popular request.

Join Martin Emo, Menza Digital Kaiārahi, for a 45min workshop, ending with a Q & A.

To attend, just join the Music Education New Zealand Aotearoa Group page and the livestream will begin at 9:58 am. Just refresh the page until it pops up!

If you watch it, please take 2mins to fill out this survey for our reporting requirements to the Ministry of Education. http://www.bit.ly/menzaevaluation

At the end of the workshop, the video will be removed from facebook and uploaded, available along with the digital handout in the MENZA member area on https://menza.co.nz/resources

This workshop is in response to requests via the workshop request form. Request your topic here https://forms.gle/NZXoVgktfzdYG7dx9

Music Tech Part 2: Common issues and questions solved
2020-04-30 10:00 - 10:30
Join other music educators using new music technology for an informal video chat on Zoom hosted by the MENZA Digital Kaiārahi, Martin Emo.

Following on from the recent Music Tech workshop this is a chance to ask questions that you may now have as you start to use music technology. Bring your questions.

These will be collated during the event and shared with participants afterwards on the menza resources page.

The zoom meeting does not have a password, but does have a waiting room. Please join from 9:58am and wait to be admitted.To get the Zoom link, head to the Music Education New Zealand Aotearora Facebook page or email menzadigitalkaiarahi [at] gmail [dot] com.

Primary Music Specialist Chat#2: Realistic Whole School Activities.
2020-05-01 12:30 - 13:15
Join other Primary Music Specialists for an informal video chat on Zoom hosted by the MENZA Digital Kaiārahi, Martin Emo.

The purpose of this chat is to share ideas around realistic whole school activities.

Please bring an idea and a question to share.

These will be collated during the event and shared with participants afterwards on the menza resources page.

The zoom meeting does not have a password, but does have a waiting room. Please join from 9:58am and wait to be admitted.To get the Zoom link, head to the Music Education New Zealand Aotearora Facebook page or email menzadigitalkaiarahi [at] gmail [dot] com.

Music Education Canterbury AGM
2020-05-03 14:00 - 15:30
Music Education Canterbury has its 2020 AGM in a different format this year.
Yes, it’s Zoom meeting. That means we won’t notice if you attend in your slippers.
We look forward to hearing a beautiful clarinet item from the MEC CSM scholarship winner Ryan Hong followed by an enlightening and efficient AGM.
We ask that all who intend to attend, or need to put in an apology, or have a report to add, please fill in this form by Friday 1st May.
Reports are all linked in the Agenda and will be added as they arrive.
You will be emailed the Zoom link when you’ve filled in the form, and will be admitted from the virtual waiting room when you first arrive. Easy as. No petrol costs.
It’s a BYO cuppa, crackers and cheese event.
And a lovely chance to catch up with a great bunch of music educators 🙂

Ableton Live - An Introduction
2020-05-06 10:00 - 10:45
Join the MENZA Digital Kaiārahi, Martin Emo, for an introduction to Ableton Live.

With a free 90 day fully functioning trial, it’s a great time to jump into using Ableton. If you’ve always wondered why it’s the most-used Digital Audio Workstation (DAW), come along to this introduction.

Access the free trial here https://www.ableton.com/en/trial/

Notes will be collated during the event and shared with participants afterwards on the MENZA resources page.

This will be livestreamed on the MENZA Facebook page.

Itinerant Teachers of Music Chat#2: Questions and Exams
2020-05-07 15:00 - 15:40
Join other Itinerant Teachers of Music for a 30min video chat on Zoom hosted by the MENZA Digital Kaiārahi, Martin Emo, at 3pm on Thursday 7th May.

The purpose of this chat is to follow up the earlier discussion about teaching online. There will also be representatives from NZMEB, St Cecilia and Trinity College to add to our discussion about the implications for exams.

Please bring your questions.

Notes will be collated during the event and shared with participants afterwards on the menza resources page.

The zoom meeting does not have a password, but does have a waiting room. Please join from 2:57pm and wait to be admitted.

Get the Zoom link from the MENZA Facebook page.

Doing what you do....but in a Digital Environment
2020-05-12 10:00 - 10:45
Join Martin Emo, the MENZA Digital Kaiārahi in a workshop on “Doing what you do but in a Digital Environment”
This is focused on producers and performers of music to ECE and Primary-aged kids, especially those that are members of the Kiwi Kids Music Collective NZ.
The workshop will include
– Gaps present in home learning and schools right now.
– What you could do to support music in home learning and schools.
– 5 tips for teaching or performing online.
– How you could break down your show for use by music teachers.
The workshop will conclude with a chance to ask questions.
Notes will be collated during the event and shared with participants afterwards on the MENZA resources page.

The zoom meeting does not have a password, but does have a waiting room. Please join from 9:58am and wait to be admitted.

Get the Zoom link from the MENZA Facebook page.

Friday Debrief
2020-05-15 15:30 - 16:00
Join other teachers of Music for a 30min video chat on Zoom hosted by the MENZA Digital Kaiārahi, Martin Emo.

The purpose of this chat is to debrief the weeks of online teaching so far, and share your successes and disasters!

Feel free to bring a drink.

The session will not be recorded, but you are welcome to take notes.

The zoom meeting does not have a password, but does have a waiting room. Please join from 3:28pm and wait to be admitted.

Get the Zoom link from the MENZA Facebook page.

Bands & Practical ideas for 0-2yrs of Instrument Tuition
2020-05-27 19:00 - 19:45
Do you teach bands or ensembles with students with a beginning knowledge of their instrument? This could be in upper primary, intermediate or lower secondary schools in a classroom or as an extracurricular activity.

The focus of this chat is on sharing ideas, tips and resources that you use to teach students in groups who have a low knowledge of music and their instrument. This could be between 0-2yrs of tuition, or perhaps you are teaching their instrument within the ensemble.

Please also bring your questions!

The zoom meeting does not have a password, but does have a waiting room. Please join from 6:58 pm and wait to be admitted.

Get the Zoom link from the MENZA Facebook page.

Getting audio tracks out of a Digital Audio Workstation
2020-06-03 18:30 - 19:15
Saving, downloading and sharing. You got your students to make a track using a Digital Audio Workstation, but now what do you do with the audio? How do you save it or share it? If you teach NCEA, how do you ensure you can mark it? This workshop is for any teacher and outlines how to save and export the audio (and midi) made in a Digital Audio Workstation. This will include practical examples with Soundtrap and Garageband. Other DAWs can be discussed but there won’t be time to demonstrate all of them. This will be followed by different ways to share these tracks and tips for managing audio track files. This workshop will finish with some considerations of some different uses of individual tracks, as opposed to a full song with all of the tracks combined. As always, bring your questions.
The workshop will be recorded along with the digital handout and will be uploaded to https://menza.co.nz/resource/digital-kaiarahi-resources/
The zoom meeting does not have a password, but does have a waiting room. Please join from 6:25 pm and wait to be admitted

Get the Zoom link from the MENZA Facebook page.

Young recorder virtuoso goes for Baroque
2020-06-22 19:00 | Arts Centre, Christchurch
Young gun musician Lily Doak has earned a soloist spot in two prestigious classical music concerts, where she is keen to show what her favourite instrument, the recorder, can do.
The University of Canterbury (UC)’s School of Music presents Together Again in The Great Hall of the Arts Centre Te Matatiki Toi Ora on 22 June, the first in the Arts Centre Chamber Series. The Baroque Music Community and Educational Trust of New Zealand presents “Beatles go Baroque” at The Piano Centre on 21 June, with a similar programme.
Doak, a UC Biochemistry and Music (double degree) first-year student, says she has always loved the recorder – an instrument most music students start with but soon leave behind. Yet the humblest of wind instruments has had a revival, claiming back concertos that were originally written for recorder but have been performed on flute for many years.
Serious about the recorder
“I suppose recorder is the first instrument I played, and I have played others since, but it’s the instrument I am most attracted to because of the freedom and expression,” Doak says.
“Other wind instruments seem to have a lot more resistance. I enjoy the style of music written for the recorder, baroque and the modern music that has been written since the revival of the recorder, and new techniques that have been developed. It is crazy and so different, and I want to show people what the recorder is capable of.”
UC Head of Performance Professor Mark Menzies agrees the recorder is a serious proposition.
“The recorder is often considered a school-kid’s instrument, but in fact to play it well at the professional, concert-performance level takes enormous skill and practice. Lily has been an extremely motivated recorder player since she started studies at UC,” Professor Menzies says.
Take Vivaldi’s La Notte, which features on the programme for the upcoming concerts. It was composed for recorder and Doak has been eager to perform it for five years. Now she has the chance and listening to different recordings as she prepared, she found some surprising interpretations, she says.
“La Notte is a journey into the night. A group called Red Priest did a version and they called it ‘the nightmare’ – theirs was as close as baroque gets to heavy metal, they took it to the extreme.”
Doak isn’t taking the heavy metal approach, however audiences are still in for a surprise.
“There are moments of calm and movements where you go crazy and you can’t believe you can play that fast!” she says.
Her other piece is by German composer Georg Philipp Telemann: “It is lighter and explores different musical styles from the French overture to Italian airs; you have to pay attention to the style you are imitating and switch styles within the one piece.”
Time management is key
The talented young musician began studying at UC while still at Burnside High School.
“The two years she spent studying both music and science while also finishing high school studies was a testament to her talent, her ability to connect on a mature musical level, and her delightful musicality,” Professor Menzies says.
Doak has been a national finalist in the New Zealand Chamber Music Competition, a member of the New Zealand Secondary Schools Symphony Orchestra, principal clarinet of the Burnside High School Orchestra and student conductor of the Burnside High School Junior Concert Band.
She is a current member of student-founded Seasonings Ensemble at UC. With playing, music and biochemistry to juggle, her time management skills have to be excellent.
“I have a very strict timetable where I plan every second of the day. When I don’t stick to that, things spiral out of control quite quickly. I work better when I am busy, it has made me a lot more passionate about my playing.”
As for a future career, Doak is still working it out, she says.
“I love science and music, so maybe I will become a scientist or maybe I will play baroque music for the rest of my life. I don’t know yet. Right now I am enjoying learning and all the opportunities I have.”
Programme:
Talented musicians, led by UC Music Professor Mark Menzies, will perform Vivaldi Recorder concerto “La Notte” RV 439, Concerto Grosso “Beatles Go Baroque” and other hidden gems of Baroque music.
Recorder – Lily Doak
Violin – Mark Menzies
Cello – Tomas Hurnik
Harpsichord – Daniel Cooper
String ensemble of the University of Canterbury
Event details:
“Beatles go Baroque” – Baroque Music Community is on 21 June at 2pm at The Piano: Centre for Music and the Arts. Tickets $30 adult, $20 senior, $10 student, $5 child. Buy tickets here. Door sales also available.
Together Again is on Monday June 22, 7.00pm at The Great Hall, Arts Centre Te Matatiki Toi Ora. Tickets $20, $10 concession. Buy tickets here.

Teacher Training in Music Technology MUSIC & VIDEO PRODUCTION Christchurch
2020-07-04 09:30 - 2020-07-05 14:45 | St Andrew’s College, Christchurch, New Zealand
Producing quality videos for online submissions

As a result of COVID19 many school competitions such as Rockquest and the Chamber Music NZ Competition are now inviting video submissions of school bands and ensembles.
​While these competitions don’t require a top quality studio recording of your school groups, wouldn’t it be nice to know how to get much better quality video and audio than just recording on someone’s phone or sticking up a handycam for the group to perform to?
​In 2019 one of groups from St Andrew’s College won the national Bandquest competition with this video recorded in their music room. If you would like to make videos which sound and look like this, then these workshops are for you.
​Topics covered:

Equipment required including what software to use, what microphones to buy, the best audio interfaces for a high school budget.

How to setup DAW templates for fast recording and mixing

What is the best way to record experienced and inexperienced bands

How to mix quality recordings within the ‘rules’ set out by the Rockquest, Bandquest and Chamber Music competitions

What are the best software plugins to buy (including highlighting the latest trends in the mixing world that greatly simplify the mixing process).

How to use free video editing software to create multi-angle music videos

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Duncan Ferguson will be running two days of workshops in July (prior to the Rockquest submission date) where you can join in on the recording of his year 7-9 band “Black Wired” (featured in the video linked to above). On Saturday 4 July the day will be a hands-on session showing how to select and setup all the gear, and run a recording session while videoing the performance. Sunday 5 July will be dedicated to mixing the performance and creating the final video.
​The Christchurch workshops will be the best and most hands on days and teachers are encouraged to attend these first and foremost. Please note, while the main focus will be recording rock bands for Rockquest we will also be covering recording other ensembles such are Chamber Groups and Choirs.
​However, for those that are unable to travel to Christchurch Duncan will offer one-day versions of these workshops in Auckland and Hamilton on 13-14 October. Note, there will be no ‘live’ recording session for the Auckland and Hamilton workshops, but we will do our best to cover all the same material in one day, including giving hands on lessons on how to do all the post-production mixing and video production work.
​These days will be suitable for beginner and experienced teachers including primary and intermediate music specialists. For those that haven’t done any recording of music before Duncan will send out some guidelines for what you need to know to prepare for these workshops so you can get the most out of them.

VENUES AND DATES

CHRISTCHURCH

Saturday 4 July
St Andrew’s College
Recording and videoing

CHRISTCHURCH

Sunday 5 July
St Andrew’s College
Mixing & Post Production

AUCKLAND

Tuesday 13 October
Venue TBC

HAMILTON

Wednesday 14 October
Venue TBC

$159 + GST per day for Auckland and Hamilton.
$270 + GST for both Christchurch workshops (or you can attend just one of the days in Christchurch for $149 + GST)
All workshops run from 9.30am–2.45pm.
Payment is due on receipt of invoice and must be paid
in advance. No refunds will be given for non-attendance.
Please note: morning tea will be provided but you will need to provide your own lunch.
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Please click here to register for these workshops

MISTEC CONFERENCE (Music in Schools and Teacher Education)
2020-07-17 - 2020-07-18, 2020-07-24 - 2020-07-25
ISME Music In Schools and Teacher Education Commission (MISTEC) Online Synchronous Forums
Due to COVID-19, the seminar will be delivered as a series of four online synchronous forums.
​To attend, you need to be an ISME member and to register by 15th July.
https://www.isme-commissions.org/mistec.html
The 23rd International Pre-Conference Seminar of the Music in Schools and Teacher Education Commission (MISTEC) is being held in virtual synchronous format on July 17, 18, 24, and 25 2020.

The mission of the Music in Schools and Teacher Education Commission (MISTEC) is to promote the development of research and innovations in theory and practice in the fields of music teaching in schools and teacher education. The Commission serves to support, develop and maintain international collaboration, coalitions and strategic alliances and exchange of pedagogical resources, innovative teaching approaches and experiences among professionals and institutions from around the world. The aim of the MISTEC Pre-Conference seminar is to engage participants, presenters, and commissioners in enriching dialogues and in hands-on experiences related to school music teaching and learning and to music teacher education by exploring current best practices and research.
The ISME Music In Schools and Teacher Education Commission (MISTEC) Pre-Conference Seminar 2020 encourages submissions focused around the theme of Broadening Access To And Engagement With Music Education. This theme supports the main ISME conference theme of Visions of Equity and Diversity. Accepted workshop and paper presentations from around the world will highlight ways to extend current theoretical and educational thinking, together with exchanging innovative practical approaches for music education and teacher education. The collaboration fostered through this intimate, dialogic seminar enables the shared development of educational policies and practices geared towards ensuring quality music education for all children.

JAZZQUEST
2020-08-01 09:00 - 2020-08-02 17:00 | Ara Music Arts, 130 High Street, Christchurch, Canterbury, 8011, New Zealand
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 jazz musicians a chance to mix, mingle with and challenge themselves against others from around New Zealand. Bands are awarded gold, silver and bronze awards, and individual musicians are presented awards for outstanding contributions on their instruments, as well as for original compositions and arrangements.
Categories: Combos, ensembles and Big Bands.

34th ISME World Conference online
2020-08-03 08:00 - 2020-08-07 17:00
Due to the world circumstances, the 34th ISME World Conference was cancelled and a ‘flavour’ is being staged online. This reflects the original theme for the 34th ISME World Conference of Visions of Equity and Diversity, a timely reminder of music’s power to unite our humanity while respecting our differences.
The program is as follows:
Types of event
There are two types of sessions as well as the General Assembly.
Presidential Sessions: These are the President’s selection of papers that collectively best represent the conference theme of equity and diversity, and that would have showcased the week’s program overall. These are now presented as recordings. These videos will be released in the morning of the date shown below. There is no need to register but the sessions will only be available to ISME members.
Thought Leader Session: This session is designed to bring a different perspective to our music education community. It enables us to hear from others in our wider world, who we may not otherwise encounter. The session is hosted by Susan O’Neill, ISME President and Dean of the Faculty of Education at Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, Canada. Time shown is Helsinki time. To check the time in your zone we use World Time Buddy. The session will also be recorded. Participants at the live event will be encouraged to ask questions. Again, this session is only open to ISME members. The link to register for the Thought Leader session has been sent to members by email. It can also be found on this page and members will need to log in to access that page. Note: the registration will close an hour before the session.
All sessions will be accessible from a dedicated web page and members need to log in to access it.
Program
Monday 3 August
Presidential Sessions

Lily Chen-Hafteck (USA) – Music for Everyone: Visions of Equity and Diversity in Brazil, China, Poland, Kenya and USA
Nicholas Bannan (Australia) – Visions of Equity and Diversity in Singing: Cross-cultural Investigation of Evolution and Practice
Anita Prest (Canada) – The Promise of Indigenous Research Methods for Music Education Scholarship

Tuesday 4 August

Presidential Sessions

Julie Ballantyne (Australia) – Music Teachers’ Reports of Their Self-efficacy: Implications for Support Across the Career
Phil Mullen (UK) – Challenging Voices: Music-making with Children Excluded from School Because of Their Behaviour
Rebeqa Rivers (USA) – Disrupting Systems of Oppression: using Critical Pedagogy Tools in Music Education

Wednesday 5 August
Presidential Sessions

Glenn Nierman (USA) – Using Assessment to Enable Young Musicians’ Musical Growth—An Issue of Equity
Adena Portowitz (Israel) -Addressing Equity, Diversity and Inclusion through Mediated Instrumental Music Education

Thursday 6 August
Thought Leader Session
Deborah Cheetham in conversation with Margaret Barrett. 2am Helsinki time. Live event and registration required.
General Assembly.
4pm Helsinki time. All members are encouraged to attend. A recording will be available.
Friday 7 August
Presidential Sessions

Carol Frierson-Campbell (USA) – Musicking in Place: Noticing Musical Becoming in Palestine
Emily Akuno (Kenya) – Developing and Harnessing Folk Music as a Tool for Education: A Report from Five Countries

Note that the ISME COMMISSIONS can be found here https://www.isme-commissions.org/

MENZA AGM 2020
2020-08-08 13:00 - 16:00 | Dilworth Junior School, 27 Omahu Road, Remuera, Auckland, 1050, New Zealand
Via Zoom or in person.
Music Education New Zealand Aotearoa (MENZA) is having their AGM on the 8th August in Auckland at Dilworth Junior Campus. If you are a new member, it is a great opportunity to hear about what has happened over the last year, and what else MENZA does for music education.
The programme is:
1.00-2.15pm Workshops (note new start time of 1pm for the Ukulele workshop)
2.15-2.30pm Drinks and nibbles
2.30-4.00pm AGM
There are two confirmed workshops:

Maria Winder and the Ukulele Trust – 2020 Kiwileles Songbook play-through
Delysse Glynn – National Moderator for Music

Board nomination forms are available from admin@menza.co.nz, along with the minutes of the previous AGM.
There is an option to attend the secondary workshop and the AGM via Zoom. Email admin@menza.co.nz for the link and password.
If you have any questions please email admin@menza.co.nz, or ask your nearest MENZA board member, found in the listings for your region at the top of the MENZA homepage.
Register now

KBB Music Fesival
2020-08-10 - 2020-08-15 | Holy Trinity Cathedral, Cnr St Stephens Ave & Parnell Rd, Parnell, Auckland, 1052, New Zealand
The Auckland Secondary School’s Music Festival Trust is excited to announce the KBB 2020 Band & Orchestra Showcase. We are offering our participating schools – and any other schools who would like to come on board – a chance to present some of their planned 2020 repertoire to a wider audience. Owing to the hugely decreased time for preparation and difficulties faced by different schools, the performances will not be formally adjudicated. However, this change in format also presents us with a unique opportunity – we would like to get to know you, the staff and students of our KBBMF ensembles, better than ever before.
Our Facebook traffic suggests that one of the main reasons that young people come to our page is for links to past photography and videos. Using that as a starting point, we’ve come up with a format for a KBB Music Festival YouTube channel which will showcase the work being done in schools, to an audience both with the Auckland region and beyond.
The KBB 2020 Band & Orchestra Showcase invites participants to submit:
Approximately 10 minutes of video footage of your band/orchestra performing some of their 2020 repertoire. The festival may be able to coordinate assistance for this process if needed.
A three-minute, behind-the-scenes video revealing the ‘unique character’ of your ensemble; the sort of thing that the audience at KBBMF never gets to see.
These videos will be compiled and uploaded to the newly create KBB Music Festival YouTube channel.
We would like entrants to register their intention to participate in the online festival by Wednesday July 1st, to give us time to prepare.
Videos would need to be uploaded to the KBB Music Festival Website by Friday 21st August to be eligible for awards. There is no competitive aspect to this year’s musical performances, but our sponsors have offered to select their picks of the best/funniest/most effective behind-the-scenes videos and offer some fun prizes.
Ideally groups would submit videos in both categories. We will perform some minimal processing on the footage to achieve some consistency by attaching identifying festival logos/title screens etc. Depending on the situation faced by your department, you may find that it is only realistic to bring off one of these video projects, not both. You are still welcome to submit one project and not the other.
Schools with multiple ensembles are of course welcome to submit multiple videos.
There will be NO FEE for involvement in the KBB Music Festival during 2020.

Registration and details at:
https://www.kbbmusicfestival.co.nz/

Wānanga Puoro - Teachers’ Music PD workshops
2020-08-15 10:00 - 13:00
Music and dance hold great potential for learning, expression and empowerment for our tamariki, but often teachers 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 for the past 4 years, I have experienced wonderful success in enabling ākonga to explore their creativity through the arts, resulting in powerful learning and personal growth.
Come and join me for a fun, hands-on PD workshop to learn activities and ideas that will help you to bring more music and movement into your classroom, along with te reo & tikanga Māori. Music is for everybody in this nurturing, child-centred approach, so whether you’re a rock goddess or a bit nervous about the idea of trying it, you will find this wānanga very worthwhile.

Sat 15th August 10am – 1pm at Westreap for ECE (ages 3-5) to Year 2
Sat 22nd August 10 – 1pm at Westreap for Years 3-8
Sat 29th August 10am – 1pm at Buller Reap for ECE (ages 3-5) to Year 2
Sat 12th September 10 – 1pm at Buller Reap for Years 3-8

Cost: Participation in the workshops is free for members of MENZA (Music Education NZ Aotearoa), and only $30 for non-members, which also gives you the benefits of a year’s membership. Alternatively, if your school joins MENZA for just $30 (in total), all staff can attend for free!
Please register via this link:
Feedback from previous workshops:
I had fun with the activities you had chosen to do with us. Thanks for showing me (who feels I’m not musically inclined at all!!) that it need not be scary or hard to include in my daily timetable.
Api Nathan, AP, Otari School.
Absolutely enjoyed myself, time well spent. Will definitely be recommending your wānanga to others. Raureka Gray, TKKM o Te Rito
I enjoyed everything! I am not usually coordinated but the delivery and simple yet effective kēmu were easy and enjoyable enough to join in. I can see how these tools can be used within my own classroom and will be beneficial for all tamariki Sharron Handscomb, Koraunui School
Mīharo e te tohunga!! Ngā mihi nui Makaira! I learnt lots of different ways to incorporate our taonga into our programmes – papaki ā tinana, ngā kupu hou me ērā mea. Thought straight away of our tamariki who would possibly benefit from this. Will implement and use some of these amazing ideas āpōpō. Teresa Kenny, Koraunui School
I would like to invite Makaira back to present the workshop to all kaiako. Cordry Huata, Tumuaki, Te KKM o Ngāti Kahungunu ki Heretaunga
I am terrible with puoro, but this wānanga was fantastic. Kaihou, TKKM o Te Whare Tapere o Tākitimu
I would like him to take our Kōhanga Reo staff through this wānanga. Huia, Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Whare Tapere o Tākitimu

For more inspiration, check out this UNICEF article, the Te Ara Whānui sound garden, or the Hā Ora resource in Te Rito Toi.

Ngā mihi mahana, nā

Makaira Waugh
Te Atiawa

Developing Language Through Music And Dance For Teachers Of 4-7 Year Olds
2020-08-15 13:15 - 17:30
VENUE: University of Auckland Epsom Campus, 74 Epsom Ave, Auckland
Gate 3 B Block (first building on the right)
This event includes two x 105 minute workshops:
Sound and symbol – connecting music and language
A child’s early years offer opportunities to develop a musical identity and discover the “musical self”. The natural connection between words, images and sounds found in poetry and books provides useful starting points for music-making at all levels. This workshop explores a range of music possibilities including rhythmic layering, adding background music, developing musical themes to represent characters, and vocal exploration and songs to represent key ideas in stories and poems.
Dancing Music to life
Every story has a dance in it ! This workshop will find those dance story possibilities and get your words moving. Dance has its own language and the more familiar we are with it, the more naturally the links to literacy come to mind. From word warm ups to dancing stories, this workshop will not only get you thinking. It will also be a lot of fun !
PRESENTERS:

Robyn Trinick
Robyn is an expert and highly experienced teacher and presenter who works in teacher education at the University of Auckland. She is currently a national Kaiarahi for the current Ministry of Education Networks of Expertise venture. One of Robyn’s passions and her Masters degree focus has been the connection between music and language learning. For many years she has also made access to Maori language and culture an inspiring part of her teaching.

Clare Battersby
Clare is a vibrant, creative and experienced dance teacher and presenter both here and overseas. She will encourage you in a safe, inclusive environment to spread your wings and weave the arts into all areas of children’s learning. She was a recipient of a Dance Subject Association of New Zealand 2017 Life member Award.

To register for this workshop:
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: AKL15AUG Entering your surname means you will be registered. Payment by Credit card is also available.
Fees:

Registration Fee $10

For inquiries email: Shirley Harvey
This workshop is funded by the ONZA Networks of Expertise.

Wānanga Puoro - Teachers’ Music PD workshops
2020-08-22 10:00 - 13:00, 2020-08-29 10:00 - 13:00
Music and dance hold great potential for learning, expression and empowerment for our tamariki, but often teachers 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 for the past 4 years, I have experienced wonderful success in enabling ākonga to explore their creativity through the arts, resulting in powerful learning and personal growth.
Come and join me for a fun, hands-on PD workshop to learn activities and ideas that will help you to bring more music and movement into your classroom, along with te reo & tikanga Māori. Music is for everybody in this nurturing, child-centred approach, so whether you’re a rock goddess or a bit nervous about the idea of trying it, you will find this wānanga very worthwhile.

Sat 15th August 10am – 1pm at Westreap for ECE (ages 3-5) to Year 2
Sat 22nd August 10am – 1pm at Westreap for Years 3-8
Sat 29th August 10am – 1pm at Buller Reap for ECE (ages 3-5) to Year 2
Sat 12th September 10am – 1pm at Buller Reap for Years 3-8

Cost: Participation in the workshops is free for members of MENZA (Music Education NZ Aotearoa), and only $30 for non-members, which also gives you the benefits of a year’s membership. Alternatively, if your school joins MENZA for just $30 (in total), all staff can attend for free!
Please register via this link:
Feedback from previous workshops:
I had fun with the activities you had chosen to do with us. Thanks for showing me (who feels I’m not musically inclined at all!!) that it need not be scary or hard to include in my daily timetable.
Api Nathan, AP, Otari School.
Absolutely enjoyed myself, time well spent. Will definitely be recommending your wānanga to others. Raureka Gray, TKKM o Te Rito
I enjoyed everything! I am not usually coordinated but the delivery and simple yet effective kēmu were easy and enjoyable enough to join in. I can see how these tools can be used within my own classroom and will be beneficial for all tamariki Sharron Handscomb, Koraunui School
Mīharo e te tohunga!! Ngā mihi nui Makaira! I learnt lots of different ways to incorporate our taonga into our programmes – papaki ā tinana, ngā kupu hou me ērā mea. Thought straight away of our tamariki who would possibly benefit from this. Will implement and use some of these amazing ideas āpōpō. Teresa Kenny, Koraunui School
I would like to invite Makaira back to present the workshop to all kaiako. Cordry Huata, Tumuaki, Te KKM o Ngāti Kahungunu ki Heretaunga
I am terrible with puoro, but this wānanga was fantastic. Kaihou, TKKM o Te Whare Tapere o Tākitimu
I would like him to take our Kōhanga Reo staff through this wānanga. Huia, Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Whare Tapere o Tākitimu

For more inspiration, check out this UNICEF article, the Te Ara Whānui sound garden, or the Hā Ora resource in Te Rito Toi.

Ngā mihi mahana, nā

Makaira Waugh
Te Atiawa

BODY PERCUSSION and CIRCLE GAMES with Clare McCormack
2020-08-22 14:00 - 15:00
ONLINE ZOOM Saturday 22 August 2pm – 3pm

For Primary level music specialists or general teachers
Zoom on in and get some fun ideas for body percussion and circle games.
Orrf and Kodaly inspired
There will be an opportunity to share one of your favourite circle games too, if you so wish.
Register here to be sent the zoom link prior to the event

Network of Expertise - Percussion workshop
2020-08-27 13:30 - 15:00
REGISTER HERE
PERCUSSION WORKSHOP Thursday 27th August – 1pm – 3:30pm
St Anne’s School
739 Ferry Road, Woolston, Christchurch
A workshop on using everyday objects as instruments.
• Multi-Level
• Various learning styles
• Transferable – Inside and Outside
• Management techniques
• Rhythm & fun
• Group work and Confidence
Free for MENZA members or $30 for non-MENZA Members (giving you all the benefits of being a MENZA member!)
Presenter: Jannette Aldridge
Experienced Music Specialist

Interpreting Māori Legends Through Sound And Movement in ECE
2020-08-29 09:45 - 23:30
VENUE: Block B, Epsom Campus, University of Auckland, 74 Epsom Avenue, Auckland
Please note that both the date and venue have changed.
Download the PDF Flyer here.
At the end of 2019, Robyn worked with Jacqui at Te Atatu South Kindergarten to involve the children in a very successful project turning a Maori legend into a musical performance with the children very much as composers. They are keen to share the process they used with others with the thought that it would enable others to apply this process in other contexts.
PRESENTERS:

Robyn Trinick
Robyn is an expert and highly experienced teacher and presenter who works in teacher education at the University of Auckland. She is currently a national Kaiarahi for the current Ministry of Education Networks of Expertise venture. One of Robyn’s passions and her Masters degree focus has been the connection between music and language learning. For many years she has also made access to Maori language and culture an inspiring part of her teaching.

Jacqui Williams
Jacqui Williams is a full time kindergarten teacher with a Bachelor’s degree in Teaching and Learning (Primary) and a Graduate Diploma in Early Childhood Teaching. She is studying towards her Master Of Education Practice at the University Of Auckland this year. Jacqui is also an accomplished singer/songwriter who is currently promoting her bilingual children’s albumWaiata Tamarikiand an adult contemporary albumStatues Of Liberty.

To register for this workshop:
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: AKL29AUG. Entering your surname means you will be registered. Payment by Credit card is also available.
Fees:

Registration Fee $10

For inquiries email: Shirley Harvey
This workshop is funded by the Networks of Expertise.
