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Help bring the ‘Gift of Music’ to Kiwi kids with limited opportunity.
We provide a fully funded inspiring music programme to 550+ Kiwi kids in 10 South Auckland schools.
Foster diligence, nurture talent, build self-esteem and a life-long love of music.
Enriching lives through
the gift of music
Tironui Music Trust provides a fully funded inspiring
performance music programme for young New Zealanders
with limited opportunity.
Ozal:
“Over the past few years I have realised that music has changed my life. I realised that music keeps me calm and happy. The music I’ve played throughout the year has been outstanding.”
YEAR 6, PAPATOETOE EAST PRIMARY
Sophia:
“I have had the honour of playing with the APO and it was sensational! Amongst the crowd was my proud family being really grateful that I was able to play with a very well known Orchestra across the whole country.”
YEAR 6, PAPATOETOE EAST PRIMARY
Zakira:
“I have really enjoyed playing with my fellow class mates and of course my amazing teacher Miss Mahe. One of the memories that I will never forget is when we all got to work and play with the APO.”
YEAR 6, PAPATOETOE EAST PRIMARY
Aiesha:
“I remember when we were learning a piece and we couldn’t understand the dynamics, tunes and rhythm. The teachers played it to us and I said to myself that it was too hard, but at the end of practicing over and over again it made the piece more glorious than it was before. This opportunity has encouraged me to play the violin in the future and become as good as my teachers.”
YEAR 6, PAPATOETOE EAST PRIMARY
Kaya:
“When I found out I was in the orchestra I was so excited to know that I was a part of a life changing experience. This opportunity has been a blast because of all the concerts we have been to and played in, thanks to our lovely teachers Miss Mahe, Mrs Snape and Mrs Insley.”
YEAR 6, PAPATOETOE EAST PRIMARY
Zane:
“Thank you Tironui Trust for giving me the opportunity to play the violin for two years. I especially loved to learn how to play “Ode to Joy” because my family loves this song. I loved when I started to play “Tribal Dance” because the song is very catchy. My family even dance when I play it.”
YEAR 6, PAPATOETOE EAST PRIMARY
Our mission
To provide a fully funded and inspiring performance music programme to young New Zealanders with limited opportunity.
To foster diligence, nurture confidence, celebrate aspiration and achievement.
Together discovering the joy of music making with others.
Our music programme
We partner with ten primary and intermediate schools in Papatoetoe and Mt Wellington to deliver a challenging, rewarding and fun instrumental music programme to 1000+ students from years 3-8.
Each year we start our programme with 500+ year 3 & 4 students in Musicianship classes. The idea is to build ‘tacit’ musical skills, prior to starting an instrument. These classes combine singing, movement and speech to develop children’s innate musical abilities.
We then provide a four year course of study for band instruments from Year 5 and five year course of study for strings from Year 4.
Scholarships
Tironui has significantly expanded our scholarship programme with eligibility starting in year 4 for strings & year 5 for band instruments. Scholarships enable students to have one:one lessons up to year 13 and are valued at approximately $20,000 over their duration.
We want to identify talent from a younger age, nurture those students and support them to reach their potential. To be eligible, students will need to demonstrate a love for their instrument, along with regular practice and progress.
We would like to acknowledge the Woodlau Trust and the benefactor of that trust, the late Robyn Leeming, for their significant donation which has enabled the extension of scholarships and ongoing investment in the years ahead!
Holiday Programmes
Tironui runs regular holiday programmes for its students. We bring together students from across our 10 schools and scholarship network to make music, hone ensemble / instrument playing and have fun! Students are grouped together based on ability, so regardless of whether your child is a beginner or more advanced, we will have something for everyone! Registrations and event information is provided through our school networks.
Tironui Dreams
We foster diligence, nurture confidence, celebrate aspiration and achievement
Our latest news
Tironui October Holiday Programme
Board Chair Justine Cormack moving on
Come Work for us: Clarinet/Saxophone tutor needed
“We have finished another very successful year at our school and the boys and girls in all of the String Orchestras would say the same. One of our highlights was performing at Selwyn Heights Village last week for the residents and their Performers’ Choir. Our children were magnificent and a real hit with the audience.”
GRAEME GILBERT – PRINCIPAL, PAPATOETOE EAST PRIMARY
“The Quartet members all enjoyed working with the Tironui Trust children in South Auckland again, and know how valuable this kind of project is in the development of up and coming young musicians. You are doing fine work here and we wish you continuing success with the programme.”
NEW ZEALAND STRING QUARTET TRUST
“These students have already gone from Band ‘zeros to heroes’ in a short space of time. I know they will grow in their personal confidence and that is already evident in other areas of their lives.”
HEATHER KEYS – MUSIC TEACHER
“The band members have made huge progress. Their self esteem is sky high – the other students look up to them in awe.”
TREVOR CANUTE – PRINCIPAL, PAPATOETOE WEST SCHOOL
Our funding
The Tironui Music Trust is funded solely by private donations from approximately 30 individuals and two Charitable Trusts.
No State funding is received.
Set up by Peter and Pam Hubscher in 2006, the trust’s music programme has seen rapid growth. In 2019 the Tironui Music Trust is now providing instrumental tuition to approximately 550 students in South Auckland and Mt Wellington.
Of course, expansion and ongoing developments to the programme require ever-increasing funds, and the trust relies on the generosity of its donors to run its programme smoothly and effectively.
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