Whaea Jen

term 1

We love our music sessions with Whaea Jen. This year the music lessons encompass the values of kaitiakitanga and manaakitanga. We will be using musical instruments and our voices to create magical music.

Ngā mihi Whaea Jen

Ngā mihi Whaea Jen
We loved our music sessions with Whaea Jen, so we created a poster to share the things we enjoyed. We are going to give this to Whaea Jen next week.
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warm up your voice

Whaea Jen taught us how to warm up our voices before we sing.

'Purea Nei', which means to cleanse and renew was written by Hirini Melbourne. It is based on a Ngāpuhi proverb: “Hokia ki o maunga kia purea e koe i nga hau o Tawhirimatea” / "Return to your ancestral mountains to be cleansed by the winds of Tawhirimatea".

Translation of Purea Nei

Cleansed by the wind

washed by the rain

and warmed by the sun,

all troubles are cleared away and all restraints got rid of.

Fly O free spirit, fly

to the clouds in the heavens,

warmed by the sun,

with all troubles cleared away

all restraints got rid of,

all restrictions cast aside.

purea nei

Purea nei e te hau

Horoia e te ua

Whitiwhitia e te ra

Mahea ake nga poraruraru

Makere ana nga here.

E rere wairua, e rere

Ki nga ao o te rangi

Whitiwhitia e te ra

Mahea ake nga poraruraru

Makere ana nga here,

Makere ana nga here.

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drumming with whaea jen

A percussion instrument is defined as a musical instrument (including the drum, xylophone, and maraca) sounded by striking, shaking, or scraping.

We are learning to keep the beat with Whaea Jen.

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