Pātuhi mai ki te whai i ngā kōrero mō ēnei ringapuoro me te titonga o ēnei puoro.
He tūmahi ako mō ēnei titonga puoro:
- E toru ngā atua wāhine o ngā taonga puoro. Ko tēhea te atua e kaingākautia ana e koe? Ka whai koe i ēhea āhuatanga o te taiao hei whakawhitiwhiti kōrero ki taua atua?
- Ka huri ō whakaaro ki ēhea pūrākau i a koe e whakarongo ana ki ēnei titonga puoro a Puora Ki Te Ao?
- Ki te whakaaro koe mō ngā momo oro e puta mai ana i ngā rawa o tō rohe, ko ēhea ngā taputapu pai ki a koe? Nā te aha?
- Ki te puta atu koe ki te ngahere, ki te puna wai, ki te moana rānei, rapua ngā taputapu nō te taiao hei hanga puoro. Tonoa ō hoa ako, ō hoa, tō whānau hoki rānei ki te hanga i tētahi manawataki, i tētahi toi oro rānei, hei whakawhitiwhiti kōrero ki te ao tūroa, he mahi ngahau noa rānei.
Ki te hiahia koe ki te kuhu atu ki ngā wānanga mō te taonga puoro, whakapā atu ki ngā ringapuoro nei.
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Suggested classroom exercises to accompany these pieces:
- There are three Atua mareikura of taonga puoro. Which of these do you resonate with? If you were to then communicate with that Atua, which type of elements from te taiao might you use?
- As taonga puoro encourages us to connect with our purakau (ancient legends and myths), are there any that come to your mind when you listen to these pieces from Puoro Ki Te Ao?
- Thinking of how musical sounds can be made from materials sourced from the environment near you, which tools or instruments spark your interests, and why?
- If you head outside to your nearest ngāhere (forest), puna (pool of water), moana (lake or ocean), why not look for elements of te taiao that you can make sounds from? Then, as a way of communicating with nature, or just for fun, get together with your classmates, friends and whanau and see if you can make a beat or musical soundscape.
If you are also interested in Wānanga (workshops) on taonga puoro, please contact the practitioners directly.
Oro Atua: he ara puoro Māori ki te oranga
Whakarongo mai ki te tangi o tēnei kohinga taonga puoro a Jerome, e whā tekau pea te nui o ēnei taonga puoro motuhake, mai i te ngūru ki te pōrutu pounamu, i te kōauau tōroa ki te pūtōrino. Whāia tēnei ara puoro rōreka hei whakapiki ake i tō wairua, kia tau anō tō mauri. Mā te Oro Atua tātou e whakatau, e whakarauora anō i tēnei ao hurihuri, e hou mai ai te ihi me te wana o ngā oro o te ao tūroa.
Oro Atua: a puoro Māori sound healing journey
Experience Jerome's collection of around 40 unique and rare Māori musical instruments, from the Ngūru (whale’s tooth nose flute) to the Pōrutu Pounamu (greenstone long flute) and from the Koauau Tōroa (albatross wing bone flute) to the unique Pūtōrino (a cocoon-shaped trumpet flute made from the mighty tōtara tree). These beautiful sounds allow for a journey into self by creating a safe and nurturing space. In a fast-paced, busy world, Oro Atua gives us an opportunity for reflection and self-healing through the vibrational power of nature’s sound.