Day 4: Hitting a High Note…
Activity 1: The Waiata - A Song in Your Heart
In the past, Māori would often use song as a way of sharing information or communicating emotions. A waiata is the name given to a traditional Māori song. One of my all-time favourite waiata is Kia Paimarie. What about you?
poi-e
Use Google to research traditional Māori Waiata. Listen to a number of Waiata and read the lyrics. On your blog tell us which one of the waiata you found you like the most. Why do you like it? poi e because there is a part for girls only and boys only
Activity 2: Playing Games 
Hundreds of years ago, young Māori children were taught to play a number of games, including Poi Rakau, Ki O Rahi, Koruru Taonga and Poi Toa. Read about each of these four games on the Rangatahi tu Rangatira website. Have you played any of them before? Poi Rakau is restricked, I have not played nor heard of Ki O Rahi, / Isn’t it cool how the games have been passed down for generations?
Choose one game, and on your blog, tell us the (i) name of the game, (ii) the goal or purpose of the game, and (iii) two rules.
Name:
Kōruru
Also known as 'knuckle bones'
What you need:
- 5 stones the same size, similar to the size of a 20c coin
- Floor space
How to play:
Throw stones up
Rules:
I don't think there are any
You could try playing some of the games with a friend.
Bonus Activity: Musical Festivals – Matatini
In New Zealand, a huge festival is held every two years, called Te Matatini. This performing arts festival celebrates the tikanga (culture or customs) of Māori. Kapa Haka groups from around New Zealand are invited to attend the festival and each group gives a 25-minute performance. The performances are judged and the best teams win prizes.
Watch these three clips from previous Te Matatini festivals.
Te Iti Kahurangi
Te Puku o Te Ika
On your blog, rank the performances from your favourite (#1) to least favourite (#3) and tell us why you gave them the ranking that you did.
1. Te Puku o Te Ika because it is sad
2. Te Iti Kahurangi because i like the tune
3. Tamatea Arikinui because i'm not a fan of it
By Connie
3. Tamatea Arikinui because i'm not a fan of it
By Connie
Hi there Connie
ReplyDeleteJade F here from the Summer Learning Journey! Well done on another good blog post. For activity #1, I really like that song Poi E too, it always reminds me of the kiwi film Boy which is a really funny movie. Have you seen it? It is really awesome when you hear Poi E, the voices of the men and women singing together sound so great together.
Good choice of games in activity #2, knuckles bones can be quite challenging at times, do you play this game a lot at school with your friends? I learnt this game when I was at school and I used to be good at it until you had to throw all 5 stones up and catch them all without dropping one.
For the bonus activity, great job on ranking your favourite Te Matatini performances. Could elaborate more on why you ranked each group the way you did? I’d really like to know why you felt that way you did for each performance. I agree with Tamatea Arikinui being sad, I felt the emotion and passion in their voices and I could tell from the person in the front holding a picture of a man that the waiata was dedicated someone who had probably passed away which was very powerful for me. What do you think about it?
Let me know what you think in a comment!
Cheers
Jade F :)
Hey Connie,
ReplyDeleteThis is Jade C from the Summer Learning Journey team 2018. I will also be blogging with you over the summer with Jade F and many other bloggers. I look forward to reading more of your amazing blog posts :)
Wow, I can see that you have put a lot of effort and time into this post! Do you enjoy doing the activities? Let us know what you think in the comment below!
Now I know that your all time favourite waiata is Poi-E, I would love to know why you like the song! My favourite waiata would be Pokarekare Ana. Perhaps you might've listened to this song before. I really like it because it's gentle, calm, and has sweet lyrics. It's about love and it's also considered as the unofficial national anthem of New Zealand! This is the link to hear the song! Tell me what you think about the song :)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DANPs-YjFdk
I also love knuckle bones! I used to play it a lot with my little sister. It was hard for me at first but I gradually got better and better at it. How about you?
Well done for completing the bonus activity! Why do you think the song sounded sad? Was it the lyrics, tone, beat, or performers' facial expressions? I also want to know why you didn't like the last one!
I look forward to reading more of your blog posts!
All the best,
Jade C.
Kia Ora Connie,
ReplyDeleteI’m Dani, a member of the Summer Learning Journey team. I normally comment on blogs in the Kaikohekohe cluster ( Northland) but I have been lucky enough to get the chance to visit some blogs in the Uru Manuka cluster!
Poi E is a great choice! Like Jade F, it reminds me of the movie Boy.I think my favourite song is Tutira Mai, we sang it hundred of times at school over the years but it was a song that we all loved and we really enjoyed singing it loudly and proudly!
I remember kids would often play knuckle bones at school, there was lots of different versions of it. I never had enough hand eye coordination to be good at knuckle bones! But i enjoyed watching my friends play.
I think most of the Summer Learning Journey bloggers rated, Te Puku o Te Ika the highest. I know that performance was my favourite because I felt that it was the most powerful performance out of all three. Why did you decided that it was your favourite?
I noticed that you haven’t posted in two weeks. It doesn’t matter what order you complete the activities in and you can complete as many activities as you like!
I look forward to reading more of your blogs soon!
-Dani