FACULTY ROCKS! - Teachers from across New Zealand join Mike Chunn and jam for a great cause.
On Friday November 30, 2018 a band competition for teachers across New Zealand will take place at Back Beat Bar on
Auckland’s K Road. This is the 2nd Faculty Rocks to be held, following on from the inaugural concert in 2017.
The event gives teachers and staff bands from across educational institutions In New Zealand the chance to perform
together in a contest to show off some extraordinary musical talent. Playing for bragging rights and a tongue in cheek
rock trophy, it allows teachers to come together in a spirit of collegiality and for the love of music. All proceeds
from the event go to the Raukatauri Music Therapy Centre.
The lineup this year includes staff bands from: King’s School Remuera, Christchurch Boys High, Mount Albert Grammar, Mt
Maunganui College, Waimea College, Bream Bay College, Kaipara College and Kaiapoi High School. Mike Chunn and the Rock Shop will judge the performances.
The competition is the brainchild of Emma Featherstone, the Director of Music at King’s Prep School and a professional drummer. While judging a number of school music
competitions in and around Auckland, Emma noticed that at each school event, a staff band would perform while the judges
deliberated on the student results.
“Being a music teacher you are constantly looking for ways to allow your students to shine, to grow and to explore their
genre, but it is hard for teachers to have space to do that for themselves,” says Emma.
In talking with colleagues, she came up with the concept of Faculty Rocks based loosely around the Construction Rocks international contest for engineers.
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About Faculty Rocks
Founded in 2017, Faculty Rocks is the brainchild of Emma Featherstone, Director of Music at King’s Prep School. It was
established to bring together teachers from all over the country to create music and perform together in a spirit of
collegiality. The competition is open to schools and other educational facilities across the country.
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