Contents:
6 CHAIRPERSON’S REPORT – Kat Daniela
8 EDITOR’S REPORT – Jessica Brown
10 MAURI TUI TUIA: CREATIVE ARTS THERAPIES – Alison Talmage
12 FROM FESTIVAL TO FRAMEWORK – Darren Smith
16 IRMTNZ CONFERENCE 2026 – IRMTNZ
18 KO TŌKU TUAKIRITANGA – Stephen Garton
22 HOW UKULELE HELPS US ALL! – Alyssa Wilson
24 MORE THAN THE BASICS – Brenda Oakley
28 HARMONY IN ADVERSITY – Judith Bell
30 GROWING MUSICAL LIVES – Kat Daniela
32 MUSIC SKILLS = EMPLOYABILITY SKILLS – Ben Lau
33 MUSIC A ‘NICE TO HAVE’? – Dave Carter
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34 TOI IHIIHI WANANGA – Trevania Walbaekken
36 RAPAKI MARAE WANANGA – Christian McDonald
43 NCEA – Delysse Glynn
44 THE ANATOMY OF AN EDM TRACK – Duncan Ferguson
48 FROM CHILDREN TO CERTIFICATES: RESISTING THE COMMODIFICATION OF MUSIC EDUCATION – Kiki Zhou
51 WHAT IS THE GOAL OF THE STUDENT? – Renée Cosio
52 THOUGHTS ON TEENAGERS AT THE PIANO – Sandy Lynch
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