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MENZA e-news

14 Sept 2012 Tena Koutou Katoa

I have been enjoying going back into the latest Sound Arts magazine, a great read. Thank you to Stephanie Lees for picking up the editorship role while our usually indefatigable leader Celia Stewart completes post grad work. Most important in these notes is your Annual General Meeting on Friday October 5th, 5pm at the Comfort Hotel, Wellington. The meeting has been strategically placed to encourage the conference delegates to attend, and we hope other members will get there. We promise you a ‘short-ish’ AGM! In 2013 Millie Locke, Maria Winder (Secretary) and Stephanie Lees (Treasurer) are stepping down. In straight terms, these are incredibly serious leadership losses to your MENZA community, even though we know these people will be supportive from outside the board as best they can. In short, we need you to help locate able replacements (See 1: Thought of Being a board member?). Celia Stewart and I are putting our names forward for a further 3 year term, and the remaining members are mid-point of the three year elected cycle.

Your board has been very active. In this E-news there is a strategic plan discussion document for MENZA, in draft form of course. This has come as a result of many hours of deliberation by board members. What are our roots and how do we build stronger connections with all who teach music in some way in any context? There has also been much board member activity and leadership in assisting the TRCC mount Keeping up with the Play, October 3-5. Mary Horner has done a great job! Millie Locke has been working hard for the success of the Tuituia conference coming up in January. Finally, the board has already begun planning the 2013 Hook Line and Singalong and the MENZA National Professional Learning and Development Day in New Zealand Music Month (10 May). To close, I took the opportunity this week to talk to the review panel of the College of Education at Otago. I had gather comments from local principals and was heartened by their recognition that recent changes to teacher education mean that students are less able to cope and be independent across the curriculum, outside mathematics and English. Be heartened, I think that there is great deal of support out there for Colleges of Education to reconsider the place of curriculum in pre-service training. Join the fray! Be the Totoara of Music out there, Errol Moore.

From Errol Moore, the Chair… What the Board has been working on, 2012/13 - a new Board, a new era?

2 MENZA SEPTEMBER 2012 e-NEWS

AGM 2012 Nomination forms Proxy vote forms

Email: [email protected]

NOTICE OF THE NZSME Inc (MENZA) ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING!

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Please submit nominations for the board by 28 th SEPTEMBER 2012 to:

The Secretary

MENZA

PO Box 27 499

Marion Square

Wellington 6141


After consultation with Regional Partners, the MENZA board has been working with facilitator Peter Winder to formulate t discussion of future strategy. Please consider carefully and provide feedback at the AGM… to all/any of the board members before. (emails page 5)

MENZA –

Future Strategy Discussion Document

MENZA is a national body.

Its core role is for the benefits of ECE, primary, secondary and tertiary teachers with an interest in music education. It is also the national professional organisation and therefore open to all with an interest in music education.

As a professional body MENZA needs to project professionalism and quality befitting of a professional organisation.

MENZA delivers value and support to teachers through:

• Opportunities to connect as music education professionals • The distribution and support of innovation in practise and

research • The fostering of opportunities for on-going professional

development • The delivery of a small number of national scale, high value

initiatives.

MENZA encourages regional partners and related professional organisations to contribute to the professional development of music educators.

Future Strategy

Discussion Document

Discussion of our future direction to consider…

(continued)


Strategy continued …

Key Initiatives

Annual programme and new subscriptions to be in place and advertised by November .

1. Build the Conference • the conference as annual (or bi-annual). • Explore relationships with universities – they take the financial risk • Partner with regions and share the risk • Establish mutually beneficial relationship with the music trade – package of sponsorship, advertising and

trade display that is linked to the magazine & website + possible presentation

2. National Music PDL Day (11 May this year , 10 MAY 2013) • Plan, schedule, liaison with regional providers and share risks with clear guidelines for roles and

responsibilities • Explore early childhood + primary + secondary elements

3. Magazine

• Increase circulation

by:

o Increasing proportion/regularity of e-news type publication o Distilled versions (say 2 pages of snippets) distributed on line to all schools o Build interest by having writers consider further development of content as resource packages in

tune me in where appropriate • Link to advertising and sponsorship package for conference

4. Re-work subscription / membership package • Focus on institutional membership – esp. secondary schools • Possible subscription for Primary School covers all teachers & one person to attend the national PD

Day • Possible subscription for Secondary School that covers all music teachers & itinerants working in the

school • Explore development of subscription packages and test them with groups of members. It needs to raise

enough revenue and to be attractive to schools and maximise the circulation of the magazine and opportunities for advertising

• To spread membership base, consider financial implications of the table on the next page… • The board favours more regional representation.

5. Annual Programme and new subscriptions need to be in the market by AGM or at least by November


Type of Membership: Fee –poss ib le new rates

Individual or Professional Body associate

$20

Primary Schools (any size)

$50

Secondary Schools

Status Quo $100

Business / Institutions

?

The board need to hear your thoughts …feel free to contact any of them with you thoughts re out future direction … come to the AGM.

Our sincere thanks to Peter Winder for giving up his time and providing us with superb expertise as a facilitator.

Board CONTACTS:

Chair: Errol Moore [email protected]

Celia Stewart [email protected]

Mary Horner [email protected]

Andrew Stopps [email protected]

Maria Winder [email protected]

Stephanie Lees [email protected]

Sally Bodkin-Allen [email protected]

Cathy Short [email protected]

Millie Locke [email protected]

HAVE you read it yet?

THE “HOW TO LOG ON” GUIDE from Stephanie Lees. Here and over the page…

[Recipient]

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SOUND ARTS – JUNE 2012 EDITION was MENZA’s first ever e-journal.

As acting editor it was a challenge to make sure all the e-links worked. After 8 proofs I was very happy that this is a good format to have in the mix. The main advantage being the e- links as well as the increased length possible at the same time as reduced cost.

It became apparent in July that access wasn’t quite as easy as we’d hoped – a great number of people who were not MENZA members had subscribed to the Tune ME In website as users (twice as many as actual members!) and their names had to be cross checked against the current membership list so the free riders didn’t get access… Unfortunately I was on holiday much of July so this didn’t happen ‘til later.

A larger number of members still need to become “registered users” on the website – hope what follows will make it easier …

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How to access “SOUND ARTS” MAG – for MENZA members only on TUNE ME IN

STEP 1: Open a web browser like Explorer, Safari or Firefox …enter www.tunemein.co.nz and the home page should appear – to the right hand side you will see this box as below . If this is your first time trying to gain access t“member only pages” – that is SOUND ARTS mag you must click the REGISTER button here !


STEP 2: Clicking REGISTER will take you through to this page below:

Fill this page in. Then click the REGISTER button…

(you don’t need to upload a photo –the boxes with asterix * will do)

STEP 3:

There will be a delay at this point because the MENZA admin need to go into the site to make you a ‘subscriber user’ with access to the member pages… email [email protected] &/or [email protected] at this point to ensure this happens promptly. And they’ll let you know you are ready to go.

You can then go back and use the LOG IN function on the front page – and SOUND ARTS will appear on the menu bar and away you go …


MENZA Board

9am 25th August 2012

SOUNZ Centre for NZ Music

Abel Tasman St, Wellington

Formal Meeting Agenda started 1:30pm

1/ Board Members Present: Errol Moore, Millie Locke, Mary Horner, Maria Winder, Catherine Short, Steph lees

2/ Apologies: Celia Stewart, Sally Bodkin-Allen, Andrew Stopps

The board wish to express best wishes to Andrew for a speedy recovery. Maria to send a card.

3/ Approval of Minutes 18th June 2012 Skype Meeting:

Approved Mary, 2nd Catherine.

Matters Arising from previous minutes

No matters arising

4/ Administration / Finance report

Approved Errol

Thanks expressed to Bronwyn and Steph

Amendment – Tagged money for website has been spent.

5/ MENZA Membership and Structure

Peter Winder was thanked and acknowledged for facilitating an inclusive and engaging strategic discussion.

5.1 Refer to strategy document

6/ Website

6.1 Andrew’s proposal for resource bank: board suggest website trial resource bank with same registration process as Sound Arts access for members only.


6/ Website

6.1 Andrew’s proposal for resource bank: board suggest website trial resource bank with same registration process as Sound Arts access for members only.

6.2 Errol and Steph will discuss future of website management with Andrew

7/ Magazine

7.1 Sound Arts Thanks expressed to Steph for editing and producing on-line latest Sound Arts magazine. Members have had difficulty accessing August on-line publication. PDF to be sent by email to all members.

E-news (Steph to compile) with PDF of Sound Arts, AGM notification and call for nominations, notification of 2013 events programme.

Steph was not happy with price or efficiency of Printlink and will explore other options. Steph will continue to edit Sound Arts in preparation for November hard copy edition.

7.2 Songbook idea from MEO. Resources are available and MENZA Day will focus on encouraging teachers to use songs that are currently available.

8/ Professional Learning and Development

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• !"/$%@A*@A9$(345B12345BC+D$'+67-.-6)-$E96@9.:$/0#F$81AGGA-?$Millie presented draft programme.

Trade table $80 per day $175 for 3 days – coordinated by Maria with funds paid to MENZA Kiwibank account. MENZA is keen to support the conference and is willing to consider contributing to the cost of Wifi for the conference. MENZA will have a trade table.

Motion: To produce a MENZA “Tune Me In” tear-drop flag Moved Millie/ 2nd Catherine. Sub committee (Maria, Millie, Steph) to explore options/quotes.

• !"F$/0#F$H++I$JA6-$96;$<A6K$5G+6K$96;$12345$LM$M9:!!MENZA Day - Encourage regions to focus on using online resources – MENZA website, Arts Online, Into Music 1 & 2…

Sub-committee (Maria, Steph, Mary and Sally) request board approval for the following motion

i/ That MENZA supports 2013 HL&S and applies to Lion Foundation for $12,000 funding. Motion Steph, 2nd Catherine.

Ideas were shared for future success of H,L & Singalong e.g. DVD, teaching ideas, selection of songs, timing of event, what we can do to get schools involved.


9/ Planning for AGM:

Pre AGM MENZA board meeting Friday lunchtime 5th October in Tawa to prepare for AGM.

Standing down in 2012 - Maria (2007) and Steph (2006)

Standing for re-election after 3 year term – Errol and Celia (2009)

Continuing board – Millie and Sally (2010), Catherine, Mary, Andrew (2011)

AGM will take place at 5pm on Friday 5th October at Comfort Hotel on Cuba, following TRCC/MENZA music conference. The meeting will be preceded by social time and a drink. Participants buy own drinks and MENZA will provide platters of food.

10/ Other Business

10.1 Report from ISME conference (to be written by Judith)

10.2 Name change – decision deferred until AGM

Next Meetings

Mon 17th September – Skype at 7:30pm

AGM in Wellington – 5pm, Friday 5th October at Comfort Hotel on Cuba St followed by a brief meeting of the new MENZA board

Meeting closed 3pm


Being a Board Member - Have you thought of joining the MENZA board? We want you consider the idea too! Some things you ought to know before allowing your name to be put forward (with a seconder)…

We hope you are a network type person and have a positive approach for establishing and working toward agreed goals. Everybody on the board needs to focus their expertise for the benefit of members and agreed plans of action. They are diverse.

On average, the board commands several hours a week of your energy and skills. We meet face-to-face twice or three times for a Saturday during the year, sometimes Friday night (dependent on conference activity). We stay in touch through group emails, often through focus working groups. We meet on Skype in those months that there is no live meeting, except January (usually…!). When there are face-to-face meetings you will be funded for flights, (but we do our own accommodation and expenses if we want to stay on in Wellington). We encourage a of split flight costs with your local region group, and in return, we hope that you will maintain, or increase, your regional networking.

Some anticipated “will”s.

• Your nomination means you will endeavour to enjoy the possibilities and new directions of music education; taking a holistic stance.

• You will work to appreciate the needs of every sector, ECE, primary, secondary and tertiary. Once on the board, your particular skills will be welcomed. We don’t have resources for much on the job training but there is a mass of encouragement.

• As a member, you will have an area of responsibility. This might involve a sector, technology and website, writing for publication and coordination of others’ writing, publicity and advocacy writing, conference experience, financial understanding and expertise, an interest in links with ISME or our research partner MERC, and networking with professional music/education groups around New Zealand.

• You will be a key person in promoting Hook Line and Sing-along as well as the National PD day in your region.

But wait there is more!

• You will help create a wonderful team feeling. The activity of the MENZA seems to bring out amazing qualities in people, and the voluntary commitment of individuals is extraordinary. Your return is greater pleasure in that red wine on a Sunday night, or your work with a Year 1 or 9 class takes on hugely greater meaning. Why? Because you are constantly being challenged to think about what is real, possible and the future of learners’ musical growth in Aotearoa New Zealand. What a privilege to be part of this group!

If not you, then who? (Nomination forms are on the webstie under “news”/ email [email protected] )


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Conference TRADE TABLES:

‘Keeping up with the Play”

OCT 3-5th

Contact:

[email protected]

“Tui Tuituia” JAN 7-10th

To book a trade table,

contact:

[email protected]

TUI TUITUIA … 5-10th Jan 2013

An international conference presented by MENZA, The ORFF Society and Waikato University.

http://www.tuituia.ac.nz/ CHECK it out!

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