You are going to perform music that is grounded in te ao Māori. This could be either customary or contemporary music.
Identify how you may engage te ao Māori music concepts, such as taonga puoro, te reo Māori, body movement, or facial expression in your performance. You may also be exploring ihi, wehi, and wana, and how these can be embraced and enjoyed in your performance.
Your performance must take place in a genuine setting and in front of a live audience. Settings could include:
school concert
hui
whakataetae
wānanga
special occasion.
You could also arrange a mini concert for whānau in a familiar setting, such as your marae. You may perform as a soloist, in a duo, or as part of a small group, however you must be able to show you have individually met all the requirements of the Standard.
In your performance you are demonstrating your technical and musicianship skills while also being relaxed and confident in your stage presentation. Think about how you will demonstrate:
instrumental or vocal technical skills, and musicianship skills, that enable you to express your music fluently (these should align with someone who started playing their instrument or learning to sing in Year 9)
stage presentation skills appropriate to the event you are performing in and the style of music you are performing, such as:
acknowledging your audience
entering and exiting the performance area
your position in the performance area, and in relation to the group
managing equipment such as backing tracks, instruments, music stands or other technology.
Remember to be the performer from the moment you enter the stage to the moment you exit the stage.
If your kaiako is not present at your performance, you must ensure that it is video recorded and submitted to your kaiako. Ensure that the recording:
begins just before you enter the performance area and ends after you have exited the area after you have performed so you are demonstrating your stage presentation skills throughout
shows the audience as well, so that your kaiako can see how you are relating to them in your performance
has good sound and visual quality so that your technical and musical skills are clearly observable.
Submit your video recording in a format specified by your kaiako.
Your performance should be approximately 2-4 minutes, or as appropriate to the performance piece and context.
Your performance, including your entry to and exit from the performance area, will be videoed as evidence.
Your teacher will provide the timeframe for this Assessment Activity.
You will spend some time each week preparing your performance before your final presentation.
It is important to carefully consider the music that you are going to perform. Your classroom or instrumental teacher, or music mentor, can help you make decisions such as your music selection or performance context. It could be helpful to start thinking about your music choice near the beginning of the school year.
Research the whakapapa of the music you intend to perform, such as its origin and some of the influences on its creation, through reading or through conversations with your music and kapa haka mentors or others in your community. What you discover through this research may inform your performance of the music. Ensure you understand the meaning of the kupu Māori and concepts used within the performance, and that you learn about the tikanga involved in performing the music.