The next generation of songwriters has received encouraging news. From 2017 songwriting will be included as a Level 3 NCEA subject. Not to be confused with the existing Level 3 Composition - songwriting will be entirely different.
Play It Strange CEO, Mike Chunn, has been part of the campaign to bring in the new NCEA qualification and he's delighted - but would like to see Level 1 and 2 standards added before too long.