Visual stories

Taonga Puoro Animations

Hine Pū Te Hue

Hine Pū Te Hue is the atua of hue (gourd), which is used to create taonga pūoro (musical instruments) that have an amazing ability to heal both mind and soul...

Visual stories

Pacific Music Animations

Foafoa - Conch Shell

Known in Samoa as ‘foafoa’, conch shells are blown in the evening to signal prayer and family time, and again in the morning to herald the dawn of the new da...

Visual stories

Pacific Music Animations

Dulali Bitu Ceguvi - Bamboo nose flute

‘Dulali Bitu Ceguvi’, the ancient Fijian art of bamboo flute playing, can be traced back to the ancestral god Ramacake, a master flutist from the island of V...

Visual stories

Western Animation

The Art of Composing

Composition is a kind of magic. Shaping sounds to tell stories. The hardest thing is often how to start. Perhaps with a pencil and paper? Or how about utilis...

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Meet the Team

Grace Newman

Grace NewmanKaiawhina Tari | Office AssistantIn our Meet the Team series, we invite you to sit down and learn more about each SOUNZ staff member. Today we in...

Podcast

He Reo Tawhito

Season 3, Episode 1: A conversation with Paraone Gloyne

Mōteatea is a centuries-old tradition of chanted song-poetry; a great literary and musical art form that expresses the powerful portrayal of storytelling and...

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Album release: Shortland Street

Original Score Highlights 2023

Scheduled for release on the 15th of March 2024, the album 'Shortland Street - Original Score Highlights 2023' celebrates the role of original music behind t...

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Compose Aotearoa!

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Enter your submission here.Compose Aotearoa! is a national initiative to stimulate the creation of new and diverse New Zealand music for choirs. Designed as ...

Article

Finding agency in the [classical] arts

The first instalment of a three part series by Leah Thomas

The sky above Te Moana-o-Raukawa was a gentle blue when I was carried away from the shrinking shoreline of home. The sparkling notes of “What Dreams May Come...