Hi everyone,
just to let you know that I have started adding video clips to some of the waiata and haka and they can be found at the bottom of the lyrics. They are a mixture of video clips that I have found on YouTube as well as some from previous Ilam kapa haka groups. To make the video larger, just click on it and it will change to full screen.
There is a great clip of the haka 'Tahu Potiki'. Tahu Potiki was the father of the Ngāi Tahu iwi and all Ngāi Tahu communities can trace
their ancestry from him. Ngai Tahu boundries cover most of the South Island including Christchurch (Otautahi) and Dunedin (Otepoti). The haka is special in that it is performed by Kings and Queens High Schools from Dunedin and was done expecially to support the people of Christchurch after the major earthquakes.
Monday, March 11, 2013
Friday, March 8, 2013
Links to Waiata and Haka Lyrics
Hi everyone,
great to see people taking a look at the blog and seeing what's happening, we've even had views from the USA, Germany and South Korea. The first addition to the blog are links to the words for some waiata and haka we've been learning at school. If you look to the top right hand side of the blog you will see a white square with the title "Waiata and Haka" with some titles underneath. If you click on any title it will automatically take you to the lyrics. We will add more lyrics as the year goes on and we will also post some YouTube clips of the waiata and haka we've been practising. Hope this helps you with learning and also helps you to become more confident with your performance.
Ka kite ano
Nicola Fewings and Mick Withers
great to see people taking a look at the blog and seeing what's happening, we've even had views from the USA, Germany and South Korea. The first addition to the blog are links to the words for some waiata and haka we've been learning at school. If you look to the top right hand side of the blog you will see a white square with the title "Waiata and Haka" with some titles underneath. If you click on any title it will automatically take you to the lyrics. We will add more lyrics as the year goes on and we will also post some YouTube clips of the waiata and haka we've been practising. Hope this helps you with learning and also helps you to become more confident with your performance.
Ka kite ano
Nicola Fewings and Mick Withers
Wednesday, March 6, 2013
Welcome
Hi everyone and welcome to the Ilam School Kapa haka blog. Nicola Fewings and I have started a blog this year to keep you informed of what's happening in Kapa haka and also as a means of celebrating the achievements of the children. We are both looking forward to a fantastic year, building on the successes and hard work of 2012. With that we would like to thank Matua Maaka Tau and Elizabeth Minchington for all of their efforts during the last 12 months, culminating in an outstanding performance at the Christchurch Cultural Festival. Matua Maaka is back with us this year and looking forward to working with the children once again.
We have a lot of new children trying out kapa haka at the moment which is great, as one of our key aims is to encourage children to participate in a culturally rich environment, and have lots of fun along the way. Practices are every Wednesday from 12 till 1 pm (includes first half hour of lunch). In early March, after the children have attended the first three practices and decided whether they like performing kapa haka, we will send a letter home to parents and caregivers letting you know which children have committed to working with the group till the end of the year.
Both Nicola and I see 2013 as a year of consolidation, confirming what the children learnt last year, developing leadership skills among the children, and building towards the cultural festival of 2014. This year we will also look at continuing to perform at school assemblies and events as well as possibly performing at other schools. In fact, the Canterbury University preschool has already asked if they could come and watch us practise with the possibility of the Kapa haka group visiting the preschool later in the year.
Finally, Nicola and I would just like to reiterate that we are both looking forward to a fantastic year of kapa haka where the children learn and have fun along the way!
Ka kite anō
Nicola Fewings and Mick Withers
We have a lot of new children trying out kapa haka at the moment which is great, as one of our key aims is to encourage children to participate in a culturally rich environment, and have lots of fun along the way. Practices are every Wednesday from 12 till 1 pm (includes first half hour of lunch). In early March, after the children have attended the first three practices and decided whether they like performing kapa haka, we will send a letter home to parents and caregivers letting you know which children have committed to working with the group till the end of the year.
Both Nicola and I see 2013 as a year of consolidation, confirming what the children learnt last year, developing leadership skills among the children, and building towards the cultural festival of 2014. This year we will also look at continuing to perform at school assemblies and events as well as possibly performing at other schools. In fact, the Canterbury University preschool has already asked if they could come and watch us practise with the possibility of the Kapa haka group visiting the preschool later in the year.
Finally, Nicola and I would just like to reiterate that we are both looking forward to a fantastic year of kapa haka where the children learn and have fun along the way!
Ka kite anō
Nicola Fewings and Mick Withers
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