NZ Secondary Students Symphony Orchestra Course Details Monday 23th April – Saturday 28th April 2018 Directed by Tianyi Lu Violin soloist Isaac Shatford St Margaret’s Charles Luney Auditorium Performance Programme Sibelius Finlandia, Op.26 Prokofiev Violin concerto No.2, Op.63 Rachmaninoff Symphony No.2
With more than 40 prizes and awards choral and jazz ensembles, including the Australasian Open Choral Championship 2004, Michael Griffin is well known as an international conference presenter, clinician and speaker. Michael’s seminars are not just about music learning. Rather, his intense interest in the general nature of achievement and expertise, motivation, neuroscience, creativity and pedagogy sees him speaking to a variety of audiences of staff, students and parents. His presentation ‘The Expertise Mindset’ specifically addresses intrinsically driven improvement.
The Positive Power of Musical Play – A Workshop with Julie Wylie: Saturday 5 May, 2pm – 4pm, Christchurch School of Music ??? Julie is delighted to present a practical workshop on “The Positive Power of Musical Play”, in association with Music Education Canterbury (see workshop outline below for further information). This workshop is designed to help […]
For advanced piano students and piano teachers… but all welcome. Chamber Room at The Piano, 156 Armagh St, Christchurch 8011 Sunday 27th May from 1.30-5pm. Link to registration form and pricing details https://tinyurl.com/IRMT2018Masterclasses Run by the Christchurch branch of IRMT
The Rodger Fox Big Band The 17 members of New Zealand’s acclaimed Rodger Fox Big Band will be accompanied by four leading international jazz musicians. Many of the musicians in the big band hold positions in major teaching institutions, including the New Zealand School of Music and many High Schools. Rodger Fox Rodger Fox is […]
Fun Music Theory Games integrated with the computational thinking part of the new Digital Technologies curriculum and other cool music and tech stuff. Music & Digital Technology Tuesday 5 June 2018 Music Education Otago invites you to a workshop that combines elements of the new Digital Technologies Curriculum with Music. Our presenters: Judith Bell Judith Bell […]
This free concert invites everyone to share in the joy and fun of music!
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 in attendance and a massed sing to conclude. A proven formula in the Wairarapa!!
This symphony was once described as ‘blue sky in A major’ – a description that can’t be bettered. How does Mendelssohn so perfectly translate the warmth of the southern sun into music? It’s all in the details of the orchestration, just waiting to be unpicked by Richard Gill.
MENZA warmly invites you to our AGM at Dilworth Junior Campus in Remuera, Auckland at 3pm Saturday 30 June, with drinks and nibbles to follow.
Applications are now open for the 2018 ASQ International Music Academy, which will take place from 23-28 July at St Andrew’s on The Terrace in Wellington. Participants can enrol for either the full six-day course, or a shorter version running Thursday to Saturday.
The Virtuoso Strings Orchestra is pleased to present a homecoming concert to celebrate our successful 2018 South Island Tour! Join us for an energetic, heart-warming and inspiring night featuring everything from Beethoven to the Beatles… Gypsy fiddle tunes to the Elgar Cello concerto. The concert will be family-friendly. The Concert is at Aotea College on […]
Theory Games An opportunity to try out all the most popular music games used at the after school Chisnallwood Theory Club. Sunday July 29 1-4pm Rangiruru Girls School Music Department Presenter Judith Bell Hosted by IRMT (Christchurch) Try out a range of effective, outside-the-square, tried & true theory activities from the very popular Chisnallwood School […]
MENZA Tauranga PD – Effective Music Technology Date: Wednesday 1 August 2018 Venue: Tauranga Boys College Place: Mayfield House. Fee: $30 for MENZA members $60 for Non-MENZA members (membership fee included) Morning and afternoon tea provided, BYO lunch REGISTER HERE This PD day is designed to support Intermediate and Secondary teachers in delivering the Music Curriculum, […]
The NZCT Chamber Music Contest is the longest running youth music competition in New Zealand and is the only nationwide chamber music competition for young secondary school musicians and composers in the country. From hundreds of ensembles nationwide, only 12 groups make it through to the National Finals weekend. At the end of the concert […]
