 Take a look at: www.nzhistory.net/.nz/classroom and 31 reasons to love NZ Music Month... great NZ Celebrate music history. Also the www.kiwihits.co.nz/hitdisc/catalog New Zealand which is great, for tracking down NZ classic pop hits. Music www.tvnzondemand.co.nz/content/ondeman Month in d_classics for „Radio with Pictures‟ (1982) your & look out for Rocked the Nation also.  See “Untouchable Girls”, THE TOPP-twins classroom: doco– the music, the (recent) history , the humour ...explore musical comedy- are they forerunners to The Concords??... (The “Untouchable Girls” song score is in Sweet2)

 Students might discuss and/or present an  NZ Contemporary Classical – don‟t forget analysis of the music of their favourite NZ all the MOE “Into Music 1-4” books and CDs artists. (Ask them to analyse the musical have heaps of examples. Listen to some well- elements/characteristics – tone colours (what known (living) composers like Gareth Farr instrumentation is used) tempo, (speed) or and Eve de Castro-Robinson. feel, the production techniques, the structure  “The little Black Kiwi Song Book” (Wise of the song, the mood/meaning of the Publications, 2007) has more than 120 NZ lyrics...) songs – lyrics and chords – oldies and up to  “Ardijah to Zed” - compile an A to Z list of date artists like Scribe and Evermore. NZ recorded artists.  Sing lots of great NZ songs! All primary schools have the Kiwi Kids Songs series -  Visit you local public Library – most #5 has „Nature‟ in a good key, „Dance all libraries really „pull out the stops‟ in NZMM – around the world‟ (#10) and so on... Older you and your students may be surprised by students may enjoy songs in “Sweet 2”. There their displays and music resources. is the MOE‟s Hirini Melbourne resource and more recently, Kiwi Kids Songs #15 for heaps of Waiata. The Patea hit, “Poi E” is on  Auckland Schools – check out the APO and Natures Best – available everywhere and their NZ Film music concert on this month. universally liked ... (and in Sweet 2 for year Check out www.apo.co.nz (click education) 7s up)  Auckland – KBB are offering great Kiwikids Songs 16 – are all Pasifica (KKS 16 workshops throughout MAY at 7pm with workshops for teachers around the country – artists such as Lance Su‟a (guitar) and Dylan see www.menza.org.nz Elise (Drums) – email [email protected]

 Hawkes Bay Schools -NZMC rock  Check out www.sonic museum.co.nz workshops – Keynote: Jason Blume, Auckland Museum‟s collaboration with NZ singwriter, composers from MAY 7 (better still, pay a 14 MAY at Havelock North HS. visit)  Dunedin Rocks – NZMC Schools Day 5 MAY; Milon Williams (Cobra Khan), Hera,  Study NZ POP history –Nature’s Best covers Mike Fabulous (Black Seeds) and others... the decades very well over 3 CDs (and there‟s a DVD and the sheet music available  Christchurch Schools– The Chartfest – for most tracks). There‟s information on lots of workshops and more -29 MAY NZ artists at www.nzmusician.co.nz (on-line see : www.chartfest.co.nz archives).  Rotorua Schools – 1 MAY – workshops at NCEA level 1 – “Rocket MAN” study see Lakes High (Horomona Horo, Jimmy Xmas, “arts on line” – a unit written for you bringing Anna Coddington) in NZ rock history.

 Secondary schools – don‟t forget to use the neighbouring high school/intermediate to “Making Music” (interviews and music of 40 perform for your students. NZ musicians), “Give it a Whirl” DVDs (not to  Students might create a poster advertising mention Sweet! and Sweet 2) either an imagined or actual concert (or  Write some new songs – get students to Festival) of New Zealand Music. Choose write their own! For an inspirational resource particular artists or groups to feature as - email [email protected] „headliners‟ – past, present or future. For e-copies of “Song writing tips from NZ  Teachers – make sure you have signed up to Musicians”. music primary-net or music-net on  Check out SOUNZ www.sounz.org.nz . This is www.tki.org.nz so that you are getting all the the Centre for NZ music site... Heaps of info latest info re. Music in schools, MOE resources about NZ contemporary classical and choral and curriculum changes, PD opportunities etc. music. Great website. Strengthen the place of music in schools - get  Taonga Puoro- traditional Maori your school to join MENZA (Music Education instruments – play CDs like “Te Ku Te Whe” NZ Aotearoa) the national music teacher (Richard Nunns and Hirini Melbourne) and association - if they haven‟t already! other artists such Moana and the Tribe, Tiki www.menza.org.nz Taane („Tangaroa‟ is on You Tube) You‟ll find  Explore the web – there are many good kiwi the instruments are used in a contemporary music websites – to name a few: way by many artists... www.amplifier.co.nz  Study at how the NZ music industry www.kiwihits.co.nz operates –Email for copies of the MAY BOOK – up to date music industry info - the www.bands.co.nz 09 focus is „how to‟. www.noizyland.com  Students might design their own “play more NZ Music” campaign poster incorporating the www.musicnz.co.nz „bulls eye‟ – brainstorm the positive economic and social outcomes of promoting NZ music www.cheeseontoast.co.nz and discuss WHY we have a “New Zealand www.apra.co.nz Music Month”. Debate “should it continue?”  Technology! Music is full of opportunities to www.rianz.co.nz incorporate this aspect of the curriculum – designing and making instruments, recording, www.myspace.com broadcasting, making music videos, setting up www.youtube.com a MySpace site ... track the demise of the 78 /cassette tape to the rise of i-pods and  Remember, Music is the most important subject downloading (This might also lead on to in the curriculum – you can teach and learn discussions and debates re. copyright issues anything with and through Music! (You can knock and IP - „intellectual property‟. (Take a look off the key competencies and all the learning at www.lovemusic.co.nz) areas in one month!)  ROCKQUEST HEATS start 9 MAY –see www.rockquest.co.nz  When you get some great work in – the best NZ  Get students to think about entering rap or song or poster about a NZ musician... do Smokefree Pacifica Beats – its not too late to let us know at the NZ Music Commission and we‟ll enter - www.smokefreepacificabeats.co.nz be happy to send out something „cool‟ involving for entry forms and info ... our NZMM bulls eye logo for these students.  Invite in a local musician, composer or  Upload your pix of NZ music events onto music songwriter to visit the students. Interview them months flicker page etc...www.nzmusicmonth.co.nz about creating music. Find out what inspires them. Find out what music they enjoy... Have a great month! [email protected]  Plan and make a music video (View and discuss some of the latest ones to receive „NZ on Air‟ funding on C4 or on www.kiwihits.co.nz )  Primary Schools – expose your students to live music - invite young musicians from the 2009