Taonga Puoro

Assessment support materials for Taonga Puoro unit standards for secondary and tertiary kaiako

taonga puoro tohu

Kia ora, nau mai haere mai

The resources on this page are to help teachers and tutors assess ākonga against the relevant Taonga Puoro unit standards listed in the Directory of Assessment and Skill Standards (DASS).

Assessors can use the assessment support material for the Māori Performing Arts unit standards to develop tasks and assessment schedules.

We would like to acknowledge the efforts of everyone who worked to create this practical resource.

Ākonga booklets

We provide an assessment booklet for ākonga for the Taonga Puoro unit standards below. The booklet generally includes:

Assessment criteria for Paetae (Achievement), Kaiaka (Achievement with Merit), and Kairangi (Achievement with Excellence)
Information on required tasks
An assessment task sheet for ākonga
A checklist for assessors.

On this page

Ākonga booklets for Kaupae 1 (Level 1)

Find the assessment support materials for the following standards below:

30236 - Demonstrate knowledge of taonga puoro in relation to the Māori origin of sound and ngā atua Māori - Level 1 - 6 Credits (external link)

30237 - Describe a taonga puoro artist or practitioner - Level 1 - 3 Credits (external link)

30238 - Collect natural materials to create uncrafted taonga puoro - Level 1 - 3 Credits (external link)

30239 - Identify, express and play sounds inspired by te taiao using uncrafted taonga puoro sourced from the natural environment - Level 1 - 3 Credits (external link)

Ākonga booklets in English

30236 - Taonga Puoro unit standard: Ākonga booklet [PDF, 675 KB]

30237 - Taonga Puoro unit standard: Ākonga booklet [PDF, 674 KB]

30238 - Taonga Puoro unit standard: Ākonga booklet [PDF, 690 KB]

30239 - Taonga Puoro unit standard: Ākonga booklet [PDF, 603 KB]

Video examples

Here are some video examples of Taonga Puoro from YouTube:

Taonga Puoro Whānau – A Travelling Collection (Jerome Kavanagh) (external link)

Waiata Puoro (Tamas Molnar) (external link)

Mā te taringa, ka kite- Whanganui Taonga Puoro Wānanga 2015 (Te Aio Productions) (external link)

Nga Reo o te Whenua (Voices of the Land): Traditional Maori Instruments and Music - Richard Nunns (external link)

Ākonga booklets for Kaupae 2 (Level 2)

Find the assessment support materials for the following standards below:

30240 - Demonstrate knowledge of taonga puoro whānau - Level 2 - 6 Credits (external link)

30241 - Demonstrate knowledge of the traditional use of taonga puoro in accordance with tikanga - Level 2 - 5 Credits (external link)

30242 - Construct simple taonga puoro - Level 2 - 8 Credits (external link)

30243 - Describe the relationship between te taiao and taonga puoro, and incorporate into performance using simple taonga puoro - Level 2 - 4 Credits (external link)

Ākonga booklets in English

30240 - Taonga Puoro unit standard: Ākonga booklet [PDF, 519 KB]

30241 - Taonga Puoro unit standard: Ākonga booklet [PDF, 616 KB]

30242 - Taonga Puoro unit standard: Ākonga booklet [PDF, 534 KB]

30243 - Taonga Puoro unit standard: Ākonga booklet [PDF, 605 KB]

Ākonga booklets for Kaupae 3 (Level 3)

Find the assessment support materials for the following standards below:

30244 - Demonstrate knowledge of influencing factors in the historical demise, renaissance, and revival of taonga puoro - Level 3 - 6 Credits (external link)

30245 - Construct and refine taonga puoro - Level 3 - 12 Credits (external link)

30246 - Whakatangi taonga puoro - Level 3 - 4 Credits (external link)

Ākonga booklets in English

Taonga Puoro unit standard 30244: Ākonga booklet [PDF, 577 KB]

Taonga Puoro unit standard 30245: Ākonga booklet [PDF, 486 KB]

Taonga Puoro unit standard 30246: Ākonga booklet [PDF, 655 KB]

Ākonga booklets for Kaupae 4 (Level 4)

Find the assessment support materials for the following standards below:

30247 - Construct, refine, and embellish taonga puoro - Level 4 - 12 Credits (external link)

Ākonga booklet in English

30247 - Taonga Puoro unit standard: Ākonga booklet [PDF, 689 KB]

Assessment support materials

These assessment support materials are guidelines only.

Teachers and tutors

The Ākonga Booklet for Taonga Puoro is designed to support you the kaiako and the ākonga in achieving the outcomes of the relevant unit standards.

Download the Ākonga booklet:

Assessment support materials Taonga Puoro: Ākonga booklet [PDF, 2.7 MB]

Assessors

The Assessor Booklet for Taonga Puoro has been developed to support you the assessor in achieving the outcomes of the relevant unit standards.

Download the Assessor booklet:

Assessment support materials Taonga Puoro: Assessor booklet [PDF, 3.9 MB]

Examples of Taonga Puoro

Here are some video examples of Taonga Puoro from the SOUNZ Centre of New Zealand music website:

Taonga puoro introduction on SOUNZ website (external link)

Hue on SOUNZ website (external link)

Kōauau on SOUNZ website (external link)

Nguru on SOUNZ website (external link)

Porotiti and pūrerehua on the SOUNZ website (external link)

Pūtātara, pūmoana and pūpū on the SOUNZ website (external link)

Pūtōrino and raukatauri on the SOUNZ website (external link)

Te kū and rōria on the SOUNZ website (external link)

Tōkere and tūmutūmu on the SOUNZ website (external link)

Taonga Puoro website (external link)

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