Tag: Secondary

MENZA Conference

MENZA Conference will be held in Wellington from the 14th to the 16th of April. More details to come.
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 […]
eNotes – 29th October 2024

In this issue: Upcoming Professional Learning Opportunities Resources Read eNotes: 29th November 2024
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…
Creativity & Inclusivity: Lessons from “To The Front”

Term 1, Week 1. A fresh batch of students enters your music department with wildly different experiences, musical backgrounds, abilities and tastes. Imagine you had just one week to organise […]
Empowering Students Through Product Design at Pāpāmoa College

At Pāpāmoa College, Product Design Technology isn’t just about crafting projects for the sake of it; it’s about empowering students to become real-world inventors and designers who can solve tangible […]
Unearthing Talent and Tradition: Far North Got Talent 5-day Wananga

Hapaitia te ara tika, pumau ai te rangatiratanga, mo nga uri whakatipu Foster the pathway of knowledge to strength, independence and growth for future generations. In the rugged, picturesque landscapes […]
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 […]
Students’ Independent Song Release

As a teacher at Te Aho o Te Kura Pounamu, a trend I had noticed is the increase in music ākonga submitting release – quality songs for assessment purposes. It […]
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 […]
eNotes – 5 July 2024

In this issue: Read eNotes 4th July 2024
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 […]
eNote – 21st May 2024

In this issue: Read eNotes 21st May 2024
MENZA NCEA Music Significant Learning Workshops: Delving into Te Ao Māori: Exploring Musical Histories and Tikanga

Facilitators: Horomona Horo and Kelly Kahukiwa Hosted by: MENZA and NEX Embark on a more profound learning journey through a Te Ao Māori lens with Taonga Puoro practitioners Horomona Horo […]
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 […]
The Tool of a Musical Mind

Often you hear about students having different tools in their kit or skills to cope with different situations, but I first heard this phrase at the Kodály Course in Christchurch […]
Ear Training for the ‘Tech’ kids

I have to start with an apology for this ‘click-baity’ title. As much as possible I don’t try to differentiate my students between those that are ‘techy’ and those that […]
Tai Orooro Tai Auaha

E Tipu e rea mo nga ra o tou ao“Grow up in the days destined to you” – Sir Apirana T. Ngata In 2023, in the Far North, taonga puoro […]
Help, I can’t buy music for that combination of instruments!

Turning an unlikely combination of instruments into a performance group. Have you ever been in a situation where you have an unlikely combination of instrumentalists at school? Perhaps a beginner […]
NCEA & External Moderation update
NCEA Changes Session 1 with Martin Emo

In case you missed it: A free ZOOM session with Learning Area Lead Performing Arts Martin Emo. This session will also be recorded. Please fill out this google form so […]
MENZA Conference 2023

He Hononga Connecting Within and Across 1st – 4th October 2023 MENZA CONFERENCE 2023
NZQA Scholarship Music

Rangi Ruru Girls’ School in Christchurch has a vibrant, well-resourced music department with a wide range of learners, from those starting out on their musical journey through discovery and exploration […]
Integrating Radio into a Secondary School Music Course

It was 2006, and I had recently moved to Hutt International Boys’ School from a school that had gone through the rigorous process of becoming accredited to teach a National […]
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 […]