New Zealand School of Music Te Kōkī

Join New Zealand’s most renowned music school and benefit from our outstanding and comprehensive range of learning opportunities in music.

Study with professionally celebrated and internationally acclaimed staff in the beautiful capital city of Wellington, and take advantage of the many artistic and cultural opportunities on offer.

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Music

Follow your dream to make music your career or study it to enrich your life. Learn at this country's leader in music education—the New Zealand School of Music.

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Available subjects

  • Classical Performance
  • Ethnomusicology
  • Instrumental/Vocal Composition
  • Jazz Performance
  • Music
  • Musicology
  • Music Studies
  • Music Therapy
  • Performance
  • Popular Music Studies
  • Sonic Arts and Music Technology
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Meet our students

Meet some of our students at the New Zealand School of Music—Te Kōkī and learn about their areas of study
Scholarships and awards available at NZSM

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After you graduate

Graduates with degrees in music find employment in diverse fields. Find out where study at the New Zealand School of Music can take you.
Wellington Town Hall

A national centre of musical excellence

Find out more about the major philanthropic campaign to create a world-class centre of musical, cultural and educational excellence in the capital city.

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New minors in the BMus

New minors in the BMus

Minors in Composition, Music Technology, Performance or Popular Music Studies are available for most BMus students, and students in some other Bachelor degrees.
Taonga puoro

Performance course open to all University students

Feel like doing something practical and ear-opening in 2021? Choose to study either Māori music performance or Javanese gamelan, with no audition required.
Behind the scenes at the opera recording

2020 Opera: Behind the scenes

Take a behind-the-scenes look at the audio recording for NZSM’s 2020 opera project, filmed in our Adam Concert Room last year.
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Upcoming events

  • March Outdoor Series: J to Z

    Our second concert of the March Outdoor Series features jazz combo "J to Z".Zoe Ioannou…

    Venue: Student Union 310

  • March Outdoor Series: NZSM Brass Ensemble

    For the third concert in our March Outdoor Series, the NZSM Brass Ensemble, comprising of…

    Venue: Cotton Plaza (opposite Wishbone)

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Latest news

  • Farewell Donald Maurice

    After a combined teaching career of 50 years and over a decade with Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington’s New Zealand School of Music—Te Kōkī (NZSM), Professor Donald Maurice MNZM is retiring.