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Research in Music Education Conference

Il est bel et bon! – New Zealand’s first Research in Music Education Conference and the 31st Australia New Zealand Association for Research in Music Education (ANZARME) Conference was held at the Boat Shed, Akaroa, Banks Peninsula, New Zealand, from July 3 – 6 2009.
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e-Journal of studies in music education now online

The e-Journal of studies in music education, formerly known as Sound Ideas is now an internationally refereed online research-oriented journal, The first, introductory issue was downloaded in 2009. Volume 8 No. 2 is now completed
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Development of Distance Music Learning Programme
MERC has a contract with the Ministry of Education 2008/2009 for the Development of Distance Music Learning Programme.
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Online Real-time Music Tuition Project
MERC carried out a Ministry of Education research project based on a video conferencing trial of instrumental and vocal tuition to outreach schools in the South Island.
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National Music Education Research Database
MERC continues to grow the online music education database which currently has 655 entries and grows weekly. The database is web enabled on MERC’s partner organization, Arts Hub Aotearoa.

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