Playing

If you are already learning an instrument - lucky you! GO AND PRACTISE before using this page.

Device Option

Choose a percussion activity and learn it with or teach it to someone else in your bubble.

Try conducting your own orchestra! Which of the elements of music will you change? Have turns with someone else in your bubble.


Non Device Option

Make your own porotiti, you will need: cardboard, a pencil, a cup to draw around, scissors, felt pens, glue, glitter, a needle, wool or string (instructions below)

Try learning this year's winning song for the Hook Line and Singalong competition.

The 2020 catchy winning song has just two chords!

HLSA2020 NZSL We Are One

Resources for Home Learning

Thank you to Kaboom Percussion for sharing these

Music Progress Indicators

Fireflies TUTORIAL

Fireflies PERFORMANCE

Can Can - Home Edition percussion

Friend like me -TUTORIAL

Friend like Me - PERFORMANCE

Alla Turka Percussion - Home Edition

Level 1

  • I can imitate rhythmic and melodic patterns.

  • I can play in time with the beat.

  • I can demonstrate an awareness of instrumental techniques.

Level 2

  • I can imitate musical patterns.

  • I can play tunes and rhythmic pieces in time with others.

  • I can use suitable instrumental techniques.

  • I can play familiar phrases by ear.

  • I can reflect on my performances

Level 3

  • Prepares and plays music of different styles from graphic and conventional notations.

  • Uses suitable instrumental techniques.

  • Plays familiar tunes by ear.

  • Reflects on performances.

Level 4

  • Rehearses and performs selected instrumental music from memory and from notation.

  • Uses suitable instrumental techniques and musicianship.

  • Reflects on and improves performances.

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Conduct an orchestra!

Watch the teaching video and then click 'Launch Experiment'. Which of the elements of music will you change when conducting?

Listen to and learn about porotiti here.

To make a porotiti, you will need: cardboard, a pencil, a cup to draw around, scissors, felt pens, glue, glitter, a needle, wool or string.

Draw around the cup to make a circle on the cardboard

Cut out the circle.

Colour the circle

Thread the wool or string through the circle through the centre of the cardboard.

Tie the ends of the wool or string together.

Spin the circle around and around.

Pull the ends of the wool or string to make the porotiti spin.

Virtual instruments

Ukulele

Ukulele Tutorial 1 Getting Started

Ukulele Tutorial 2 including two basic Waiata

Ukulele Tutoria 3 with two basic Waiata including the F and G chord

Nga Iwi E by Hirini Melbourne for Te wiki o te ukurere (NZ Ukulele)

Friday Kiwileles Jam#3 Ta Lau Ukulele (NZ Ukulele)

Friday Kiwileles Jam #4 Smile with Hannah Milo (NZ Ukulele Trust)

The Seagull Song by Michael Bush

Strumming pattern for The Seagull Song

My Ukulele by Julie Wylie

We Are One (Live version)

We Are One Strumming Patterns