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: Puoro Wai — Water Music
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Approach: One to one
Focus: Adjusting water level in a glass to try to match pitch of a chime bar.
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Resources: Water bottle, jug of water, F chime bar, G chime bar, beater, crystal glass tumbler.

Questions / instructions:
Place chime bars F and G and beater in front of student.
When you hit chime bars they make a sound. These two chime bars make different sounds. Play them now so that you can hear the sounds they make.
Ka patupatu papa pere koe, ka rongohia he oro.
He rerekë ngä oro o ënei papa pere [chime]. Pätötötia inäianei kia rongo ai koe i ngä oro.

After student has played each chime bar, place glass tumbler and jug of water in front of student.
When you tip water into a glass and hit the side of the glass, it makes a sound. You can change the sound by changing the amount of water in the glass.
Ki te täringi wai koe ki roto i te ipu wai, ka pätötö [tap] i te taha, ka rongo koe i te oro. Ka taea tö whakarerekë i te oro mä te whakaiti, te whakarahi ake ränei i te wai o roto i te ipu.

Temporarily remove the F chime bar from the student.
In this activity you are going to tip water into the glass to make a sound. First, try to make the same sound as you hear when you play the G chime bar. When you are putting water into the glass you will need to keep checking the sound by hitting the side of the glass AND the chime bar. If you think there is too much water in the glass you can tip some back into the jug. When you think they are both making the same sound, tell me.
Mö tënei mahi ka täringi wai koe ki roto i te ipu wai hei whakatangi oro. I te tuatahi, me whakamätau ki te whakaörite i te oro ka rongohia e koe, inä, pätötötia te papa pere G. I a koe e täringi wai ana ki roto i te ipu wai, me whakarite haere tonu i te oro mai i te ipu wai ME te papa pere. Mehemea he nui rawa te wai o te ipu wai, me täringi tëtahi wähi ki roto i te tiaka. Körero mai, inä, örite aua oro.

     
% responses
GEd
MI
Student attempts to make chimebar G
sound with the water in the glass.
   
  Matching the G
very close
8
5
 
moderately close
21
20
moves in right direction
41
35
no useful progress
30
40

When completed, remove chime bar G and replace with chime bar F.
Tip water back into jug.

Now see if you can make the same sound as the F chime bar. Tell me when you think the glass and the chime bar are making the same sound.
Ka taea anö e koe te whakaörite ki te oro o te papa pere F. Kia möhio koe, kua örite te oro o te wai ipu me te papa pere, körero mai.
Student attempts to make the F sound with the water in the glass.

   
  Matching the F
very close
12
5
 
moderately close
14
19
moves in the right direction
41
52
no useful progess
33
24
Commentary:
The results achieved by Mäori students in general education (GEd) and Mäori immersion (MI) settings were not statistically significantly different.
 
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