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  • Info session on non-contact hours for teachers in 2025

    Info session on non-contact hours for teachers in 2025

    MENZA board member Brenda Oakley facilitates the discussion alongside PPTA team members Lauren Hourigan and Jo Brunskill, with questions around the impact of the introduction of non-contacts for ITM teachers […]

  • The impact of music therapy on teaching – Chris O’Connor

    The impact of music therapy on teaching – Chris O’Connor

    In this presentation Chris O’Connor unpacks how the humanistic, strength-based approach of his music therapy training and ongoing learning has transformed his music teaching, moving increasingly away from the deficit […]

  • The politics of teaching “The Basics” Brilliantly

    The politics of teaching “The Basics” Brilliantly

    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 […]

  • NCEA Music – 2024 Music Review and Reflection

    NCEA Music – 2024 Music Review and Reflection

    An edited video of the RAMP workshop hosted by Ministry of Education and MENZA. Presented by Dr Martin Emo; Learning Area Lead – Dance, Drama, Music, Visual ArtsTe Poutāhū (Curriculum […]

  • Reading Music Game and Website

    Reading Music Game and Website

    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 […]

  • Korero with Delysse Glenn – NZQA External Moderation

    Korero with Delysse Glenn – NZQA External Moderation

    MENZA Presents; Korero with Delysse Glenn; National Assessment Advisor for Music. Delysse discusses good practices seen so far with the new internally assessed Level 1 Music Achievement Standards and answers […]

  • Te Wānanga – Music Subject Learning Outcomes: Delving into Te Ao Māori

    Te Wānanga – Music Subject Learning Outcomes: Delving into Te Ao Māori

    Embark on a more profound learning journey through a Te Ao Māori lens with Taonga Puoro practitioners Horomona Horo and Kelly Kahukiwa. This series of recorded wānanga offers a unique […]

  • Te Wānanga Tuawhitu – Music SLO Wānanga: Delving into Te Ao Māori

    Te Wānanga Tuawhitu – Music SLO Wānanga: Delving into Te Ao Māori

    Seventh Wānanga: Subject Learning Outcomes Learning Workshops: Delving into Te Ao Māori: Exploring Musical Histories and Tikanga In this video, we explore; Presented by Horomona Horo (Absent) and Kelly Kahukiwa […]

  • Te Wānanga Tuaono – Music SLO Wānanga: Delving into Te Ao Māori

    Te Wānanga Tuaono – Music SLO Wānanga: Delving into Te Ao Māori

    Sixth Wānanga: Music Subject Learning Outcomes Workshops: Delving into Te Ao Māori: Exploring Musical Histories and Tikanga In this video we explore; Presented by Horomona Horo (Absent) and Kelly Kahukiwa […]

  • Te Wānanga Tuarima – Music SLO Wānanga: Delving into Te Ao Māori

    Te Wānanga Tuarima – Music SLO Wānanga: Delving into Te Ao Māori

    Fifth Wānanga: Music Subject Learning Outcomes Workshops: Delving into Te Ao Māori: Exploring Musical Histories and Tikanga In this video we explore; Presented by Horomona Horo and Kelly Kahukiwa Zoom […]

  • Te Wānanga Tuawhā – Music SLO Wānanga: Delving into Te Ao Māori

    Te Wānanga Tuawhā – Music SLO Wānanga: Delving into Te Ao Māori

    Fourth Wānanga: Music Subject Learning Outcomes Workshops: Delving into Te Ao Māori: Exploring Musical Histories and Tikanga In this video we explore; Presented by Horomona Horo and Kelly Kahukiwa Zoom […]

  • Te Wānanga Tuatoru – Music SLO Wānanga: Delving into Te Ao Māori

    Te Wānanga Tuatoru – Music SLO Wānanga: Delving into Te Ao Māori

    Third Wānanga: Music Subject Learning Outcomes Workshops: Delving into Te Ao Māori: Exploring Musical Histories and Tikanga In this video we explore; Presented by Horomona Horo and Kelly Kahukiwa Zoom […]

  • Te Wānanga Tuarua – Music SLO Wānanga: Delving into Te Ao Māori

    Te Wānanga Tuarua – Music SLO Wānanga: Delving into Te Ao Māori

    2nd wānanga: Music Subject Learning Outcomes Workshops: Delving into Te Ao Māori: Exploring Musical Histories and Tikanga In this video we explore; Presented by Horomona Horo and Kelly Kahukiwa Zoom […]

  • Te Wānanga Tuatahi – Music SLO Wānanga: Delving into Te Ao Māori

    Te Wānanga Tuatahi – Music SLO Wānanga: Delving into Te Ao Māori

    First wānanga: Music Subject Learning Outcomes Workshops: Delving into Te Ao Māori: Exploring Musical Histories and Tikanga In this video, we explore wānanga through Whakawhanaungatanga and set up the learning […]

  • Puna Karakia

    Puna Karakia

    This is a selection/fountain of karakia (Puna Karakia) for Gathering resources from the Ngahere and Moana. It also includes karakia for kai, beginning and ending hui, and lessons. Puna Karakia

  • NZCF Video Series – Songs and Waiata for Classrooms

    NZCF Video Series – Songs and Waiata for Classrooms

    The New Zealand Choral Federation’s Let’s Get Singing video series is geared towards helping primary and intermediate classroom teachers foster a love of singing in their tamariki. In each video, a dynamic […]

  • Big Ideas Posters

    Big Ideas Posters

    Big Ideas posters you can hang around your classroom. Created by Stephen Garton Full-Res (A3) Posters: Big Ideas

  • Matauranga Puoro Māori Resource

    Matauranga Puoro Māori Resource

    A resource written and gathered by the MENZA Board. This resource is designed to aid teachers to build their understanding of Matauranga Puoro Māori. This resource is targeted for Year […]

  • Music Foundations: A guide to musical skills and technology (NCEA Level 1)

    Music Foundations: A guide to musical skills and technology (NCEA Level 1)

    A great resource written by Stephen Garton that will aid secondary teachers with their Year 11 programme. The resource is based on Music Foundations for students in Year 11 and […]

  • He Waiata Whakataukī

    He Waiata Whakataukī

    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 […]

  • MENZA Conference 2023 presenter notes/powerpoints and videos

    MENZA Conference 2023 presenter notes/powerpoints and videos

    Dr. Anita Collins Dr Anita Collins is an award-winning educator, author and researcher in music education and brain development. She has interviewed over 100 neuromusical researchers in Canada, USA, Scandinavia […]

  • Support for Music Teachers

    Support for Music Teachers

    This is the updated document (April 2024) The initial document was sent to all teacher training music education providers in 2023 to be made available to training or new teachers.

  • Hui: Alternative Yr 11 Music Programme

    Hui: Alternative Yr 11 Music Programme

    A Zoom Hui was held on the 6th of September 2023 to discuss what Music Departments are doing if they are not teaching a Full NCEA Level 1 Programme or […]

  • NCEA Hui August 2023 recordings

    NCEA Hui August 2023 recordings

    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 […]

  • Webinar – Foundations of Musical Learning

    Lucinda Geoghegan is based in Scotland and is a marvellously engaging presenter. You will not want to miss this session! The focus will be on early childhood 3-4 years, but the content […]

  • KIWICORDER

    KIWICORDER

    Kiwicorder is a set of thirteen New Zealand compositions for beginner to more advanced recorder players. Each piece in this series has at least one easy descant recorder part (called […]

  • Hei hei’s Eggs by Maria Kapa

    Hei hei’s Eggs by Maria Kapa

    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 […]

  • Secondary Hui – May 2023

    Recorded Zoom Hui for the Secondary Sector. Items discussed were the Revised Revisions of the Lv 1 Achievement Standards. Experiences from a teacher who is participating in the Pilot. Next […]

  • Hook Line and Sing-along song bank

    Hook Line and Sing-along song bank

    Winning “Hook, Line and Sing-along” songs from 2020-2022 These songs were annual songwriting competitions run by the NZ Music Commission and MENZA. Winners had their songs recorded and published. Click […]

  • Te Ika a Māui

    Te Ika a Māui

    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 […]

  • Collection of Waiata

    Collection of Waiata

    Collection of Waiata curated by Paul Zeedijk. Paul does update it regularly. Two versions below, Paul’s live version and a copied version made on the 2nd March 2023 Slide Presentation […]