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A list of websites to support Literacy in the Classroom, centred around Music and Puoro.

As part of our Online guest-speaker sessions. Jade Wrathall talked about teaching the Basics Brilliantly. Sourced Article: Teaching the Basics Brilliantly or Reinforcing Yet Another Subject Hierarchy? Powerpoint presentation: Jade Wrathall is an emerging academic from the University of Waikato. She graduated with a Master of Arts with First Class Honours and has held various teaching…

A free Reading Music Website for students to enhance their music literacy skills. Created by Joseph Allen who teaches music at Primary and Intermediate level and also a Program Designer It has high score boards, certificates, skins (for rewards), fingering charts for wind and brass, instrument specific formats (eg. positions for trombone, valves for brass,…

By Priya Gain and Sean O’Connor for Poutokomanawa He Waiata Whakataukī: Hei ngohe korikori, kōrero, tākarokaro hoki – Whakataukī as waiata with movement, speech, and play activities ‘He Waiata Whakataukī’ presents five beautiful waiata based on whakataukī by singer songwriter Sean O’Connor (Ngāti Porou). Working in collaboration with illustrator Emily Cater and designer Maree Wilson, Priya and Sean have curated this…

On 2 and 10 August, Martin Emo, Learning Area Lead Performing Arts for the Ministry of Education, presented NCEA Changes workshops to focus on the teaching and learning that need to occur to support the internals for Standards 1.1 and 1.2 (Session one), as well as the teaching and learning that need to occur to support…

A wonderful bicultural resource perfect for ECE and early Primary children. Click on the links below to download the resources, which include an e-book with the story and illustrations, a dance track for the Hei hei song and an activity book with ideas for all sorts of musical and non-musical learning activities with the children:…

By Kristin Browne About this resource Te Ika a Māui is designed to be an immersive, interactive and exploratory experience that can be developed over several or multiple lessons for children aged 2-7 years. The heart of the story lies in the singing, not only bringing the story to life for the children, but allowing a space…

Helpful links to access resources that can be found on the web. Classroom Arts Integration and STEAM Resources for K-12 Educators Arts/Music Integration – Primary – Secondary Chrome Music Lab Co-Curricular Orchestral and choral arrangements Ten Pieces Get Creative with Classical Music

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A resource using the Movie, the Sound of Music and learning Scales written by Lynn Jamieson (2021) at Scared Heart Girls’ College in Hamilton “My Year 9 students have just finished watching THE SOUND OF MUSIC (totally captivated everyone and I have some hard to captivate peeps in my class!). I was just going to…

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Revision Resources to help your students who are attempting the Score-Reading Achievement Standard Externals Created by Rosie James 2021 L1 Conventions Crosswords L2 Conventions Crosswords Lv 2 Conventions Crosswords (Answers) *The resource is not password protected due to originally appearing on Musicnet 27/08/21

Here are some more listening activities for seniors who can hear more than they can say!! Students complete this for themselves and then we listen through together and discuss, throwing in as much terminology as we can. Please create your own copy of these Documents. Note, with the Google Form if you do not create…

Paekupu is an online Māori language dictionary relating to the Learning Areas of Te Marautanga o Aotearoa. https://paekupu.co.nz/words/wordlist/puoro/english-to-maori It includes an excellent Ngā Toi Papakupu (The Arts Dictionary) with Puoro (music) language as well as other learning areas such as Te Reo Matatini (literacy), visual arts (Toi Ataata), Ngā Mahi a te Rēhia (performing arts), Pāngarau (maths),…

Music Learning at Home Visit our Music Learning at Home resource where you can find the “home-learning choice board”! This resource is great for years 5-8. The links on the engaging choice board take learners, families and teachers to a well set out range of accessible, fun music activities linked to the music curriculum from…

This NCEA Level one tracking chart is provided by Belinda Carey. It can be copied and used as needed.

Join David Walliams as he goes on a marvellous musical journey of discovery and meets some of the most famous names from the history of music – from Ludwig ‘Grumpy’ van Beethoven to 19th-century rock star Franz Liszt. (Please note no composers were harmed in the making of this podcast).

Made in 2001, this is still an outstanding resource, particularly for the beginning classroom music teacher in Aotearoa / New Zealand. The first section looks at the skills and concepts involved in listening, moving, singing, playing, creating and representing music through a range of effective pedagogical practices for teaching and learning in music. The second…

In this episode of the Music Tech Teacher Podcast, Katie Wardrobe shares several music apps for the iPad and useful links which will be useful in your general music classrooms. These are great for both elementary and middle school ages. She recommends that you start with just a few apps, learn them really well so you…

Use this link to access a range of classroom / assembly songs that can be used in Early Child and Primary School settings that also support the use of NZSL


From Music To Notation This is a fantastic resource for those students that don’t have strong theory/notation skills but want to learn how to produce scores and lead sheets. Using technology students are shown how to convert audio and MIDI recordings into professional looking scores. Click here to download this free iBook. More resources from…

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TUNE ME IN Volume 13 Number 3, October 2018 Articles by page number 4 Networks of Expertise – Mathew Stenbo 6 An Update from ISME – Linda Webb & Denise Dore 10 MENZA Regional Reports 13 Queen’s Birthday Honours 2018 – Louise Van Tongeren & Amy Ryan 16 When Should My Child Start Learning a Musical…
