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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.
Find out moreAvailable 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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The New Zealand School of Music—Te Kōkī affirms its support for the goals of the Black Lives Matter movement, and its commitment to addressing systemic racism, injustice, and violence.
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Apply to audition
Keen to join one our of performance programmes in 2021? Applications are due by 20 July. This year our auditions will be held using recordings and video conference interviews.
Find out moreMeet our students
Meet some of the students studying at the New Zealand School of Music - Te Kōkī
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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.
Read moreUpcoming events
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2020 NZSM Combo Competition
The Wellington Jazz Club hosts this year's NZSM Combo Competition, featuring a range of student…
Latest news
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Fine Arts (Creative Practice) projects turn studio album
Master of Fine Arts (Creative Practice)—Music/Sound (MFA(CP)) graduate Jack Woodbury’s debut electro-acoustic album, inst. 19–20, featuring a suite of eight pieces composed by Jack during his studies, has been released by Rattle Records.
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NZSM Te Kōkī Student Performance Marks Arrival of New Chinese Musical Instruments
Five music students and a musician friend delighted staff and guests of the New Zealand School of Music—Te Kōkī and the Confucius Institute at a lunchtime performance on 31 July.
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Sound art residency call for applications
The New Zealand School of Music—Te Kōkī and Toi Pōneke Arts Centre are pleased to announce the 5th annual Sound Art Residency, with a call for submissions.