Purpose
Achievement Criteria
Explanatory Note 1
This Achievement Standard is derived from The New Zealand Curriculum, Learning Media, Ministry of Education, 2007, and relates to the objectives of the Big Ideas at Level 8 of the Te Ao Haka Learning Matrix at Curriculum Levels 6, 7 and 8.
Explanatory Note 2
Perform two Te Ao Haka disciplines involves:
- performing two different disciplines
- demonstrating understanding of the style of each discipline through the performance.
Communicate two Te Ao Haka disciplines involves:
- giving meaning to the performance through appropriate skill and expression
- clearly conveying the narratives of each discipline through the performance.
Express two Te Ao Haka disciplines involves:
- executing the disciplines with ihi, wehi and wana
- executing the performance with storytelling artistry, articulate voice expression and technical proficiency.
Explanatory Note 3
Discipline refers to a performance branch within Te Ao Haka.
Disciplines include:
- mōteatea
- waiata ā-ringa
- poi
- haka, haka wahine
- whakaeke
- whakawātea.
Explanatory Note 4
The performance of each discipline should be complete items. A Te Ao Haka item refers to a composed piece which comprises movement, voice, and lyrics. The two items do not have to relate to each other and do not need to be performed at the same time.
Explanatory Note 5
Ihi, wehi, and wana
- Ihi refers to the projection of a performer’s personal magnetism and passion which elicits in the beholder a response of awe or respect
- Wehi refers to the awe in which charismatic performers or performances are held
- Wana refers to the excitement generated by a performer or performance.
Together, they form the expectation for expressing a performance with artistic and technical proficiency. Having ihi, wehi, and wana allows the performer to embody and express a performance to others.
External Assessment Specifications
The External Assessment Specifications are published by NZQA and can be found on their website using this link:
NZQA Te Ao Haka
Unpacking the Standard
This Standard allows students to draw upon their learning to give a sustained performance piece focusing on expression and style, tikanga, and technical proficiency. Students will also show their understanding of narrative.
Level 3
At Level 3 students will refine their performance skills and deepen their understanding of their own experience within Te Ao Haka. This is reflected in the evaluative and performance-focused nature of the Standards.
This Standard allows students to draw upon their learning to give a sustained performance piece focusing on expression and style, tikanga, and technical proficiency. Students will also show their understanding of narrative.
Level 3
At Level 3 students will refine their performance skills and deepen their understanding of their own experience within Te Ao Haka. This is reflected in the evaluative and performance-focused nature of the Standards.