
My Sonic Art
Insights and Techniques for Composing Sound-Based Music
Things to listen to:
Life and career of Hirini Melbourne
https://www.radionz.co.nz/concert/programmes/composeroftheweek/collections/hirini-melbourne
Richard Nunns playing and describing his taonga pūoro collection at Zealandia, Wellington
https://www.radionz.co.nz/collections/hearapuoro
Brian Flintoff's work in the revitalization of taonga pūoro
https://www.radionz.co.nz/national/programmes/teahikaa/audio/201795190/brian-flintoff-taonga-puoro
Sound recordings of Alistair Fraser playing taonga pūoro from museum collections
https://alfraser.bandcamp.com/
Things to watch:
Richard Nunns playing and sharing stories about taonga pūoro at Gresham College
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SlbpFzJ-68U&t=54s
Alistair Fraser playing taonga pūoro in the Radio NZ studio
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S59RiTSr1Vc
A group of makers and players talking about their journey with taonga pūoro
Sam Palmer making different types of kōauau
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j_EUDHTxJY8&t=2s
Taonga pūoro wānanga at Whanganui
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZUYrg-UfyJA
Ariana Tikao, James Webster, Alistair Fraser, and Horomona Horo perform 'Raupatu' | Scrolls 2017
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y7eTKvyTxDU
Books to read:
Brian Flintoff's book is filled with taonga pūoro whakapapa and easy to follow guides on making a wide range of taonga pūoro
Richard Nunns's book on taonga pūoro
Taonga pūoro players and makers to Youtube / Google search:
Rob Thorne
Brian Flintoff
Alistair Fraser
Richard Nunns
Ariana Tikao
Hirini Melbourne
Horomona Horo
James Webster
Warren Warbrick
Jerome Kavanagh
Taonga Pūoro NZQA standards and assessments
https://www.nzqa.govt.nz/maori-and-pasifika/field-maori-assessment-support-materials/taonga-puoro/
Free online Te Reo Māori course
https://www.wananga.com/News/35/Learn-te-reo-online-with-Huia-Te-Reo
Mauri ora !!! (courtesy Sam Palmer)