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Big Idea - Musical instruments must make the air vibrate before we can hear music. Based on the Big Ideas in the previous activities the teacher invites students to experience and share their knowledge and understanding of musical instruments from different cultural backgrounds.
The teacher will introduce and focus on Maori and Pasifika instruments of the past using a range of materials available to schools.
Opportunities to read to, establish or further understanding can be initiated by using the following resources as either; a starting point in guided reading, shared reading or oral language or continually throughout the Sound Unit.
Resources Part 2 Number 2 2009 Taonga Puoro – exploring traditional Maori instruments and their significant roles
Part 1 Number 1 2001 Make a Purerehua (Porotiti) Part 3 Number 2 2010 Call Of The Conch – exploring the significance of the conch shell /Foafoa in Samoa. This article also talks about how to make a Foafoa.
Part 4 Number 2 1997Make your own Kōauau
Connected 2 1998 Amazing Sound The Bone Studio and Gallery Nga Taonga Puoro Traditional Maori Musical Instruments The Pūrerehua
The Pūrerehua was used for luring lizards, summoning rain and attracting a soul mate and several could be played together at a tangi.
The Pūrerehua is also known as a ‘Bull Roarer’. Māori made these traditional instruments out of bone, wood or stone and they are blade-like and swing on a long cord producing a loud deep whirring that can be heard from a distance. The pitch can be varied by the speed that you swing the Pūrerehua.
You can make your own Pūrerehua by using a ruler and a piece of string.
What You Need
What You Do
Tie one end of the string through the hole in the ruler
Hold the end of the string and swing the ruler (Pūrerehua) around like a helicopter blade.
Try shortening the string to see what effect this has on the sound.
Spin the ruler in the opposite direction to see if this makes a difference.
The Pūrerehua was more blade shaped. Would this make a different sound?
What to Look For:
Student inquiry as a result of the Big Idea focus:
As a result of generating some base knowledge around the Pūrerehua and Foafoa all students are then encouraged to actively explore & inquire in order to:
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