: Kupu Püoru – Musical Words
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Approach: Station

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Focus: Matching music heard and read
Resources:   Computer program on laptop computer
Kupu: orotahi = note

Questions/instructions:

He mahi rorohiko tënei.

Päwhiria te pütohu Kupu Püoru, ka whai ai i
ngä tohutohu a te rorohiko.

This activity uses the computer.

Click on the button that says Musical Words.
The computer will then tell you what to do.
musical words [Students were asked to listen to different word rhythms and to click on the correct rhythm notation from three options shown on screen. The text for each word rhythm was also shown on screen.
The first word rhythm was an example to show what to do.]
 
% responses
Example: He mihi e
1. Kei te pai. musical words  
choice 1
64
2. E noho ki ko. musical words  
choice 2
52
3. Red and yellow and pink and green. [sic] musical words  
choice 1
52
4. Whakarongo mai, tamariki mä. musical words  
choice 3
48
5. Kei te haere au ki te hoko miraka. musical words  
choice 2
50
6. Mä te körero, ora ai te reo. musical words  
 
choice 1
40
7. Haere mai e ko, noho mai i konei. musical words  
 
choice 3
40
  Total score:
6–7
10
        
5
21
4
24
3
19
2
9
0–1
17
Commentary:
On average, about half of the students could identify music notation for rhythmic patterns that matched the listed words.
 
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