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SUMMARY:Make Some Noise! MENZA (Music Education New Zealand Aotearoa) Conference 2017
DESCRIPTION:This Conference is for all Music Educators (teachers and itinerant teachers of music) from early childhood\, primary and secondary sectors to: \n\nfocus on pedagogy in music education\, latest ideas and best practice\nhear innovative ideas and solutions around developing musical literacy\nhear/share with other practitioners methods around leading ensembles\nfocus on culturally responsive practice and inclusive practice in music\nexplore how to integrate digital technology into classroom practice\nlearn how to ‘fight the good fight’: how to be an advocate for music in your context\n\nThe conference programme will also include the following and more… \nFor Primary educators: \n\nbuilding classroom practice\ndeveloping musical literacy e.g. Orff\, Kodaly\ntaonga pūoro\nwaiata\npasifika\nsongs for the Primary classroom\nintegrating digital technology in your music programme\nmusic and the environment\nimprovisation musical games\n\nFor Early Childhood educators: \n\nmusical play singing\nwaiata for ECE\nmaking and playing instruments\nmusic and stories\nOrff in ECE\nmusic and movement\ndigital tools for music in ECE\n\nFor Secondary educators: \n\nsong writing\ndirecting ensembles\nmusic technology\ntaonga pūoro\nmoderation and NCEA\nmanaging a music department\njunior programmes\nHOD as mentor\nhow to make your music programme inclusive of students with disabilities\n\nFor Itinerant Teachers of Music: \n\ninquiry based learning\nprofessional learning groups\ndigital portfolio exemplars\ncultural competencies for ITMs\ninstrumental music pedagogies\nteaching groups motivating students\n\nDates: 9 – 11th October\, 2017 Cost: (if paid by early bird date 25/08/2017\, if paid after an additional $100 applies) \nVenue: Holy Cross School\, Miramar\, Wellington \nMENZA member: $300 Non-MENZA member: $330 (incl membership) \nAccommodation: Available at Brentwood Hotel\, TRCC will provide shuttles to and from venue – see TRCC website for live in registration options and costs \nOrganisers: Celia Stewart\, Tim Carson\, Selena Bercic and Andrew Stopps (MENZA) \nRegistrations close: 1 September\, 2017 \nRegister here \nConference fee includes: Conference and catering. Live in fees available on TRCC website. Travel subsidy available as per the TRCC travel policy (see website for details) for the first 80 paid registrations \n171001-Make-some-noise (pdf)
URL:https://menza.co.nz/event/make-some-noise-menza-music-education-new-zealand-aotearoa-conference-2017/
CATEGORIES:National
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SUMMARY:Folk Songs and Games Across the Curriculum
DESCRIPTION:Practical Music Workshop – Folk Songs and Games Across the Curriculum \nThis session will introduce a range of simple songs\, games and dances for a variety of age levels with related musicianship activities. The utilisation of these techniques is to help teachers and students\, find easy\, enjoyable\, nonthreatening ways of engaging with music making on an on-going basis. These songs represent just a small part of the wide-ranging repertoire used in the MEP (Music Engagement Programme) at the Australian National University in Canberra. The songs and games in this set have been chosen\, like all the MEP repertoire\, by the children themselves\, researched over many years. \nTime: Saturday October 14\, 9:30-11:30\nPlace: SIT Downtown\, 25 Don St\, Invercargill\nCost: $50 non-MENZA members\, $40 MENZA members \nTo register or for further information email sally.bodkin-allen@sit.ac.nz or southlandmusiced@gmail.com
URL:https://menza.co.nz/event/folk-songs-and-games-across-the-curriculum/
LOCATION:SIT Downtown Campus\, 25 Don St\, Invercargill\, New Zealand
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20171014T130000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20171014T170000
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SUMMARY:Learn the Piano in 3 Hours!
DESCRIPTION:Practical Music Workshop – Learn the Piano in 3 Hours! \nThis course introduces beginners and amateur piano players to the MEP (Music Engagement Programme) approach to playing and singing. Participants will have the opportunity to develop or hone skills using standard MEP repertoire to play\, sing and improvise. This course has limited spaces so please enrol early! If you do not secure a place\, you will be waitlisted for the next one. \nBy the end of this session you will:\n– Understand the basics of piano chordal accompaniment\n– Be able to sing while playing a simple accompaniment\n– Have several strategies for on-going development of piano skills. \nTime: Saturday October 14\, 1-5pm (including 30min break\, afternoon tea provided)\nPlace: SIT Downtown\, 25 Don St\, Invercargill\nCost: $120 non-MENZA members\, $100 MENZA members \nTo register or for further information email sally.bodkin-allen@sit.ac.nz or southlandmusiced@gmail.com \nThis course will be run by Associate Prof Susan West\, Music Engagement Programme\, Australian National University. \nAbout Susan West\nAssociate Professor Susan West is the Artistic Director of the Music Engagement Program at the Australian National University in Canberra. Susan developed the innovative approach to music education. Assoc. Prof. West’s work has attracted both national and international interest. She has been recognized through various awards\, including a National Children’s Week Award\, an International Women’s Day Award and a citation for Teaching Excellence from the Carrick Institute. Most recently the Music Engagement Program was recognized for its excellence as a community outreach program through a national awards program run by the Music Council of Australia\, as well as an Australian Volunteers Award. \n 
URL:https://menza.co.nz/event/164761/
LOCATION:SIT Downtown Campus\, 25 Don St\, Invercargill\, New Zealand
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20171016T160000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20171016T173000
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SUMMARY:Music Engagement Program Workshop with Susan West
DESCRIPTION:The Music Engagement Program (MEP) focuses primarily on shared\, social music-making as a means of promoting well-being\, encouraging participation and developing musical skills and knowledge. The MEP is based on a social philosophy of shared\, active music making through singing known as The Music Outreach Principle where groups within schools and the wider community share their music with others\, encouraging on-going participation. It promotes\, but does not demand\, high-level skills\, and does not require expensive instruments or equipment to be effective. \nThis session involves:\n– The practice and theory of the Music Engagement Program\n– Discussion ideas and multi-media examples\n– Singing Applying the principles of ‘outreach’\n– Ideas for extending music learning through the approach. \nTime: Monday October 16\, 4-5.30pm\nPlace: SIT Downtown\, 25 Don St\, Invercargill\nCost: $30 non-MENZA members\, $25 MENZA members \nThis course will be run by Associate Prof Susan West\, Music Engagement Program\, Australian National University.\nTo register or for further information email sally.bodkin-allen@sit.ac.nz or southlandmusiced@gmail.com \nAbout Susan West\nAssociate Professor Susan West is the Artistic Director of the Music Engagement Program at the Australian National University in Canberra. Susan developed the innovative approach to music education. Assoc. Prof. West’s work has attracted both national and international interest. She has been recognized through various awards\, including a National Children’s Week Award\, an International Women’s Day Award and a citation for Teaching Excellence from the Carrick Institute. Most recently the Music Engagement Program was recognized for its excellence as a community outreach program through a national awards program run by the Music Council of Australia\, as well as an Australian Volunteers Award.
URL:https://menza.co.nz/event/music-engagement-program-workshop-with-susan-west/
LOCATION:SIT Downtown Campus\, 25 Don St\, Invercargill\, New Zealand
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20171016T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20171016T210000
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SUMMARY:Bruce Pearson 'Inspire Excellence in Your Young Band'
DESCRIPTION:Inspire Excellence in Your Young Band\nDate: Monday 16th October\nTime: 7:00pm – 9:00pm\nVenue: KBB Music Epsom\, 377 Manukau Road\, Epsom\, Auckland\nCharge: FREE – Plus free packet of books for attending teachers!\nRSVP to: John (08) 9383 1422 or andrewc@kbbmusic.co.nz \nBruce Pearson is a world-renowned music educator\, author\, composer\, and clinician. He is the author of the Standard of Excellence Comprehensive Band Method\, widely regarded as the most important contribution to the band music field in the last three decades\, as well as his first contribution\, Best In Class. His new contribution\, co-authored with Ryan Nowlin\, the Tradition of Excellence Comprehensive Band Method\, is a performance-centered curriculum that seamlessly blends time-tested and innovative pedagogy with cutting-edge technology. He also co-authored\, with Dean Sorenson\, the Standard of Excellence Jazz Ensemble Method and the Standard of Excellence Advanced Jazz Ensemble Method. \nIn addition to his method books\, Dr. Pearson is well-known as a composer of many frequently-performed compositions for concert band and jazz ensemble. He has led clinics in all fifty of the United States and has been guest conductor and clinician\, by invitation\, in countries throughout the Pacific Rim\, the Orient\, Europe\, and the Canadian provinces. \nRaised in Bloomington\, Minnesota\, Bruce Pearson has taught at the elementary\, junior high\, high school\, and college levels for over 40 years. In December of 1998\, Dr. Pearson was awarded the prestigious Midwest Clinic Medal of Honor in recognition of his outstanding contributions to music education. In 2007\, he was the recipient of the Distinguished Alumni Award at St. Cloud State University. Also in 2007\, he was recognized as the first Patron for the Maryborough Conference in Queensland\, Australia. Dr. Pearson was selected as a 2017 recipient of University of Northern Colorado’s Honored Alumni Award. Additionally\, the American School Band Directors Association conferred on Dr. Pearson the 2014 Edwin Franko Goldman Award “as a symbol of high esteem and respect for outstanding personal contributions to the school band movement.” He continues to serve as a guest lecturer\, clinician\, and conductor in addition to his work as a composer\, arranger\, and author.
URL:https://menza.co.nz/event/bruce-pearson-inspire-excellence-in-your-young-band/
LOCATION:KBB Music Epsom\, 377 Manukau Road\, Epsom\, Auckland\, New Zealand
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20171020T120000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20171023T150000
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SUMMARY:Christchurch Big Band Festival 2017
DESCRIPTION:The 11th Christchurch Big Band Festival runs over Labour Weekend. There will be loads of free performances all around town by big bands from all around New Zealand and of all ages. There are also a few paid events such as jazz workshops (open to anyone)\, a big band ball and gala concert.\nDetails will be at http://www.bigbandfest.org.nz/.\nBands can also register there now to be part of the festival.\nhttp://www.bigbandfest.org.nz/register/big-band-performance-registration-form/
URL:https://menza.co.nz/event/christchurch-big-band-festival-2017/
LOCATION:BG01-Green
CATEGORIES:Canterbury
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20171020T170000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20171020T170000
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SUMMARY:Closing date for NZSSSO applications
DESCRIPTION:Applications for the 2018 NZ Secondary Schools Symphony Orchestra (NZSSSO) course opened on the 1st September 2017. \nNZSSSO provides a wonderful opportunity for our talented secondary school orchestral musicians from around New Zealand to gather together to prepare and perform full scale works to a very high standard; as representatives of their schools. It is widely recognized as a significant training ground for young players aspiring to membership of the NZ Youth Orchestra. I hope you will encourage your senior students to visit our website\, and consider putting forward an application. \nOnline application and audition recordings must be received on or before the 20th October 2017. \nThe applicant will need to fill in an online application and provide a recording of themselves playing both the orchestral excerpts (which are now available on the website) and a solo item (this can be an existing NCEA recording) \nFull course information\, audition details and application forms please visit\,   www.nzssso.com \nBelow is a summary of the course details but really recommend you visit our website where you can see more about the course. \n  \nNZSSSO Course Details \nMonday 23th April – Saturday 28th April 2018 \nDirected by Tianyi Lu \nViolin soloist Isaac Shatford \nSt Margaret’s Charles Luney Auditorium \nPerformance Programme \n\nSibelius Finlandia\, Op.26\nProkofiev Violin concerto No.2\, Op.63\nRachmaninoff Symphony No.2\n\n  \n  \nKey Dates : \n  \n01st SEPTEMBER Applications open and orchestral excerpts available. \n20th OCTOBER Closing date for applications \n1st DECEMBER Audition results posted on website. \n7th FEBRUARY 2018 Course confirmation and Registration deadline.
URL:https://menza.co.nz/event/closing-date-for-nzssso-applications/
LOCATION:Charles Luney Auditorium\, Christchurch\, New Zealand
CATEGORIES:National
ORGANIZER;CN="Sarah Anderson":MAILTO:asr@papanui.school.nz
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20171025T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20171027T213000
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LAST-MODIFIED:20170808T021005Z
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SUMMARY:Christchurch Schools' Music Festival
DESCRIPTION:Three nights of singing by massed choirs\, and the best instrumentalist from all Canterbury Schools\, in performance….it’s 78th year!
URL:https://menza.co.nz/event/christchurch-schools-music-festival/
LOCATION:Horncastle Arena\, 30 Whiteleigh Ave\, Addington\, 8024\, New Zealand
CATEGORIES:Canterbury
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20171029T160000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20171029T190000
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SUMMARY:Flutes of Dunedin
DESCRIPTION:The Flutes of Dunedin\nSunday 29 October 2017\n5pm Concert\, with pre-concert taonga pūoro demonstration at 4:15pm\nBayfield High School\, 2 Shore Street\, Anderson’s Bay\, Dunedin \nThe Flutes of Dunedin concert is happening this Sunday the 29th of October at 5pm. Guest performer and teacher for the day Bridget Douglas will be performing the Poulenc flute sonata with Sandra Crawshaw. Justine Pierre\, Philippa McNulty\, Fiona Pickering\, Natasha Manowitz and Rosalind Manowitz will be performing arrangements of Latin tunes for flute quintet. Justine Pierre will also be performing a Japanese flute solo. Nichola Genn Harris will be playing Survivor of Rekohu by Dunedin composer Anthony Ritchie (a piece that features the western flute and Maori flutes) and Jennifer Cattermole will be performing a piece on Taonga pūoro (Maori instruments). The two flute choirs formed especially for the flute day will be presenting an item each\, and there’ll be one or two more surprise items too! \nPrior to the concert\, Jennifer Cattermole will be doing a demonstration on the various Maori instruments featured at 4.15pm for around 20 minutes. Everyone coming along to watch the concert are welcome to come early to learn about the different instruments and how they work (at no extra charge). \nThis concert is for people of all ages and will showcase a variety of flute music from NZ and around the world for solo flute (on the western flute\, Maori flutes and Japanese flute) and within small and large ensembles. \nEntry is by donation (cash door sales only)\, with all donations going towards the running of the day of workshops and masterclasses. The concert is going to be held at Bayfield High School Hall\, 2 Shore Street\, Andersons Bay. \nThis concert marks the end of the Dunedin Flute Day\, a day of masterclasses\, workshops for flute students and teachers. For more information on the event please see the Facebook event page. If you’re interested in signing up as a flutists there are still spaces available – contact natashamanowitz@gmail.com \n 
URL:https://menza.co.nz/event/flutes-of-dunedin/
LOCATION:Bayfield High School\, 2 Shore Street\, Anderson's Bay\, Dunedin\, New Zealand
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