Summer Learning Journey | Week 1
In the beginning (1800 - 1870)
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?
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?
My Favourite Waiata | He Honore
I really like this song because of the lyrics It is very heart touching and the people in the video have great voices
which makes the song even better.
Acticity 2 | Playing Games
Hundreds of years ago, young Māori children were taught to play a number of games,
games on the Rangatahi tu Rangatira website. Have you played any of them before? 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.
You could try playing some of the games with a friend.
Playing Games | Dodgeball
Name of the Game:
Dodgeball
The goal of the Game:
To try hitting people with a ball by throwing it.
Two Rules:
- You can only hit people with the ball from the waist down.
- You can only throw the ball and you must stay behind a line.
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.
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.
My Rankings | Te Matatini Festival
#1 Te Puku O Te Ika - What I really liked about this performance was that it sounded very emotional and soulful.
It could be in remembrance of the elderly man they were holding a picture of. I also really enjoyed the harmonies.
#2 Tamatea Arikinui - I really found this performance entertaining because of the Pois, also their singing
was well in sync which I felt was very pleasing.
#3 Te Te Iti Kahurangi - What I didn't really like about this performance of the instrument that the man used
while the lady was singing. It was pretty distracting.
Hey there Mei, thanks for completing another three activities. It's great to see how motivated you are in your holidays. Keep up the fantastic blogging!
ReplyDeleteI liked how you chose dodgeball as your game. I love this game. I have played it heaps when I was at school. It is always so fun being the last one in. Do you play the rule that if you catch the ball the person who threw it is out?
Have you seen the movie called Dodgeball?
Thanks, Billy
Hi Mei,
ReplyDeleteMy name's Ruby and I'm one of the people who will be blogging with you over summer as part of the Summer Learning Journey.
Activity 1: He Honore is a beautiful song! It's my favourite waiata as well. The tune is so beautiful and the lyrics are important as well. Could you tell us what some of the lyrics mean?
Bonus activity: I ranked the songs the same way you did! Te Puku o Te Ika is such a beautiful song, I thought. They sang it with a lot of soul and emotion so it was very powerful. I wonder what the lyrics of the song mean.
I look forward to reading more of your blog over the summer.
Cheers,
Ruby.