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Why Guitar?
A very warm welcome to this new column! In the coming months we’ll be focusing on many different aspects of playing this incredible instrument, from general concepts to specific playing tips. I hope that you’ll find value in it wherever you are in your guitar journey.
I’ve been playing guitar nearly 35 years, and teaching for more than 25 of those, including many years teaching at the UK’s biggest guitar school. Along the way, I’ve had a busy and varied performing career, which continues to this day. Moving to New Zealand from the UK nine years ago, I set up Auckland Guitar School to fill a much-needed gap for a dedicated specialist modern guitar school in Auckland – our unique approach means we now have thriving schools in both Takapuna and Howick.
Dylan Kay.
Why guitar?
Music is a unique art form, as it’s very hard to find anyone who doesn’t like some style of music. You may not love ballet or poetry for example, but the language of music is universal. Music has enormous power to communicate and cause an emotional response in the listener. If you’ve ever had the hairs stand up on the back of your neck when listening to a song, you’ll know what I mean. Some people are content to just listen, while others are compelled to pick up a guitar and learn to create that response themselves – actually being able to do it is truly magical.
Learning any instrument is not for the faint-hearted, but the effort you put in will be more than rewarded. In my experience learning guitar is something anyone can do at any stage of life (something we’ll explore next time), whether you want to be a rock star or simply pick out a few tunes for your own enjoyment.
See you next month!
Dylan Kay Auckland Guitar School, Howick and Takapuna, Auckland "Transform your playing." 09 533 5246 www.aucklandguitarschool.co.nz
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Wayfind Creative – free business support for creatives
Depot Artspace’s new government-funded creative careers programme Wayfind Creative is offering a series of workshops and one-to-one mentoring to creatives wanting to develop a sustainable career in the creative sector. The programme includes workshops on business and financial planning, social mediaand marketing skills and funding and investment strategies. Also on offer is access to industry mentors and networking events. Join this free programme now and take part in our August in-take. Sign up or find out more: depotartspace.co.nz/wayfindcreative
Depot Galleries - August exhibitions
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Depot Sound Songwriting competition finalists:
Congratulations to our inaugural Depot Sound North Shore Schools Songwriting competition winners! L-R: Maia Potter (Albany Primary), Eva Steckler (Belmont Intermediate), Freya (Takapuna Grammar School), Cameron Beattie (Northcross Intermediate), Grace Allis (Albany Junior High) and Leigh Edmeades (Albany Junior High)
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Soroptimist International celebrating 100 years of being a global voice for women
North Shore celebration: 1pm-3pm Saturday September 18th, Mary Thomas Centre, Takapuna
The name Soroptimist was coined from the Latin soror meaning sister, and optima meaning best. Soroptimist is perhaps best interpreted as ‘the best for women’. From the founding of the first Soroptimist club in Oakland, California, in 1921, through to the present day where over 3000 clubs are flourishing throughout the world, Soroptimists have continued to strive to achieve ‘the best for women’ in every sphere of their lives.
Part of a global volunteer organisation, Soroptimist International Aotearoa New Zealand has 19 clubs with 377 members. Providing women and girls with access to the education and training to help achieve economic empowerment from national scholarships such as the Betty Loughhead Soroptimist Scholarship (www.blsst.co.nz) to local initiatives such as the SI North Shore ‘Educate to Lead Award’ (www.sinorthshorenz.com/educate-to-lead-award).
SI North Shore was founded on the 8th of March 1975. Soroptimists work with other non-government organisations (NGOs) and various United Nations agencies to bring about changes to help make the world a better place for this and future generations. Raising awareness is often the first step: identifying a problem or need and informing others in the larger community to gain as much support as possible to work towards finding a solution to resolve the situation.
With backgrounds spanning from busy mothers to business professionals, all Sorptimist women have one thing in common; they volunteer their time to projects and to better the lives of women and girls in both the local community and around the world.
On the North Shore Soroptimists International holds dinner meetings monthly with local organisations providing informative speakers on subjects close to the hearts of women and girls. We celebrate International Women’s Day in March and organise a local silent walk in late November or early December to draw attention to the high rate of domestic violence against women and girls.
Every dollar Soroptimists raise is returned to the community to help women and girls. We also collect barely used bras from our network of women and friends, wash and pack them into various sizes and donate to women in need.
Please join us on 18 September at the Mary Thomas Centre, Takapuna to celebrate 100 years of Soroptimism and find out what we have been up to over the last 47 years! Sylvia Heywood, President, Soroptimist International North Shore. Email: sinorthshore@siswp.org Visit: www.siswp.org
Soroptimist North Shore members Hantie Theron, Sylvia Heywood and Petra Thoma.
