MENZA Events

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 […]

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 […]

A new DAW free for NZers, built for beat making and DJ producers. Presented by DJ OP! (New York) and Martin Emo. New York-based DJ OP! will present a practical […]

In this workshop, facilitated by Robyn McQueen, we will review some of the literature around musical agency and student agency in musical contexts, and consider how to apply this in […]

Making deep connections within and across our curriculum: an approach to curriculum design, with Dr Graham McPhail. One way in which the hauora of our ākonga can be nourished at […]

Both Matt and Martin contributed to four ‘classroom projects’ – comprehensive and engaging music teaching resources that are freely available on ableton.com as part of the Ableton for the Classroom Initiative which […]

Presented by Eugene Marshall, this workshop looks at teaching Composition at Intermediate Schools, and provides prompts for starting composition projects, engaging reluctant young musicians, and fostering genuine creativity in the […]

Presented by Catherine Graham and Hāni Totorewa, this workshop is an introduction to mātauranga Māori; relating this to our secondary music teaching practice as we seek to unpack “mana ōrite mō […]

Facilitated by MENZA Deputy Chair Kat Daniela, this workshop will provide participants with a google folder of exemplars that can be modified to fit the individual needs of the school […]