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: Mai i te Piki Haumarangai ki te Heke Haumaru — High to Low
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Approach: Station
Focus: Identifying upward or downward pitch movements or trends.
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Resources: Video recording on laptop computer.
Questions / instructions:
Section 1
The first section asked students to listen to two notes, chords, and musical phrases and identify whether the second was higher, the same, or lower in pitch than the first. After an example with answer given, six assessment items followed.
This activity is done on the computer.
Kei runga tënei mahi i te rorohiko.
Draw a ring around the words to show your answers.
Porohitangia ngä kupu hei whakaatu i ö whakautu.

1.

piki
(heke)
örite

2.
piki
heke
örite

3.
piki
heke
örite

4.
piki
heke
örite

5.
piki
heke
örite

6.
piki
heke
örite

7.
piki
heke
örite
 
% responses
GEd
MI
1. Example  
2.
higher
71
49
3.
same
84
60
4.
lower
61
26
5.
same
84
58
6.
lower
80
70
7.
higher
45
60
Section 1  
Total: 5 – 6
57
28
 
3 – 4
26
42
1 – 2
16
25
0
1
5
Section 2
 The second section asked students to identify whether the sequences of notes in some musical phrases were moving up in pitch, staying the same, or moving down in pitch. An example with answer given was followed by six assessment items

1.

runga
(raro)
örite

2.
runga
raro
örite

3.
runga
raro
örite

4.
runga
raro
örite

5.
runga
raro
örite

6.
runga
raro
örite

7.
runga
raro
örite
1. Example    
2. up
68
49
3. down
71
58
4. same
73
60
5. up
80
70
6. same
76
53
7. down
67
51
Section 2   Total: 5–6
57
39
  3–4
23
21
1–2
19
26
0
1
14
Commentary:
Mäori students in general education (GEd) settings scored statistically significantly higher than did Mäori students in Mäori immersion (MI) settings.
This task required knowledge of music notation.
 
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