Kōkiri Learn

Week 5 of 5

Exhibit: perform for a real audience and reflect

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Session 1 · CREATE: Exhibit

Dress rehearsal

  1. 8 minWarm-up and focus: stand still for 30 seconds, breathe low, eyes on the conductor.
  2. 12 minPlan the performance: running order, where each part stands, entrances and exits, who gives the spoken introduction, who tunes the ukulele.
  3. 10 minWrite and practise a 30-second introduction: what the songs are, where they come from, and who taught them to us.
  4. 20 minDress rehearsal in the performance space, as if the audience were there. Run the whole set once without stopping.
  5. 5 minLast notes: one thing to keep, one thing to remember.

Session 2 · CREATE: Exhibit

Performance and reflection

  1. 10 minWarm-up, tune up and a whole-class focus circle.
  2. 20 minPerformance: the introduction, the round and the arranged song. Invite the audience to join the last chorus or the round.
  3. 15 minReflection: read audience response cards ('The moment I remember most… It made me feel…'). Write a short reflection: how did it feel to hold your part, and what did you hear the group do well?
  4. 5 minThank the audience, hosts and any community teachers properly (manaakitanga).

Getting started

Use the introduction frame: 'Today we will sing… We learned it from… Listen for…'.

Stretch

Record the performance (with consent) and share it with the community teacher who helped you, with a thank-you letter.

Checkpoint

The class performs the whole set in harmony with a clear introduction, and each student writes a reflection linking audience responses to ensemble choices.

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