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Auckland City Libraries has a wide variety of excellent material for budding music students, parents and teachers. From tutors for very beginners to technical studies to exciting resources for teachers, we can help you.
Library catalogue | Recommended websites
Library catalogue
All music can be accessed from our catalogue. Try these useful saved catalogue searches:
Music instruction and study
Music education
Musical instruments
Learning an instrument
- For classical musicians we have a selection of Music Partner CDs that provide the orchestral backing track for concertos.
- Singers can enjoy the wonderful Cantol-opera series with backing CD as well as the Essential Audition series.
- We also have some of the very popular Jamie Aebersold and Jazz play-along material for jazz musicians
For further assistance please email the music librarian or phone (09) 307 7761.
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Recommended websites
For music teachers
Discover - the new database of resources for the arts selected for use in New Zealand schools.
Institute of Registered Music Teachers of NZ
New Zealand Society of Music Therapy
New Zealand Suzuki Institute
New Zealand Society for Music Education
Orff-Schulwerk Aotearoa
Teaching ideas - includes a variety of ideas for music activities in the classroom.
Practice spot - an idea warehouse for professional music teachers. Free resources, practice guides and useful articles.
Associated board of the Royal Schools of music
Trinity College of London (incorporating TrinityGuildhall)
For parents
BBC Parents' Music Room - includes interviews, advice and analysis of key issues. Lots of ideas, games and things to do for every age.
Mainly Music - an organisation that provides general music classes for pre-schoolers and they meet all over Auckland.
New Zealand Suzuki Institute - The NZSI now has branches throughout NZ with over 120 teachers and 2500 students studying a variety of instruments including violin, cello, piano, flute and guitar.
Lewsi Eady Music School - Delivering the gift of music and its benefits to children through music programmes that are educational, accessible and fun.
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