New Zealand Music Month is back again and is in its 20th year marks 20 years of celebrating and supporting the New Zealand Music industry. The theme for 2020’s NZ Music Month is: Support local. Stream local. Follow local. Buy local.
This year New Zealand Music month will be celebrated differently. Under Level 3 restrictions, there will be no live events in our favorite music venues, including the library. But have no fear, you can still celebrate NZ Music month and support the NZ music industry in the comfort of your own home… and bubbles.
What is New Zealand Music Month?
May is New Zealand Music Month, which celebrates music from New Zealand, and the people who make it.
How can I celebrate this year under Level 3 nationwide lockdown?
The NZ Music Month schedule is packed with virtual events, awards, radio specials, online seminars and promotions. Check out the events page for more information.
You can also support your librarians, many of whom also moonlight as musicians and performers. Go onto the Wellington City Libraries and Johnsonville Library Facebook pages for regular live-streaming of preschool storytime, Baby Rock and Rhyme and of course Quarantunes for nightly live performances.
You can download and print your own NZ Music month poster, which you can put on your bedroom wall or window.
Where can I find information about New Zealand Music, artists and bands?
ManyAnswers has a page dedicated to websites, resources and ways to search for information about New Zealand musicians and bands. The National Library also has a page dedicated to New Zealand Music, where you can explore the culture, history and uses of music in New Zealand along with famous singers (traditional and contemporary), music awards, bands and the styles of music unique to New Zealand.
For more information, on events and ideas on how to celebrate, visit the following websites:
NZ Music Month official website.
New Zealand Curriculum Online – New Zealand Music Month.
NZ History – New Zealand Music Month.
Enjoy!… and Happy New Zealand Music Month 2020!