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Term Four, 2010
Kindy Korner
Earthquake Safety Song
KBB Music Festival
Wrap up from the Chairperson
Musical Director’s Checklist
See how your answers to these simple questions will
help improve the performance of your band
Midwest Side Stories #4
Chicago Symphony Orchestra Brass in Concert

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• Concert venues, school exchanges and master classes
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• Festival packages where available
• A wide selection of sightseeing and cultural activities
• Comprehensive printed itinerary booklet which
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• NZ Festivals
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Bon Voyage, Victoria!
KBB Music wishes Victoria Brown ‘Bon Voyage’ on
her KBB Music Midwest Clinic Scholarship trip to
attend the 2010 Midwest Clinic International Band &
Orchestra Conference this December in Chicago, USA.
In this Issue...
NZ Music Resound! 5
Musical Director’s Checklist 6
Based in Hamilton, Victoria is a passionate music
educator, conductor and violinist. She is the Director
of Music and Performing Arts at St Peter’s School in
Cambridge, and is involved in a number of groups
within the community.
KBB Music Festival 2010
Wrap Up
Kindy Korner:
Earthquake Safety Song
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Introducing: Karin Arnesen
KBB Music Office Manager
Greetings to you all and please allow me to introduce myself as the new – well not so new now,
Office Manager to KBB Music and Gorilla Guitars & Drums.
I joined the team here at the end of 2009 and quickly discovered what a talented
and well informed crew I work with. Their dedication within the Music Industry
and towards our customers is outstanding. I may know a bit about running an
office but my knowledge of the Music Industry was extremely limited as I come
from a sporting background so the team has taught me heaps.
When I came on board I was asked what instrument I play and the only thing
I could come up with was my iPod! I have a U2 Special, 6 years old now, it has
been with me in my travels throughout Scandinavia, Europe and Australia, and
still plays for me walking home from KBB Music every evening.
Myself and my administration team are only too happy to be of assistance
if you have any queries regarding your invoices, statements or rentals, so
please do not hesitate to call during our normal office hours of 8.30 am
to 5.30pm Monday to Friday on 0800 775 226.
The Midwest Clinic is one of the world’s largest
conference of its kind, attracting 15,000 like-minded
educators and musicians around the world each year.
Watch this space for Victoria’s experience at the
Midwest Clinic in the next issue of Random Notes.
Want to apply for the 2011 KBB Music Midwest Scholarship? Register your interest by
emailing jennifer@kbbmusic.co.nz, or visit our website www.kbbmusic.co.nz
Recent KBB Music-Assisted Funding Successes
Congratulations to:
Howick Intermediate School
(Auckland) .................................................... $5,000
Kaikorai Valley College
(Dunedin) ..................................................... $2,000
Queenspark School
(Christchurch) ............................................ $3,000
Mayfield School
(Auckland) .................................................... $4,000
Flanshaw Road School
(Auckland) ................................................... $5,000
Want to know how your music department can get
a funding boost? Contact Fung Lim on
0800 775 226 ext 201 or fung@kbbmusic.co.nz for
helpful funding information today!
See page 16 for Gate Pa School’s recent
funding success story!
Christchurch Trio Wins National
Chamber Music Contest
How to Look After Your Clarinet 10
Midwest Side Stories #4: The
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Brass in Concert
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Spring Cleaning 14-16
Gate Pa School’s Funding Success 16
KBB Music Term Four Specials 17-23
Use Your
Music Money Now!
Due to restructuring, Music Money
accumulated to date will expire on
30 October 2010. You need to make
purchases before that date to use up
your existing Music Money. Music
Money will start again with zero
balance as from 1 November 2010.
What is Music Money? When your school
spends with KBB Music, we give you a
credit of 3% in your special Music Money
account. You can spend this with us any
way you choose; extra music stands,
a guitar, even repairs and servicing -
it’s your choice! Plus for every student who
rents an instrument from KBB Music for three
months or more, we will add an extra $10
Music Money each year to your school’s Music
Money account. That’s $500 for fifty renters!
Please contact us on
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Musical Memos Calendar
OCTOBER
Big Band Festival
23-25 October, Christchurch. Contact Festival
Co-ordinator Iain Clark iain.clark@xtra.co.nz and
visit www.bigband.co.nz for details.
Christchurch Schools’ Music Festival
13-15, 19-21 October, Christchurch Town Hall.
Visit www.musicfestival.school.nz for more
details.
NOVEMBER
Auckland Primary & Intermediate Schools’ 70th
Festival of Music 2010 (APPA)
2, 9-10, 16-17, 23-24, 30 November and 1
December, Auckland Town Hall.
Choral, Orchestral, Band, Cultural and Dance
items involving 4,000 children from all over
Auckland. Visit www.appa.org.nz/music_fest.htm
NZ Ukulele Festival
27 November, The Trusts Stadium, Henderson.
Visit www.nzukulelefestival.org.nz for details.
Gisborne International Music Competition
28 November to 4 December, Gisborne.
Competition for solo orchestral instrumentalists
aged 16-25 years. For the first time KBB Music
will be providing the NZ Woodwind Player award.
Visit www.gisbornemusiccompetition.com for
more details.
JANUARY 2011
2011 Queenstown Violin Summer School
10-22 January, Queenstown. Visit www.qvss.com
for more details.
NZ High Schools Jazz Workshops
17-20 January, NZ School of Music, Mt Cook
Campus, Wellington. For budding jazz musicians.
Visit www.nzjf.co.nz for more details.
FEBRUARY 2011
11th Adam Chamber Music Festival
3-12 February 2011, Nelson. Biennial event
featuring 42 leading musicians and 7 NZ composers.
Visit www.music.org.nz for more details.
APRIL 2011
‘Cultural Chords’ National Music Conference
18-20 April, 2011, Quality Hotel Barrycourt, Parnell,
Auckland. A conference for Primary and Secondary
teachers teaching through and with music in their
classrooms. Registration close 18th March, 2011.
For more info visit www.trcc.org.nz
10th Early Childhood Convention 2011
26-29 April, Otautahi, Convention Centre and Town
Hall, Christchurch. For more information visit
www.ecconvention2011.org.nz
JULY 2011
National Brass Band Championships
20-24 July. North Shore, Auckland
Visit www.brassnz.co.nz for details.
AUGUST 2011
KBB Music Festival
22-24 August, 26 August, Auckland Town Hall.
Gala Concert 27 August (TBC), Auckland Town Hall.
A real celebration of youth music. Visit
www.kbbmusic.co.nz or www.kbbmusicfestival.co.nz
Big Sing Finale
29-31 August, Christchurch Town Hall.
Visit www.nzcf.org.nz for more information.
SEPTEMBER 2011
NZ Woodwind Competition
10-11 September, Raye Freedman Arts Centre,
Auckland.
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a brief description of the event to jennifer@kbbmusic.co.nz
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NZ Music Resound
By Chris Watson
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The Resound project is an initiative of
Radio New Zealand Concert and SOUNZ,
the Centre for New Zealand Music. It is
funded by NZ On Air, with the aim of making
more recordings of works by New Zealand
composers available for radio broadcast as
well as on the internet.
Resound follows a long term digitisation
project, in which thousands of hours
of analog reel-to-reel tape, digital tape
(DAT) and ageing CDs were transferred
to digital file format (BWF). This exercise
was undertaken in order to create stable
versions of the music before further
unpreventable decay of outmoded formats
could take place.
This vast archive of audio – a living treasure
trove describing many decades of music
making in Aotearoa – is now preserved,
with copies held securely by the three
stakeholders, Radio NZ, the Alexander
Turnbull Library and SOUNZ.
The task of making this audio available
to New Zealanders and beyond now rests
with Resound, its core functions being the
acquisition of licences from the composers
of the music and the performers who made
the recordings, as well as the auditioning
and selection of audio suitable for
broadcast and internet use. For this task,
an expert panel
of composers,
performers, audio
engineers and
producers have been
assembled. It is this
panel’s task to listen
to recordings, select
those that have
survived the rigours
of time for future
use and recommend
others for rerecording
at some
later date.
A number of
newly-licensed and
approved recordings
will be broadcast
on RNZ Concert’s
Sound Lounge show before the end of
2010, with further audio rolling out into
2011. Audio as a result of Resound will also
become available for streaming access on
the forthcoming SOUNZ media platform, via
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Musical Director’s Checklist Part 1
Your answers to these simple questions will help
improve the performance of your band.
By E.C. Moore
A truly great band is a combination
of many factors, including the skill and
attitude of the band members and the
quality and condition of their instruments.
Perhaps most important, however, is
the personality and musicianship of the
director. It is his or her duty to organize,
teach, lead and inspire, a monumental
task that requires devotion, constant
self-analysis and the restraint of selfdiscipline.
What follows is a checklist of questions
for you to ask yourself. The answers may
prove helpful to directors who seek to
improve the performance of their bands.
Do you really enjoy teaching?
No one, however fine his or her
musicianship, can teach successfully
without taking delight in working with
young people. As is true in every other
field of human endeavour, teachers must
be in love with their work.
Are you sold on the importance of
education in music?
Teachers cannot teach successfully unless
they believe what they teach is important.
Do you agree that training in music is one
of the most effective preparations for life
that can be given to young people?
Do you keep your teaching standards
high?
All of us want people to like us. But keep
in mind that teachers who give the most
of themselves — and in turn expect the
most from their students — will in the
long run receive the greatest respect and
admiration.
Do you know how to work with young
people?
Do your rehearsals move with a minimum
of talking from you and a maximum of
interest and attention shown in what you
are doing? Slow-moving, time-wasting
rehearsals are boring and create the worst
possible atmosphere for teaching.
Do you criticize constructively?
To be able to offer criticism without
engendering irritation is at the heart of
successful teaching. Do you keep criticism
constructive and maintain a good humour?
Do you achieve the best possible results
without antagonizing either individual
students or the band as a whole?
Are you capable of self-criticism?
Students are human and subject to all of
humanity’s failings. Of course they are not
always right, but neither are they always
wrong. The same may be said about
teachers. Have you developed a faculty for
criticizing yourself as well as others?
Have you learned the importance of
drilling?
Learning to play a musical instrument
correctly calls for building proper
habits. Keep in mind that “telling” is not
“teaching,” meaning that each oral lesson
should be followed by careful, repetitive
drilling.
Do you have the score in your head, or
your head in the score?
In order to teach effectively, you should
know the score by heart. A band director
should be able to devote full attention to
watching and listening in order to know
when the band is playing correctly.
Do you take time to annotate your score?
Unusual fingerings and slide positions
are rarely marked in individual parts, yet
these occur even in simple music. Do you
go over each individual part and underline
complex or unusual passages?
Do you maintain enthusiasm before your
students?
Do not underestimate the impact made
on young students by a neatly dressed,
enthusiastic director. Always approach
a rehearsal positively, with interest and
vitality. This attitude will prove to be
surprisingly contagious.
Do you keep up on your major
instrument?
The good teacher makes it a point to
maintain performance skills, even though
this calls for daily practice. This is an
excellent way to set an authoritative
example for students.
Do you attend concerts and recitals?
So much music is heard from recordings
that one is apt to forget that much more
can be learned through hearing music
performed live. Keep your ears sensitive
to good tone and sterling musicianship by
attending concerts and recitals whenever
possible.
Do you insist on good tone and
intonation?
There is little pleasure to be gained from
listening to a noisy, out-of-tune band —
and none whatsoever from playing in
one. Maintain interest and enthusiasm by
insisting upon a beautiful tone and intune
playing.
Do you teach the instrument first?
Reading and playing notes requires a
complicated series of mental and physical
reactions. For the first few lessons,
concentrate on the physical aspects of
playing, and then proceed to note reading.
Students will progress faster if this routine
is followed.
Are you convinced of the great value of
musical training?
In secondary schools, it would seem to
be the training itself, even more than
the benefits that accrue in later life.
Remember, every rehearsal, every hour
of individual practice and every concert
helps to mould the character of the young
people entrusted to your care. Make each
moment spent in music count to the
fullest. •
E. C. Moore, a prominent music educator, was
author of The Band Book, first published by Leblanc
Educational Publications in the 1960s and still in
print today. This article is a revised excerpt from that
publication.
Look out for Part 2 of E. C. Moore’s Musical Director’s
Checklist in the next issue of Random Notes.
This article is reprinted from Conn-Selmer
Keynotes Online MAgazine with the permission
of Conn-Selmer, Inc. All Rights Reserved. For more
information and a free online subscription, please
visit www.keynotesmagazine.com
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KBB Music Festival
2010 Wrap Up
By David Squire
Westlake Symphony Orchestra
directed by David Squire
This year’s KBB Music Festival was another fantastic event,
full of superb music-making and enthusiastic young musicians.
Once again, we had expert musicians as adjudicators in Brigid
O’Meeghan (chamber orchestras), Philip Green (symphony
orchestras), Owen Clarke (concert bands) and Rodger Fox (jazz
bands). As usual, the adjudicators were thrilled by the high standard
of performance and the huge numbers of young players making up
the 126 ensembles that performed at the festival this year.
For the first time, we had to reduce the playing time of
several categories in order to accommodate more ensembles, as
the festival is still growing. An extra performance session each
day also added pressure to the adjudication workload. This meant
that the Committee decided to make some important changes
at their recent meeting, including adding an extra adjudicator
in each category, integrating the Fringe Festival into the main
festival (while still holding the clinics, which are valued by
these developing groups), and seeking more associate-level
sponsorship in order to maintain a four-day festival format.
THE EDGE is a stunning venue for the festival, and this is
one of the most important aspects of the event. However, the
actual venue costs have increased by more than $25,000 in less
than 6 years, and the festival will be lobbying the new Auckland
Super City council in order to secure greater support for youth music
events such as ours.
This is my final article for Random Notes as the representative
of the KBB Music Festival. At the start of term two I submitted my
resignation to the Committee, and this took effect on September
21st, when I attended my last meeting. It’s been a really enjoyable
phase of my life, having been the administrator for 9 years, the
chairperson for 13 years, and a committee member for 18 years. I
would like to acknowledge the generous support of THE EDGE and
KBB Music Ltd in particular, the latter having been involved in the
festival for almost the entire time it has been in existence. My thanks
also to Michael McLellan, the other retiring committee member this
year, who has been on the committee even longer than me!
I wish the Committee and festival participants all the very best
for the years ahead. I’ll still be there as a conductor, so look forward
to enjoying the festival from a musical perspective, rather than an
administrative one! •
The KBB Music Festival is proudly sponsored by
Photo: Warren Yardley
Congratulations to all directors and participants of the 2010 KBB Music Festival!
Best Performance of a New Zealand Work
Pukekohe High School Stage Band
Sacred Heart College Senior Concert Band
Westlake Chamber Orchestra
Westlake Symphony Orchestra
Most Outstanding Performance
Lynfield College Big Band
Macleans Chamber Orchestra
Macleans College Senior Concert Band
Macleans Symphony Orchestra
Pukekohe High School Stage Band
Gold Awards
Edgewater College Jazz Band
Lynfield College Big Band
Macleans College Stage Band
Pukekohe High School Stage Band
St Peter’s College Big Band
Auckland Grammar School Premier Concert Band
Macleans College Senior Concert Band
Manurewa High School Senior Concert Band
Saint Kentigern College Concert Band
St Peter’s College Senior Concert Band
Westlake Boys Symphony Band
Westlake Concert Band
Grammar Virtuosi (Auckland Grammar)
Macleans Chamber Orchestra
Westlake Chamber Orchestra
Auckland Grammar School Symphony Orchestra
Macleans SYmphony Orchestra
St Peter’s and St Mary’s Sinfonia
Westlake Symphony Orchestra
Please visit www.kbbmusic.co.nz for full awards list of the 2010 KBB Music Festival
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EARLY CHILDHOOD
Kindy Korner
The Earthquake Safety Song
By Louise Shand-Van Tongeren
Available on iTunes, by emailing office@championcentre.org.nz. Listen to the song on Youtube “The Earthquake Safety Song”
All proceeds to The Champion Centre, Early Intervention in Christchurch www.juliewyliemusic.com
The September 4th earthquake in Canterbury, and the many
hundreds of after-shocks that have shaken the region since have
made parents and teachers aware of how crucial it is to teach
earthquake safety to young children.
What better way to help children remember what to do, and to
lessen the anxiety around earthquakes than to teach earthquake
safety to children through a song. Many existing safety songs were
found to be too complex, too long and not catchy enough for
children to remember easily, so Julie Wylie was asked to write a
song to help children around New Zealand understand what to do
when an earthquake struck.
“The song is designed to grab the brain’s attention. It uses the
power of the fifth note and a calypso rhythm to prompt the brain and
body to action. The words are simple, clear and repeated so that it is
easily remembered and can be used without thinking when a tremor
strikes.”
Many primary schools have been utilising the specially written
song by Julie Wylie “The Earthquake Safety Song” and emailing us
reports of how effectively it has worked during the after shocks.
It is a great way to practise an earthquake drill with very young
children, and schools and parents are encouraged to download the
song (the proceeds go towards helping children with special needs at
The Champion Centre, Early Intervention in Christchurch) for use.
Stop! Drop!
Be like a turtle
Under the table
Away from the windows
Stay Still!
Under the table
Wait ‘til the shaking stops.
The song can be practised without the recording with children
singing the words and using un-tuned percussion instruments such
as Lollipop Drums, Tambourines, Maracas & Woodblocks. •
The Julie Wylie Early Childhood Music School is based in Christchurch, and sees Julie Wylie & Louise Shand-van Tongeren regularly invited to present
internationally, including Finland, Korea, Italy, Australia, Estonia and the UK. The school was established to provide Musical Play classes for young
children and their families and provides professional development and workshops in the Art, Science & Psychology of Musical Play in Early Childhood.
Julie & Louise are also Pediatric Music Specialists at the Champion Centre, Early Intervention Trust and are sought after presenters in the field of music in
special education. Julie’s Sing & Play series of award-winning children’s CDs are available from the website www.juliewyliemusic.com
www.kbbmusic.co.nz
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Christchurch Trio Wins National
Chamber Music Contest
By Pip Want, NZCT Chamber Music Contest Co-ordinator
The Genzmer Trio, the overall winners of the 2010 Chamber Music Contest.
Photo: Isabelle Lefrancq/CMNZ
Chamber Music New Zealand has
been delighted to receive the support
of KBB Music for the 2010 New Zealand
Community Trust Chamber Music Contest.
The Contest is now in its 45th year and this
year it has involved almost 2000 students
in over 500 groups nationwide.
This partnership with KBB Music has
enabled Chamber Music New Zealand to
support wind, brass and percussion players
at secondary school level, and KBB Music
vouchers were presented to 108 students
in 28 groups at the district level of the
Contest.
Twelve top groups – six from Auckland,
four from Christchurch, one from Hamilton
and one from Dunedin – were then
selected to perform in the National Finals
in Wellington on the 30th and 31st of July.
Half of these groups involved wind players,
including a flute quartet, a saxophone
quartet and several groups with clarinet.
The twelve groups performed in the
Semi-Final round at the Ilott Theatre in
Wellington on Friday the 30th July, with
the top six then performing at the Final
in Wellington Town Hall on Saturday the
31st. The winning group for 2010, The
Genzmer Trio of Christchurch, comprised
Salina Fisher (piano), Todd Gibson-Cornish
(bassoon) and Hugh Roberts (flute). They
performed Harald Genzmer’s Trio and were
selected by adjudicators Bridget Douglas,
Wilma Smith and Michael Houstoun as
the winners. Wilma said that the standard
of competition this year was incredibly
high and the judges were looking for a
group with professional poise, mature
music making, an understanding of music
and an understanding of how to play
together as an ensemble. “The decision
for The Genzmer Trio to be the winners
was unanimous. They demonstrated really
beautiful playing, were very mature and
technically brilliant. They are terrific.”
Another ensemble from Christchurch,
Sw!tch, was awarded the inaugural KBB
Music Award. The saxophone quartet
performed A Short Suite by Philip Norman.
“Sw!tch was very exciting and showed a
great deal of maturity,” Wilma said. “They
looked very young on stage, but they
became very different people when they
started playing.”
Chamber Music New Zealand is
looking forward to further opportunities
to encourage young wind, brass and
percussion players in New Zealand. •
Sw!tch - winners of the National Finals KBB Music Award.
Photo: Isabelle Lefrancq/CMNZ

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MUSIC MAINTENANCE
How to Look After
your Clarinet
Look after your valuable wooden or plastic clarinets
by following these simple steps as recommended by
KBB Music’s Repair Technicians
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Assembling the Clarinet
We see more clarinets in our workshop with problems
caused by faulty assembly technique than for any other
cause, so please be careful and save yourself unnecessary
maintenance costs!
1
Rub a small amount of cork grease onto the tenon corks
before assembly when the clarinet is new. After about a
week only apply as necessary to make assembly easy, removing
old grease first before applying new grease. Parts should slip
together easily - if they don’t, bring the clarinet in for adjustment,
as you may be putting unnecessary strain on the clarinet parts
you are holding during assembly.
2
Place the lower joint in the palm of your left hand with the
mechanism upwards. Grip the joint by letting your fingers
press down on the two lowest keys (pressing them shut). Take
the bell in your right hand and attach it to the lower joint with a
gentle twisting motion.
3
Hold the upper joint in the palm of the left hand with the
mechanism up. Grip the joint by allowing your fingers to
grip the ring keys - pressing them down. Twist the upper and
lower joints together - make sure the bridge key on the upper
joint lays directly over the key on the lower joint.
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Continue to hold the upper joint of the clarinet in the way
described above and twist the barrel on to the top.
Insert the mouthpiece into the top joint with a gentle
twisting motion. Ensure the mouthpiece table (the flat part)
lines up with the register key. This is the long key on its own on
the opposite side to the row of tone holes on the upper joint.
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To put the reed on the mouthpiece, first place the flat
side of the reed against the flat table of the mouthpiece,
holding both with your left hand, your thumb holding down
the reed. Slip the ligature over the reed and mouthpiece with
the screws above the reed. If you are using a single screw type
ligature, the screw is usually on the opposite side to the reed.
Take great care not to touch the very delicate tip of the reed
during this process. Tighten up the screws when the reed is
straight and the tip of the mouthpiece is just visible above the reed.
Disassembling & Cleaning
Take as much care in taking your clarinet apart as in assembly!
But first you must clean your instrument.
1
Remove the mouthpiece and drop the
weight from your pull through cleaner
cloth or swab into the bell and then draw it
carefully through
your instrument.
Repeat a couple
of times to
be thorough.
Pull the swab
through your
mouthpiece to
clean and dry it.
2
3
Take all the sections of your clarinet apart using the reverse
of the assembly process. Be very particular with wooden
clarinets!
Wipe down the body and the keys with a polishing cloth.
This is important because the acids from your skin can
cause the playing or lacquer to deteriorate.
Ongoing Maintenance
1
Bore oil may need to be applied to the interior of wooden
clarinets occasionally. This prevents the bore of your
instrument absorbing moisture. Excess moisture absorption
can cause cracking and swelling of the instrument. Use bore oil
sparingly and take care to avoid getting any on the pads. Too little
oil is better than too much, too much can cause problems.
2
The moving parts need to be lubricated periodically. This should
be done with great care as lubricating oil will damage pads/
corks if any should accidentally run onto them. Many people prefer to
leave this to be done by our workshop at their regular service checks.
3It is advisable not to drink any sugar based drinks or eat food
before playing your instrument as this may cause sticky pads.
Drinking a glass of water before you play is helpful to reduce these
problems. •
ALWAYS store the instrument in its case when not in use.
NEVER close your clarinet case with anything sitting on top of the
clarinet keys, such as polishing cloths, music books, sheet music etc.
NEVER leave the instrument in the sun or near a heat source, even
if it’s in the case as heat can cause damage.
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Kingsway
School on a
Mission in
Tanzania
By Glen Fleury
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During the Term 2 holidays, 22 senior
students and 7 adults from Kingsway
School in Orewa set off on an amazing
adventure to Tanzania in East Africa. This
trip is part of the Extension Ministries
programme that is run at Kingsway
School which seeks to provide the
students with opportunity to reach out
to schools, churches and communities
in other countries. Overseas trips also
give our students invaluable leadership
opportunities and the chance to broaden
their horizons.
The students and staff had spent many
months training and fundraising prior to
leaving and were amazed by the generosity
and support they received in raising the
$5000 required for the trip. Our main
outreach focus was in using sports as a
means of connecting with local students
and this was done through a programme
called Kids Games. The students also
prepared music and cultural items to
share with students in Tanzanian schools.
Tanzanian people love music and every
morning in the schools, the teams were
able to experience the amazing singing of
the children as they sang before classes
began and then marched off to start their
lessons.
As part of the trip the team took
much needed equipment for the Joshua
Foundation School in the village of
Magugu. KBB Music very generously
donated two guitars which the team took
and donated to the school and also a local
Kingsway Principal Francine Bennett presents a guitar to
Joshua Foundation School in Magugu village
church. These were received with much
excitement and joy. The local churches had
wanted a guitar to assist with their services
for some time and were ecstatic when the
guitar was presented to them. At the Joshua
Foundation School there were no guitars at
all and this will become something that is
used extensively to assist the students in
their singing and music programme.
Kingsway School wishes to sincerely
thank KBB Music and Gorilla Guitars and
Drums for their generous donation. •
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The Kingsway team present a guitar
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KBB MUSIC MIDWEST SCHOLARSHIP
Midwest Side Stories #4
The Chicago Symphony Orchestra Brass in Concert
By Hamish Arthur, Winner of the 2009 KBB Music Midwest Scholarship
Chicago Symphony Brass
Thursday December 17, 2009:
At last the day had arrived. After
months of anticipation I was finally going
to experience the legendary Chicago
Symphony Orchestra (CSO) Brass Section
live in conctert as part of the 63rd Midwest
Band and Orchestra Clinic.
This was undoubtedly the highlight
of my KBB Music-funded trip to Chicago
and although I spent the morning at the
Clinic attending a number of informative
seminars, it was hard staying focused as my
mind was elsewhere.
For years I had been listening to
recordings of the CSO and in particular
their phenomenal brass section featuring
legendary performers and teachers such
as Bud Herseth (Principal Trumpet 1948 -
2001), Dale Clevenger (Principal Horn since
1966), Jay Friedman (Principal Trombone
since 1964), Charles Vernon (Bass
Trombone since 1986) and Arnold Jacobs
(Tuba from 1944 – 1988) and now, at last,
I was going to hear them live at Symphony
Center – the home of the CSO (see right).
After consulting my map of Chicago
and employing all of my School Certificate
Geography skills I decided that Symphony
Centre was easily within walking distance
from the Midwest Clinic.
An hour later I discovered that if I kept
up my current rate of progress I would
be just in time for the Independence Day
Concert and in the immortal words of the
Doodlebops it was time to “get on the bus”.
(NB: a word of warning – please ensure you
have the correct change when you get on
a bus in Chicago or the driver will stare at
you with a look of contempt that is usually
reserved for people who recite entire
Monty Python skits).
Upon arrival at Symphony Center I
spent some time wandering the corridors
of this hallowed institution and it was
clear that this was an organization that is
understandably proud of the CSO heritage
and the many performers and conductors
who have helped to create and maintain
this legacy.
This was particularly noticeable in the
gift shop where you could purchase a wide
variety of books, recordings, DVDs, teaching
materials devoted to the CSO as well as a
healthy variety of the universally loathed
“music gifts” such as ties with keyboards
on them, socks with musical staves
running round the cuff, treble clef
magnets, and even Bach and
Mozart action figures (“Wow Dad
I was hoping for a G.I. Joe but
this even better…Surrender
Wolfgang Amadeus or I will
unleash my army of Baroque
warriors! You and your
children will never defeat me
Johann Sebastian!”).
The concert was due to
start at 3pm and as I had arrived early I
decided to go and sit in the theatre and
read my programme in order to find out
more information about the works that
were going to be performed.
After taking my seat I noticed that I
was the only one in the entire theatre and
as it was still 45 minutes until show time
I figured it would probably be OK to take
a photo of the stage as a memento of the
occasion.
As I raised the camera I noticed a
sudden chill in the air and the sound
of rushing wind through the aisles.
Thinking nothing of it, I calmly adjusted
the viewfinder and took a shot of the
magnificent stage. I struggle to recall
exactly what took place in the next few
seconds. In fact, all I can remember is the
“click” of the camera followed by a sudden
blur of red vests, gold badges and two
screaming voices…
Blur # 1: NO PHOTOS!!!
Blur # 2: THAT’S THE LAST ONE SIR!!!
After climbing back up from under my
seat and allowing my heart rate to return
to a more manageable 200bpm I was able
to deduce that the screaming voices and
red vests belonged to a couple of ninja-like
ushers who were enforcing the Centre’s
strict photo policy.
Regaining my composure I apologized
for my indiscretion and blamed my
misdemeanor on a simple case of cultural
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confusion – “I’m very sorry but at classical
concerts in New Zealand we are encouraged
to take photos whenever we like, yell out
requests if we don’t like the repertoire,
go up on stage and hi-5 the conductors
and soloists if we think they’ve done
well – why, we’re even allowed to clap
between movements”. The ushers looked
unconvinced (particularly about the
clapping between movements) and urged
me to put my camera away until I had left
the theatre which I immediately did along
with all of my other electronic devices.
With the stern glare of the rest of the
ninja-usher army upon me I decided it
would be wise to revert to my primary
school training and to sit tall with my arms
crossed while facing the front in order to
avoid any further confrontations.
At last it was concert time and
apart from a technical delay due to a
malfunctioning music stand light the
performances were faultless (I am sure
the Ninja Ushers attributed the faulty
light to my forbidden photo). I had never
heard brass playing of this caliber before –
flawless technique, stunning musicianship,
impeccable intonation, and a depth and
warmth of tone that had to be heard to be
believed.
Highlights from the programme
included original brass works such as
Arbos by Arvo Pärt, Mutations from Bach
by Samuel Barber and Concerto for Brass
opportunity to mix and mingle with the
players in the stairwell foyer of the theatre.
At first I was apprehensive about attending
this event as I feared I would be a little
awestruck and embarrass myself by saying
something stupid.
My fears were put to rest, however, by
the relaxed and humble nature of all of the
performers who happily chatted to one and
all, posed for photos and signed autographs
for their many fans. It was particularly
pleasing to chat with CSO Principal Trumpet
Christopher Martin who had given an
inspiring seminar at the Midwest Clinic the
previous day. He is a gifted and fearless
musician who is young, amicable, highly
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LEFT: Hamish Arthur and Chris Martin
BELOW: Jay Friedman and Hamish Arthur
“I had never heard brass playing of this caliber before - flawless
technique, stunning musicianship, impeccable intonation, and a
depth of warmth of tone that had to be heard to be believed”
by Paul Terracini as well as wonderful
arrangements of orchestral classics such
as Eric Crees’ magnificent setting of Aaron
Copland’s El Sálon México.
After several standing ovations the
players returned to the stage to perform
an encore of Richard Strauss’ Thus Spake
Zarathustra which happily erased from my
memory the previous performance I had
endured of this work by the New Zealand
Friendly Orchestra – a performance so
painful it should have come with a health
warning (check out some past performances
of the NZFO on YouTube - especially if you
think your ensemble sounds bad).
Following the concert there was an
respected by his peers and handsome –
but, as you can see from the attached photo
(above top) I am clearly taller than him – in
your face Martin!
After a quick chat with Principal
Trombone Jay Friedman (I told him he
played “really well” – I’m sure it meant a
lot to him) it was time to leave Symphony
Centre and return to the Midwest Clinic for
the evening concerts. As I walked through
the halls of Symphony Center for the final
time I felt truly blessed to have been given
the opportunity to attend such an amazing
concert but at the same time I couldn’t
shake the feeling that I was being watched
in the shadows by a pair of ever-vigilant
ninja-ushers determined to preserve the
sacred art of concert etiquette.
With ushers this good it is no wonder
that the Chicago Symphony Orchestra
is considered by many to be the best
orchestra in the world. •
Hamish’s trip to the 2009 Midwest Clinic would not
have been possible without financial assistance from
Edgewater College, Epsom Girls Grammar, Pakuranga
College, Rangitoto College, Sancta Maria College and
the George & Glenise Arthur retirement fund – cheers!
Special thanks also to Simon Hocking from House
of Travel who organized all of the travel and
accommodation.
KBB Music Midwest Scholarship 2011
Applications open soon. Register your interest now!
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Spring Cleaning
Although written with American bands in mind, Robert Rawlins reveals tips
that can help you give your music programme a spring clean.
Just when things are winding down,
that’s the time to rev up next year’s band
programme.
In his discussion of timemanagement
skills, best-selling author
Stephen Covey distinguishes between
activities that are urgent and those that
are important. By Covey’s definition,
urgent activities are those that demand
immediate attention but are of limited
long-term benefit - the daily problems
that crop up in our lives, mundane
matters that need to be dealt with right
away. By contrast, important activities do
not need to be addressed immediately,
but their completion is vital to our future
success; they define our overall progress
and lead us toward our goals.
For the band director, the academic
year is crowded with tasks, events and
obligations that impose deadlines and
take up most of the available time. When
daily operations are in full swing, a band
director must turn his or her full attention
to keeping things going smoothly. There
is little time to step back and see the
overall picture.
The end of the year, however, is
another story. The time when scheduled
activities are winding down is precisely
the time to address the really important
duties of the band director – wrapping
up the current year and planning for the
next.
With this in mind, we spoke to Mike
Lynch, director of bands at Pitman High
School in New Jersey (USA). He provided
the tips that follow.
Uniform maintenance
First impressions are important, and the
public’s first impression of a band is
based on appearance. Band uniforms are
meant to attract attention, which means
that they need to look perfect. The end
of the year is the right time to inspect
uniforms carefully for items that need to
be repaired or replaced. Inventory should
be taken to ensure that enough uniforms
are available for the following season.
Uniforms should be cleaned twice
yearly in order to sustain their longevity.
Your programme’s schedule of events
will determine when the uniforms will
be cleaned, but a good plan is to have
them cleaned prior to and immediately
following the marching band season.
This brings you to the football field
looking sharp and new each season and
also allows you to be prepared for any
spring and summer events that may be
forthcoming.
Recruiting students
Recruiting efforts must take place prior
to the scheduling conferences at which
guidance counsellors assist students in
choosing their courses for the following
year. Be sure to know the date when
middle schools (or Intermediate schools
in NZ) schedule guidance sessions
for eighth-graders (or Year 9 in New
Zealand). Coordinate this date with high
school counsellors and plan an event to
bring present and prospective students
together.
A good strategy is to have select
high school students visit middle school
programmes with a prepared topic to
speak on. Suggestions include “Balancing
Extra-Curricular Activities”, “Rewarding
Experiences with Band”, “Recognition for
Band Students”, “Band Trips” and so forth.
The idea is to instill excitement
about joining the band by hearing it from
the students themselves. Displaying
trophies and showing videos of recent
performances will also help.
A more ambitious idea is to plan
a combined performance with high
school and middle school students.
This allows students to feel successful
in accomplishing something together,
in addition to the opportunity for
socializing. This win-win situation allows
high school students to act as mentors
to their younger cohorts while middle
school students cherish the feeling of
being accepted by older band members.
Activities such as this can help retain
current students while making the
programme more attractive to future
students.
Retaining, Rewarding & Motivating
Hosting an end-of-year picnic/awards
ceremony can prove extremely valuable
to the success of your programme. This
event should include the many groups
and individuals who help sustain the
programme throughout the year, such as
your principal, band or orchestra parents,
prominent community members and, of
course, students and their families
Plan an opening speech that
recaptures the highlights of the previous
year and builds anticipation for the year
to come.
Rewarding your students during this
event is key to retaining their interest.
It is important to recognize all students
and their achievements. Announcing next
year’s drum major and band officers is
another way to build anticipation toward
the next season.
This is a perfect time for a
PowerPoint presentation or slide show
of the year’s major events. Inevitably,
this will bring back fond memories, make
your audience smile and ultimately
remind everyone of the rich rewards that
participation in the band programme can
provide.
If you choose to go above and
beyond, assign a small group of students
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to prepare a memory book to include
student biographies, notable quotes of
the year and plenty of candid pictures.
Giving the memory book or a copy of the
slide show as a senior gift will provide
a very positive response and closure for
your graduating class.
Communication
It is imperative to maintain regular,
ongoing contact with parents. Preparing
a calendar of tentative dates, rehearsals
and events for the upcoming year will
help reduce scheduling conflicts. Be sure
to announce your band camp dates as
soon as possible, as this will be much
appreciated by parents planning family
gatherings and vacations.
Your proactive approach to
scheduling will create a more successful
environment for teachers, students and
parents alike.
Developing leaders
Auditioning and interviewing band
leaders or officers prior to the close
of the year will help students take the
summer months to prepare for what
lies ahead. A smooth transition from the
current year to the next will occur if your
present leaders have time to meet and
communicate with the newly-elected
ones. Your current leaders know the
idiosyncrasies of the programme and
your expectations better than anyone
else.
Inventory
This is a task that haunts every director.
With all that happens during the end
of the school year, keeping a detailed
inventory list can be extremely difficult
and time-consuming.
Using the assistance of a few select
music students and a computer filing
programme (such as the Charms Music
Office Assistant, www.charmsmusic.com)
can be extremely helpful as you balance
your time between graduation rehearsals
and all other end-of-year events.
If you do not have access to
any such computer programme, preformatted
inventory sheets are available
at www.conn-selmer.com/toolset.
Your favourite dealer may also be
able to assist. It is important to keep
accurate records of each instrument’s
manufacturer, model, age and serial
number; know when it’s time to retire
older instruments. Each should be
looked over carefully to see if repair or
replacement is required. Conn-Selmer’s
Toolset website has depreciation
schedules for all band and orchestra
instruments to make it easier to explain
to administrators why instruments need
to be replaced.
After inspection and inventory
are complete, students should be
encouraged to register and retain their
“Most importantly, the end of the school year
is a time to plan, project and set goals.”
instruments throughout the summer.
In addition to instrument inventory,
all method books, folders and music
should be collected and inspected for
missing parts. Time spent filing music
properly for future use is time well spent.
There is nothing more frustrating than
having to purchase missing materials
because they were not collected and
filed correctly.
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2010 NZ Woodwind Competitions
28-29th August, 2010
By Mary O’Brien, Competition Co-ordinator
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Another New Zealand Woodwind
Competition done and dusted at the
magnificent Raye Freedman Arts Centre at
Epsom Girls Grammar School in Auckland.
Now in its third year, the Competition
proved as successful as ever, with
KBB Music again generously providing
vouchers and trophies to the ‘First Place
Getters’ in four of the five Classes.
This year we introduced the
Intermediate and Adult Open Class to
cater to a wider range of performers
– this proved worthwhile with good
numbers enrolling in each class. What was
particularly heartening was that numbers
were up from 2009, a more than 10%
increase overall.
The Prize Giving Concert went off
without a hitch, celebrating the wonderful
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achievements of each participant and
showcasing the First Place Getters performing
their unaccompanied works to an audience of
proud family, friends, sponsors, adjudicators
and others. It is always a very special
opportunity for me to sit and listen to these
very talented soloists bringing woodwind alive.
As Competition Coordinator, I am
indebted to KBB Music for their wonderful
support of and enthusiasm for the NZ
Woodwind Competitions.
Mary O’Brien, Flute Focus •
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a: Fung Lim (KBB Music), Thomas Hutchinson
(First place Tertiary Class) & Mary
O’Brien (Competition Co-ordinator)
b: Mabel Hung (First place Primary Class)
c: David van-Laar-Veth (First place
Secondary Class)
d: Joshua Webster (First place
Intermediate Class)
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FUNDING
...continued from page 15
Most importantly, the end of the school year is a time to
plan, project, and set goals. What is your overall assessment
of the current year? Were short-term goals met? What are the
projections for next year? Is there a clear path to long-term
goals?
Now is the time to establish exactly where you want to go
with your programme and how you are going to get there. With
urgent matters coming to a close, now is the time to focus on
what is really important.
A few other end-of-year pointers for band directors
• Get creative with your fundraising plans
• Stay on top of your budget requests
• Assess needed rehearsal room repairs/upgrades
• Devise an advocacy programme calendar
• Tend to any cross-curricular planning issues
• Set up a private lesson plan for the fall (or Term One in NZ)
• Create a newsletter schedule with dates and topics
• Create a summer newsletter for returning students
And that most fearsome task of all...
• Put your office in working order •
Dr. Robert Rawlins is chairman of the music department at Rowan University in
Glassboro, New Jersey. His publishing credits include Jazzology: The Encyclopedia of
Jazz Theory for All Musicians, a new release from Hal Leonard that he coauthored. He
can be reached at rawlinsr@rowan.edu.
This article is reprinted from Conn-Selmer Keynotes Online MAgazine with
permission of Conn-Selmer, Inc. All Rights Reserved. For more information and a
free online subscription, please visit www.keynotesmagazine.com
Gate Pa School’s Funding Success
Music Teacher Delwyn Last on her school’s journey in getting the much-needed instruments through
KBB Music-assisted funding.
For Gate Pa School:
Bar Chimes
Bells
Boomwhackers
Bongos
Castanets
Congas
Cymbals
Guiros
Keyboard
Melodica
Metallophone
Music Stands
Recorders
Tambourines
Ukuleles
Xylophone
At Gate Pa School we recognise that the performing arts is an
important part of our curriculum. Last year we were able to set up
an arts and drama programme.
Our instruments were very limited. Many were broken and the
ones we did have, we didn’t have enough of for the many children
who were interested in playing an instrument.
I was browsing through KBB Music’s Random Notes brochure
one day when I spotted an article about funding success. As soon
as possible I contacted Fung Lim about the steps that we would
need to take in putting forward an application.
Fung was very positive about getting some funding to help
improve our schools music supply. I was told to write a wish list
for our school, so I got together a few members of our staff and we
came up with a list of instruments with one goal in mind: To create
many more opportunities for our children to perform, and to play
out in our local community.
Soon the paper work went away with the guidance of Fung
and we waited eagerly for $9,101 worth of instruments that would
set up our school for years to come!
I will never forget that morning when the letter arrived saying
we were successful with our application. That was ten years of our
budget in one go! Days later KBB Music started on our wish list.
Soon came a big truck delivering many beautiful instruments from
conga drums, bongos, recorders, ukuleles, chimes bars, xylophones
and many more! The children crowded around in excitement as we
found a home for them in our school.
Our new supply of instruments has motivated a large number
of children to join music groups. We had our first performing
arts assembly last term and it was just wonderful to see so many
children involved in so many different musical groups.
We are now able to perform a lot more out in our community.
At the end of term 2 we went and played for the old folks home
near our school, in term 3 we performed for the local childcare
centre and this term we have been invited to perform at the Age
Concern’s Christmas Concert.
Many more children now have an opportunity to perform and
offer something back to our community, thanks to
Fung Lim from KBB Music! We are looking forward to playing these
for years to come and giving different students the chance to
experience them. •
For more information on how KBB Music can help your school with funding, contact
Fung Lim on 0800 775 226 ext 201 or email fung@kbbmusic.co.nz
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To order: Call 0800 775 226 ext 205 today!
Random Notes
Term 4 Specials
All prices are inclusive of GST.
See KBB Music’s 2010 Music Makers
Catalogue for our full range.
For your free copy, contact Mitch Golner,
KBB Music School Sales Rep on
0800 775 226 ext 205 or email
schools@kbbmusic.co.nz with your name
and name of your school.
Maracas MA-1
Oval plastic maracas.
School price $6.29
Term 4 Special $ 4.99
Eggs on Handle MA-EH
Crisp-sounding maracas on wooden
handles. School Price $7.20
Term 4 Special $ 6.20
Double Castanet CAS-3
Double castanets on wooden
handles. School price $10.79
Term 4 Special $ 7.99
Cowbell COW-2
6.5in cowbell.
School price $15.29
Term 4 Special $ 10.49
Cowbell COW-3
8.5in cowbell.
School price $16.19
Term 4 Special $ 11.49
Hand Drum HD-H
6in hand drum with handle.
School price $21.59
Term 4 Special $ 19.68
Vibraslap VS-1
Great sound effect.
School price $26.55
Term 4 Special $ 20.40
Agogo Bells AGB
Double metal bell with blacksilver
finish. School price $33.29
Term 4 Special $ 25.99
Maracas MA-3
11” wooden oval maracas.
School price $35.99
Term 4 Special $ 29.40
Fun Drum FD-1
6”x7”, rubber heads on both
ends. School price $35.99
Term 4 Special $ 33.56
Mini Cabasa CAB-M
3.2” mini 9 ring steel ball
cabasa. School price $67.50
Term 4 Special $ 47.00
Cabasa CAB-1
9 ring steel ball cabasa, 4.5”
diameter. School price $67.49
Term 4 Special $ 49.99
Large Thunder Tubes TT40BL
Gently shake this colorful tubeshaped
drum to set its spring in
motion, creating all kinds of wild
and wacky thunder effects. Shake it,
scrape it, wiggle it, use your palm to
muffle it and you generate creaks,
deep warbles, rumbles, gong effects,
wah-wahs and realistic thunder.
School Price $80.99
Term 4 Special $ 75.00
Lollipop Drums
Kids love these oversized lollipops!
Easy for little hands to hold, and each
comes with a mallet.
LD-1 6” drum
LD-2 8” drum
$
32.00
$
44.09
LD-3 10” drum $ 54.00
All prices are inclusive of GST
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CTK-700 61-Key Keyboard
The CTK-700 includes 61 Full-Size keys, 100 Tones, 100 Rhythms,
100 songs, large LCD Display, Dual Speakers, Transpose and Tuning
Function, 3-Step Lesson Function, MIDI, Microphone Input and
Volume for Sing Along. School Price $359.10
Run Out Special $ 235.00 each
Buy 5 or more for just $ 220.00 each!
LK-230 Key Lighting Keyboard
61-note, touch-sensitive, piano-style keys. 400 high-quality tones,
150 rhythms, 110 Song Bank tunes, 48-note polyphony, Step
Up Lesson System, Metronome, microphone and audio-in jack.
Microphone included. MIDI, USB port.
School Price $ 359.10
Privia PX730BK Digital Piano
88-note, touch-sensitive keys with Naturally Scaled Hammer
Action for an authentic piano feel. 120 note polyphony, 60 tunes,
11 Sounds, 9 DSP Effects, MIDI, USB port, sliding keyboard cover.
School Price $ 1705.50
2 ONLY!
FREE
Casio EX-Z33 Exilim 10MP
Digital Camera worth $305.65
M50 Music Workstation/Synthesizer
Performance, Portability and Price. New sounds, splits and layers,
a plethora of effects, dynamic Drum Tracks, enhanced polyarpeggiators
etc—it all adds up to this invigorating MIDI keyboard!
61 keys, Enhanced Definition Synthesis, 256 Mbte Tone Generator.
Programmes include Oscillator, Filters, Driver, EQ and Modulation.
16 Timbres, Drum samples, Effects, Dual Polyphonic Arpeggiators,
MIDI, USB, SD card slot.
School Price $ 1795.50
TDK ST150
Headphones ST-150
Studio headphones with swivel ear
cups. Lightweight. School Price $35.96
Buy 5 or more $ 29.99ea
Keyboard Stand KES-1
Sturdy single X stand. Height
adjustable. School Price $49.50
Buy 5 or more $ 44.90ea
Keyboard Stand KES-8
Sturdy double X stand. Height
adjustable.
School Price $ 53.10
Keyboard Stand KES-2R
Table top style stand.
Adjustable.
School Price $ 107.10
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SCALES & TUNING EXERCISES
FOR SUPERIOR BANDS
Great resource for those seeking to
improve their development in scale studies,
intonation and balance through chorales
and harmonized studies. Can be used as a
daily warm-up for intermediate or advanced
ensembles. By Quincy C. Hilliard, edited by
Gary D. Barton................$26.00
WHAT’S THAT SOUND? BK/CD
Activities and aural CD for young
children encourage listening to
and identifying everyday sounds.
Includes animal sounds, counting
practice etc..............$37.00
INTERVAL SONG BK/CD
Every interval there is - all in one
song! Django Bates has made learning
intervals fun and easy! Includes
CD, learning tracks and backing
tracks .................$62.50
BOOM’N’ TUNES JUST FOR FUN
BK/CD Collection of simple
arrangements for boomwhackers in
the classroom. Each book contains
reproducible pages for class use and
accompaniment CD...............$89.00
BOOM’N’TUNES EASY FOLK
TUNES BK/CD
Simple collection of easy folk
tunes for Boomwhackers in the
classroom for a fun and wacky
experience...............$89.00
Boomophone Whack Pack BOOMOPHONE
Colourful set of tuned percussion tubes to be played
like a xylophone! C Major Diatonic set includes a
XyloTote tube holder, mallets, Songbook, an
Octavator cap and instructions.
School Price
$
152.10
Diatonic Set
BWDW
C Major. 8 notes.
School Price
$
67.50
Chromatic Set
BWCW
Consists of 5 tubes of
sharps/flats
School Price
$
53.99
Octavator Caps OC8W
Put this cap on one end of the
tube to drop the tone by an
octave. 8 pack.
School Price $ 22.50
Pentatonic Set
BWPW
5 notes. Great for
beginners as all notes
harmonise when
played together.
School Price
$
62.10
Boomwhacker
Bass Diatonic Set
BWJW
7 note tubes adding a
new dimension to the
standard Diatonic Scale.
School Price
$
134.99
Boomwhacker
Bass Chromatic Set
BWKW
5-note set of sharps/flats.
School Price $ 99.00
All prices are inclusive of GST
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Guitar Hanger GH625
For slat walls.
School price $13.50
Term 4 Special $ 12.50
Belcat Effects Pedals
School price from $71.10
Term 4 Special from $ 66.40
Darco Electric Guitar
String Set
School price from $9.00
Term 4 Special from $ 8.00
Fender Acoustic Guitar
String Set
School price from $12.59
Term 4 Special from $ 11.80
StealthPlug STEALTH
The first compact 1/4” jack to USB
audio interface cable for Guitar
and Bass players into softwarebased
amp/effects modelling and
recording. School Price $269.10
Term 4 Special $ 250.00
GHS Electric Guitar
String Set
School price from $13.49
Term 4 Special from $ 12.98
Fender Bass Guitar
String Set
School price from $40.50
Term 4 Special from $ 38.00
Boston Ukulele
UKULELE
Soprano ukulele with
guitar-style tuning
machine heads.
School price $44.10
Term 4 Special
$
33.99
LIMITED STOCK!
Ukulele DVD UKE DVD
‘Learn to Play Ukulele’.
Great for the classroom!
School Price $ 10.80
Vocalist Live 2 LIVE2
Harmony processor for guitarists
that tracks your guitar chords, not
your voice for accurate harmonies
every time.
School Price $ 539.10
Peace Drum Kits DP101
Great value 5-piece kits with free
cymbals, sticks and throne.
Various colours. Rock on!
School Price $ 539.00
Gorilla Drum Sticks
PXM5A-1
5A Maple drum sticks.
School price $9.89
Buy 5 or more $ 7.90
Drum Skins
School drum skins. 12”, 13”,
14”, 16”, 22”
School price from $14.40 each
Term 4 Special from $ 13.20 ea
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Drum Pad/Mute Set
DRUMPADSET
For 5 piece kits.
School Price $ 89.99
Practice Drum Pad TD81
8” tuneable practice pad.
School price $26.10
Term 4 Special $ 23.80
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Hodge Silk Bassoon
Swab HSBS
Cleans both the boot & wing
joint, and entire body.
School Price $ 15.29
Accent Metronome/
Tuner Combo 99D
Handy MetroTuner with free microphone.
School Price $35.99
Term 4 Special $ 24.99
10-Note Panpipes 89033Z
Plastic panpipes. School Price $35.99
Term 4 Special $ 28.40
12-Note Panpipes 89032Z
School Price $44.99
Term 4 Special $ 34.40
Slimline
Clarinet Case 35055Z
School Price $ 80.10
Leblanc Plastic
Clarinet Carekit 40035Z
School Price $35.10
Term 4 Special $ 29.00
B&H Lyre 4526
Adjustable. For Tuba, Horn,
Baritone & Euphonium.
School Price $80.99
Term 4 Special $ 78.60
Denis Wick Trumpet
Practice Mute 72810Z
School Price $ 85.50
Boston Alto Sax
Case Cover 30030Z
Light-padded canvas bag with
strap. Ideal for Boston alto sax
cases, or as multi-functional
music bag. 26x65x16cm
School Price $58.50
Term 4 Special $ 51.00
Neotech Regular
Sax Neck Strap
Comfortable and adjustable.
School Price $38.25
Term 4 Special $ 35.99
Hamilton Baritone
Sax Stand
School Price $126.90
Term 4 Special $ 119.00
SKB-140
Alto Sax
Case 30025Z
Contoured.
School Price
$
224.10
Orchestral Stand
MS-6
Height adjustable with
sturdy base.
$
67.50 each
Music Stand MSTS-1
Foldable & height adjustable
stands in black.
$
22.50 each or
$
20.50 each (for 12+)
Conductor Stand
MS-10R
Height adjustable with
folding tripod base and
wide desk. Black.
$
49.00 each
Music Stand & Trolley Deal
Buy 12 MS-8R Orchestral Stands and
a Music Stand Trolley for just
Orchestral Stand MS-8R
Sturdy with stackable base
for easy storage.
$
54.00 each or
$
49.00 each (for 10+)
$
1095 SAVE $78!
Music Stand Trolley
Made
in NZ!
Suitable for up to 12 MS-8R stands.
$
585 each
All prices are inclusive of GST
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Blitz Classic Guitars
Our most popular school guitars.
Great value and comes with carry bag.
1/2 size only $79 ea
3/4 size only $89 ea
4/4 size only $99 ea
Buy 6+ 4/4 size Blitz guitars
for just $ 89.00 each!
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Antigua Coloured Recorders
Soprano recorders in bright
translucent Blue, Green, Pink or Red
(please specify when ordering). School
Price $6.50
BULK DEAL Buy 50-99 $ 4.99 ea
BULK DEAL Buy 100+ $ 4.49 ea
Squier SA105
Acoustic Guitar
Fantastic value! Dreadnought
steel string guitar with
laminated spruce top and
rosewood fingerboard.
Available in a Black, Natural
or Sunburst.
School price $ 179.10
Soprano Ukuleles
Great value student ukulele
with carry bag. Maple body,
Nickel guitar machine heads
and available in a range of
colours (please specify).
School price $ 35.10
SX EG2K Les Paul Style
Electric Guitar Pack
Includes SX GG1 SII Electric
guitar, 10 watt amp, electric
tuner, cable, gig bag, strap
and picks.
School price $ 449.10
Single Guitar Stand
70030Z
School Price $ 17.10
Double Guitar Stand
HW06
School Price $ 26.99
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Deluxe Vibraphone V6530S
3 octaves (F3-F6). Aluminium bars, height
adjustable with locking brakes. Wide
pedal design with twin pull rods for player
comfort and reliability. Cogged belt for
increased stability during damping. Protective
cover included. School price $4,949.
Ex-Demo Special $ 4,765
Microfibre Cloth KBBMICRO
Large 40x40cm polishing
cloth that will not scratch.
School Price $ 8.99
Orchestral Bells B3525A
2.5 octaves (G5-C8), aluminium bars. Includes deeper wood
case that produces tremendous resonance and sustain.
School price $2,065
Ex-Demo Special
$
1,699
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Light Concert Bass Drum
LCB
36”x22 lugs. Birch shell with
beech support hoops, rubber
suspension system in mounted
and tilting frame for great sustain
at low frequencies.
School price $3,915
Ex-Demo Special $ 3,689
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