Tag: primary
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MENZA Conference
MENZA Conference will be held in Wellington from the 14th to the 16th of April. More details to come.
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2025 MENZA Conference
Watch This Space The 2025 MENZA Conference will be held in Wellington between April 14 and 16 April. More Details will arrive soon. Secondary School Teachers: You can access Professional […]
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eNotes – 29th October 2024
In this issue: Upcoming Professional Learning Opportunities Resources Read eNotes: 29th November 2024
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Beat Back Burnout
Sir, does it matter if I get a Not Achieved on the practice exam?” “No. Nothing matters.” “….ok thanks, Sir. See you tomorrow!” It’s hard to trace the exact point where my Year 11 Music class began morphing into the existential -nihilstic grumblings of a sad old man, but there was a very clear moment…
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Integrating music
It is my belief that a musically enriched classroom deepens and forms connections of one’s internal and external world. Music grows the developing brain. Can we teach a mainstream class […]
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Band & Orchestral Programmes In Schools
As brass and wind specialists, we have had the pleasure of working with Band and Orchestral Programmes in Auckland schools over the last 6 years. We have both taught classroom […]
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Producing “Stairway to Heaven”
The Prizegiving finale for St Andrew’s College in 2023 was a musical performance of “Stairway to Heaven”. While we often video and record our Prizegivings, this is the first time […]
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eNotes – 5 July 2024
In this issue: Read eNotes 4th July 2024
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In the News
MENZA Chair Ben Lau speaks to Emile Donovan at Radio New Zealand about his journey with Taonga Puoro and how we are supporting teachers on their journey. RNZ Nights: Whakataukī […]
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eNote – 21st May 2024
In this issue: Read eNotes 21st May 2024
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Connecting Within & Across – Anita Collins
I like and hate conference themes. I think they are great anchors for me to build their thoughts around, and they can also be so broad that I struggle to […]
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Matauranga Māori Resource ZOOM Hui
Join MENZA board members Ben Lau, Trevania Walbaekken and Rapua Timoti for a ZOOM session on how to use the new Matauranga Māori Resource and have your questions answered. Click […]
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Kodály Teacher Training – Summer School
Five days of exciting music making and learning, led by international experts, Maree Henessey and Rosalie Scott, inspired by the Kodály approach to music making and learning – along with […]
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Music that heals: Trauma-informed practice
Watching the devastation after Cyclone Gabrielle and the impact on people and place, reminds me of life after the Christchurch earthquakes. In the early days, we were unaware of the […]
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Wellington Orchestra Festival 2023
A day of orchestral rehearsal and performance for Primary and Intermediate-aged students who can read music and play an instrument. We have six pieces arranged by Richard Oswin, ranging from […]
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PLD – Primary School: Chase Across the Waves and Te Koha a Tāne
PLD OPPORTUNITY: Lower Hutt, Wellington: Music, creative dance, and ngā toi Māori (including whaiwāhi mauritau, korikori tinana, and waiata) – workshop for Primary Teachers When: Saturday 25th of March 9.30-3.30 […]
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MENZA Conference 2023
He Hononga Connecting Within and Across 1st – 4th October 2023 MENZA CONFERENCE 2023
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Primary and Secondary Level One – Kodály accredited certificates – Summer School 2023
With James Cuskelly and Lucinda Geoghegan The Kodály approach to music education is based on the understanding that access to music making is a basic human right, that music education […]
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Music and Digital Technologies: Practical ideas for the primary classroom
Little Andromeda – Level 1/134 Oxford Terrace, Christchurch Central City This conference will empower primary teachers from NE to Year 8 with tools to work with the new and revised […]
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Online Lesson Ideas for Elementary and Middle School General Music
Are you teaching online due to school closures? Wondering where to start and how that’s going to work with your general music students? In this FREE webinar, we’ll discuss tech […]