Membership
Overview
The NZSI and your local branch provides events and services to members throughout New Zealand, funded through your membership.
The NZSI and its branches offer its members:
- Regular workshops and music camps during school holidays the entire family may attend.
- Access to national and international Suzuki conferences.
- Performance opportunities for students at all levels of the Suzuki repertoire.
- National journal providing articles on the Suzuki approach and related topics, and information about upcoming Suzuki events.
- Opportunities to attend parent information and education meetings.
- A student graduation process.
- In some cases, branches facilitate orchestra training and ensemble experience for student members.
- Ongoing professional development is provided by the NZSI to teacher members in the interests of maintaining and increasing professional standards.
These opportunities and other NZSI events enable families to become part of a greater musical community. They enrich the lives of all concerned in an atmosphere of mutual support and encouragement.
MANAGING YOUR MEMBERSHIP
We have a new membership system for the creation of new membership applications and for managing existing membership details.
Our new membership system requires you to log in using a secure password. If you forget your password, you can submit your membership email address to receive a new password.
Once you have logged in, you can update your membership information, contacts and student records.
Note: The link below opens in a new tab and uses our membership system website address nzsi.knack.com
APPLYING FOR MEMBERSHIP
If you are new to the NZSI and would like to apply for membership, please start by signing up.
To do this:
- select Apply for membership below to open the members login page
- select the Sign Up option below the login area to set up an account
- then log in and fill out your membership details
- You must provide student details for your membership to be approved. This includes student’s name, instrument and teacher.
Note: The link below opens in a new tab and uses our membership system website address nzsi.knack.com
2024/2025 MEMBERSHIP FEES
Membership is renewed annually from 1st April each year.
- Family membership – $85 per year.
Please note: if you would like to participate in NZSI events, your teacher must be an NZSI registered teacher for the student’s instrument of participation. - Teacher membership – $115 per year. You must be a current New Zealand Suzuki Method teacher (registered with the NZSI).
- Teacher Trainee membership – $105 per year, for those in full-time tertiary education.
A $5 discount applies to all memberships, if paid before the current membership expires on March 31st each year.
Current members are sent an invoice at the start of every financial year to renew their membership. If you missed this invoice, and would like to renew your membership, please email our administrator at admin@suzuki.org.nz.