What does music mean to me?

 What does music mean to me?

1. Have you studied music before? Performed?

I did music class last term and last year, and I performed Michael Jackson's beat it with a group in front of the class.

2. What type of music do you enjoy listening to? Why?

I listen to basically everything my music taste can go from really heavy metal to R & B or music from the 60s to dnb, but my main music genre would probably have to be music from the 2000s because it makes me feel kinda nostalgic in a way and because like songs from that era were bops.

3. Name 3 bands/singers you like and why?

1. Pixies - I love this band because their music is just so catchy and their songs always make me feel like im in a really cool indie movie.
2. Nirvana- I used to have a really strong obsession with nirvana because their music was just so good, and they also have a really good range in music like it could be really heavy grunge to covering the man who sold the world. Nirvana was the band that inspired me to keep playing the guitar and their music definitely helped me through some rough patches, 

3. Gorillaz - They have been my favourite band since I can remember. Basically their music is just so good and I really like that they have characters to represent who they are and they have their own back stories too, but yeah most of these bands have really good range in music..

4. What would you like to learn in music this term?

I just wanna learn new instruments and about them 

5. Why did you choose music? 

Because i'm really passionate about music and I really enjoy it.

Litter clean up

 Litter clean up

Today for social studies we picked up rubbish around the school to assist in the eco-warriors, it was quite shocking how much rubbish we found and picked up it ranged from plastic to socks. I hope that in the future people learn to put their rubbish in the bin. 

This was the amount of rubbish my group and I managed to pick up as you can see it is quite alot and their is definitely a lot more out there. 

Paragraphs - live aid

 Paragraphs - live aid

In the 1970's Bob Geldof was the lead singer of a punk band called the Boomtown rats. Their most famous song was written about a school shooting in San Diego, the song was called "I don't like Mondays". 1984 was when Bob Geldof made the move from being a rock star to raising awareness of humanitarian charities as an international celebrity. In 1984, Ethiopia and African countries experienced a severe famine which was widely displayed on tv, Bob Geldof along with Midge Ure decided to do something about that by realising the song "Do they know its Christmas?" it become and instant best seller. In the Summer of 1985, Bob Geldof was one of the main organisers for the live aid concert in Wembley a sixteen hour rock extravaganza set on raising money and awareness for Africa. 

Midge Ure was a Scottish singer, he was the front man for ultravox and was also involved in several other bands. In 1984 Midge co-wrote the song "Do they know its Christmas?" which became the second to highest selling single in the UK history.  Midge Ure and Bob Geldof formed "band aid" a special project to aid famine relief efforts in Ethiopia. Midge Ure was involved in organising live aid a sixteen hour rock extravaganza the was aimed on raising money and awareness for Africa, live aid raised millions of dollars for the famine. 

The purpose of the song "Do they know its Christmas?" was to spread awareness to the famine that was happening in Ethiopia, the song was also written in reaction to television reports. My take on the meaning, I think they used Christmas time because its a time where people are giving and at their peak of sympathy,  the song was basically like a charity song to raise money for the kids in Ethiopia to relieve the famine that was happening there. The lyrics mostly focus on the food shortage.             

 Beatlemania 

The Beatles were a rock band during the 1960s. The main members in the band were John Lennon, Ringo Starr, Paul McCartney, and George Harrison. The Beatles were one of the most popular bands in the 60s and also the most influential during the rock era. They influenced artists and bands music in the 60s and to this day they still continue to influence music.

On the 21st of June 1964, The Beatles did a tour in New Zealand they played 12 shows in all four major cites over seven days, they played in Christchurch, Dunedin,Wellington, and Auckland.

This is my google map showing the airports they landed at and where they played in the cities listed above.

  Members of The Beatles

  Paul McCartney: Sir James Paul McCartney (Born 18th June 1942 in England, Liverpool)

Paul McCartney is a songwriter, bass player, composer, poet and painter. 

He is one of the most popular solo performers of all time in both sales of his recordings and attendance

at his concerts.

"And in the end, the love you take is equal to the love you make" - Sir James Paul McCartney

                    

 John Lennon: John Winston ono Lennon ( Born the 9th of October 1940 - 8th of December 1980)

John Lennon was a peace activist, English singer, song writer, and musician.  He achieved fame as the co-lead vocalist, founder, and rhythm guitarist of The Beatles. 

John Lennon was assassinated on the 8th of December 1980 in New York, Us.  

"Count your age by friends, not years. Count your life by smiles, not tears" - John Lennon

Ringo Starr: Richard Starkey ( Born 7th of July 1940 in England, Liverpool )

Ringo Star is a singer, songwriter, musician and actor. He was the drummer for The Beatles, he also has his own successful solo career. 

"People only look at me as a Beatle, but my friends look at me as a whole person. That's how life works, but its not bugging me anymore" - Ringo Starr

George Harrison: ( Born 25th February 1943 - 29th November 2001)

George Harrison was known as the quiet Beatle, he achieved international fame as the lead guitarist of The Beatles. He was a singer- songwriter, music and film producer, and an English Musician. George Harrison was one of the best instrumentalists in the band.

George Harrison died of lung cancer on the 29th of  November 2001.

"I wanted to be successful, not famous. - George Harrison 

Taha Wairua - Culture

 Taha Wairua - Culture

Day of the dead

How is it celebrated?

In Mexico on the day of the dead,1st of November family's will welcome back the souls of their deceased relatives for a reunion that includes food, drink, and celebration. 

The deceased are believed to travel to Chicunamictlán (the land of the dead) but in order to get their they would have to go through nine challenging levels, a journey which would take several years, could the persons soul finally reach Mictlán, the final resting place. This inspired the day of the dead practice in which family members leave food or other offerings on their loved ones graves, or set them out on makeshift altars.

Who is it celebrated with?

The day is strongly associated with Mexico where the tradition originated, and its celebrated by loved ones, family, and friends.

Why is this important to celebrate?

Because Dia de los Muertos celebrates the lives of the death with drinks, food , parties and activities the deceased enjoyed when they were living. 

Christmas:

How is it celebrated?

There's alot of different ways people celebrate Christmas. Many people decorate their homes, visit family and friends, exchange gifts. Most people celebrate by putting up a tree and waiting for Santa to drop down the chimney and deliver presents, and also making a big feast on Christmas and celebrating it with your family and friends. Schools and businesses close for Christmas

Who is it celebrated with?

Christmas was traditionally a christian festival celebrating the birth of Jesus, but in the early 20th century, it also became a family day, celebrated by Christians and non Christians alike. 

Why is it important to celebrate?

The day is very important to many Christians because it reminds them that: Jesus came to earth for all people. It's also important to non Christians because it helps bring us together as a family and we get to celebrate, eat food, get time off school, and have fun. 

Social studies- Music through time

 Social studies- Music through time 

This term for social studies we learnt about slaves and all about how they used songs as a way of communicating with one another. What is a slave? a slave is a person who is another persons property slaves have to work for the person who owns them. 

Life in the plantations

• Their job was to pick cotton 
• The hardest working slaves were usually the field hands 
• Field hands worked 16 hour days, 6 days a week while being supervised by their overseer
• Field hands also worked worked harder then any other slave clearing lands, planting, and harvesting while below the sun. 
• The average lifetime of a slave was 25 years

Music:

This type of music was called spirituals this is what slaves used to hide secret messages to help other slaves with escaping, there's one spiritual called "swing low sweet chariot" and it was made to help slaves locate the underground railways to safety. 

(Sweet Chariot)

Swing low, swing chariot

Comin' for to carry me home!

I looked over Jordan and what did I see? 

Comin' for to carry me home!

A band of angels comin' for me,

Comin' for to carry me home!

(Codes)

Swing low = come down to the north (there was no slavery in the north)

Sweet chariot = the "underground railroads"

Home = freedom

Moses = was the nickname for Harriet Tubman who helped many slaves escape on the underground railways 

Jordan = the river

Angels = workers on the underground railroad

Who was Harriet Tubman? and what was the underground railways?

Harriet Tubman was born into slavery and started working at the age of 5 as a house servant. Harriet had escaped slavery and went back to sneak other slaves out of slavery using the Underground railroad. she did this knowing her own life was at risk. She was known as the Moses of her time because she led her people out of slavery into their promise land, Harriet also sang songs that were in code that other slaves would understand to escape.

The Underground Railroad is not a real Railroad, he underground railroad helped slaves from South get to freedom in the North. Slaves ran on the Underground Railroad to stay safe while escaping. Sometimes they got help to hide but sometimes they had to hide alone. The station masters made the slaves comfortable whey they were there. They disagreed with slavery. The Station Masters let them sleep and fed them. The railroad workers and conductors led you to the next station. This is how slaves got freedom. Slaves would have to hide somewhere for days or maybe weeks or even months before they could come out of their hiding spot. The slaves would need a signal so they know it was safe to go and they have help.

Map of the slave trade triangle 

Home Economics year 10 2021

 Home Economics year 10, 2021

This is my home economics slide for the year this is a live document so I will be adding everything I have cooked, with the recipes and sometimes some photos. The first food we did was chicken chow mein here it is now.

Music Blog Evaluation

 Music Blog Evaluation

What did I enjoy learning in music this year?

I really enjoyed learning how to play the ukulele it was very interesting and I picked it up quite quickly.

What have you found challenging about music this year?

I found the piano to be quite challenging due to the fact I couldn't quite get my fingers to stretched to the right keys which really frustrated me. 

What did you perform for your final assessmant? Who did you perform with? Why did you choose that song?

I performed with Chloe and Anneleise, we chose to do the song beat it by Michael Jackson because its quite easy and also because it was stuck in my head that day.

How did you find performing?

I found it really fun like I was nervous at first but then I started playing and I kinda forgot that everyone was there.

Were you happy with your performance?

Yes I was quite pleased with our performance although I feel we could have done abit better it was still good.

Any other comments about music 2020?

Not really it was pretty great!

Martin Luther King Timeline - Hero  

For power to the people Hurumanu we are learning about heroes and villains, I chose to do a Hero for this task. 

I did Martin Luther King Jr, King was an American Christian Minister and activist, King become very well known for being the most visible spokesperson and leader in the civil rights movement from 1955 until his assassination in 1968.

 Learn how to be an upstander 

For Wananga this week we are learning about pink shirt day we had a choice on different tasks to do, I decided to learn how to be an upstander and now i'm going to being showing you five different actions on how to be an upstander.

Definition of an upstander:

A person who uses words and actions that can help someone who is being bullied. There are a range of helpful actions that you can take if you feel safe enough to do so.

1. Action

Awhi/Support the person experiencing bullying, let them know you got their back let them know they're not alone!

2. Action

Call it! Use your words to show Aroha and Kindness to those involved, don't just stand by and watch it may be hard to speak up for them in the moment back trust me it does make a huge difference. 

3. Action 

Distract: Interrupt the bullying in some way, help them leave the situation they are in, ask the person that is being bullying if they want to go for a walk or something.

4. Action 

Leave and act: If you don't feel safe to step in while the bullying is happening move away from the situation and talk to the person that was being bullied later and let them know you saw what happened and encourage them to go get some support.

5. Action

Get some other help: Support the person getting bullied to get some help from a trusted teacher, adult or their Whanau.

Applesauce muffins

Applesauce muffins( With substitutions) 

For home economics we made applesauce muffins, some of the muffins had slight substitutions like Canola & milk, canola & soy, butter & wholemeal flour, soy & wholemeal flour, Canola & wholemeal flour, then butter & soy. We had to go around and taste all of the applesauce muffins with different substitutions and then we had to judge them on a sheet we had. My group made the original applesauce muffins but we added a chocolate chips in the middle. 

Here is the recipe 

Here are my ratings I only got a certain amount and not the whole lot because I ran out of time to try all of them.

Original: The original was pretty alright it had flavour and the chocolate chip really added to make it better, however the muffin itself was in the middle of cooked and not cooked so it was a bit soggy but not to the point where I couldn't handle it.

Canola and Soy: It was a bit wet in the middle didn't really have a taste I feel like they could have cooked it more.

Butter and wholemeal: Tasted really good was cooked properly, this group cooked it perfectly even though it didn't have a really good flavour the muffin was cooked very well and wasn't raw I was very impressed. 

Butter and soy: This one didn't really have a flavour it didn't taste or look very appetising, when I was chewing it was almost difficult to keep in my mouth because of the texture I felt like I had to keep chewing in order to swallow it. I feel like they could have been faster and cooked it more to make it better.

Overall general comment: 

I feel like the overall whole thing was really interesting,  the food was a bit tasteless but I guess if I had no choice and was in a life or death situation I would eat the muffins again

How did my group work together:

My group worked really well together everyone was doing something to contribute to the cooking and there was no arguments on any of the rolls we had, even though we were in a rush everyone ended up staying calm and we didn't mess up anything.

 Instrument Evaluation

1. What have you studied in music this term?

We have studied piano, ukulele, and guitar.

2.Which instrument have you enjoyed and why? 

I enjoyed ukulele because it was very easy to play and it was small enough for me to hold

3. Which Instrument did you find the most challenging and why?

I found piano to be the most challenging because my fingers are really short and I found it difficult to move my fingers around the keys.

4. Which instrument are you going to focus on for the rest of the term and why? What would you like to achieve 

I am gonna focus on playing the ukulele I want to be able to play a whole song

Power to the people Hurumanu 6

We were told to create, a good name for "Power to the people" because we are creating a political party for our kahui, Tieke. We made a slogan that was inspired by Bob the builder's theme song. We have groups of five and all from different wananga classes. Here is our poster and logo that we made, and our slogan.

 Art-  Hannah Höch inspired Art

For art this term we have been learning about the artist Hannah Höch she is best known for her feminist photo montage work,  Hannah Höch's work is very interesting because she cuts and crops her own pieces of work to express how she felt in a very artistic way. We got to make our own Hannah Höch inspired photo montage pieces but instead of cutting stuff with scissors we had to do it digitally. This was very challenging for me cutting out pieces on a background remover and fitting the pieces together but I also learnt alot of neat techniques on google drawing and I got to express my opinions freely. I will now be showing off my photo montages. 

When I was creating my photo montages it was very difficult for me to find inspiration but I found that looking at one of her art pieces gave me alot of inspiration and I really like how my photo montages came out. 

Number 1

Number 2

End of life choice Referendum

 End of life choice Referendum 

What is the end of life choice about: 

This basically gives a person over the age of 18 that has a terminal illness and a certain amount of time to live the option of assisted death, so if they are in to much pain and just don't want to suffer anymore they can choose to end their life peacefully and painless.

What is the criteria to have the option of assisted death: 

To be eligible for assisted death you need to be 18 years or older, be a permanent citizen of New Zealand, suffer from a terminal illness that's likely to end your life within 6 months, have ongoing decline in physical capability, experience unbearable suffering that cannot be eased, and be able to make an informed decision about assisted dying.

Positives and negatives:

The positives that I can think of is they get to stop their suffering and be at peace, they don't have to live the rest of their life worrying about when they might die, they know when they are gonna die.

Negatives -  The negatives are that some doctors don't feel comfortable with this because they want to save lives not end them.

Do I support this or not?

Yes I support this I feel like if this person really wants this then its what's best for them its their choice and it end suffering.

The guitar

For music we are learning how to play the guitar

What is challenging about Playing/Learning the guitar? I think the challenging part is trying to stretch my fingers out because I have small fingers and also getting the chords sound right.

What are the differences between guitar and ukulele? Which one is better/easier for you to play and why? Well the obvious difference is that one is physically smaller and the other bigger, I think for me the ukulele is easier to play because its little and the chords are pretty easy for me.

Find a song that you like where guitar is the main instrument. Add the link to your blog and explain who performs it/sings it and why you like it . I like the song about a girl by nirvana the live version I like it because of the sound and how good the guitar sounds. song

Structure of New Zealand's Government Hurumanu 6

 Structure of New Zealand's Government Hurumanu 6 

In our Hurumanu Power to the People, we are learning about New Zealand's politics & how the government runs. New Zealand is democratic and has an election every 3 years. Democracy is a form of government in which the citizens hold political power and can vote. New Zealand is also a constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary system of Government. Our head of state is presently Queen Elizabeth II. At the moment she is represented by the Governor - General, Dame Pasty Reddy.  New Zealand's Government is made up of four different categories/groups, these include the head of state, Legislative, Executive and, Judicial.  Throughout creating this poster I learnt about parliament and how it works, I also learnt about what judicial means. 

Potato frittata- Home economics

 Potato frittata- Home economics 

In home economics we made potato frittata, we used eggs, cheese, potato's, salt and pepper, peas, and corn.

Sight: I think our food didn't look very appetising simply for the fact that my group didn't add the other vegetables so it would give our food that colour pop so it looked very average and boring.

Smell: I didn't particularly enjoy the smell of the dish because of the egg.

Taste: Our dish honestly tasted pretty good it had enough salt and pepper and the food was all cooked evenly.

Rate your food product: 

6/10 our food was very delicious but it didn't look all that good.

What could you do differently to improve the rating of your food product next time?

I think we could be more experimental with the vegetables we use to make it more appetising 

How did the team work together?

My team worked really well together there was no arguments and we all did the jobs we were suppose to with no disagreements we got it done.

 

Mac & Cheese - Home economics

Mac & Cheese - Home economics 
For home economics last week we made mac & cheese.

Ingredients:
Onion
Cornflour 
Milk 
Macaroni 
Tomato 
Breadcrumbs
Cheese 

We used a skill called roux sauce. Roux is flour and fat cooked together and used to thicken sauces. My groups sauce turned out pretty good but I think because we were rushing it wasn't as thick as I wanted it to be but it turned out alright. 

Sight:
Well it looked like mac & cheese, but I think we could have worked on our presentation a bit more we didn't have enough time to leave it to cook in the oven so it didn't really look how I wanted it to but other then that it looked edible.

Smell:
It smelt pretty good

Taste:
Our mac & cheese tasted pretty alright but since the onion didn't get enough time to cook and we didn't cut them small enough it tasted pretty weird because there was just big clumps of raw onion in our mac & cheese.

Rate your food product
6.5/10

what could you do differently to improve the rating of your food product next time?
I think that we could have started cooking a bit earlier because we ended up rushing a lot and ended up having raw onion in our food.

How did the team work together:
We worked really well together there were no arguments or anything like that and everyone was helping to do something weather it be cooking or cleaning and even though we were rushing we still ended up finishing.

The piano

The piano

1. where was the piano invented and by who?
 The piano was invented in Italy in 1655-1731 by Bartolomeo Cristofori

2. What did the first piano look like?

3. What is the difference between a piano and a keyboard?
One acoustic and one is electric and they have different types of keys

4.What have you enjoyed about learning the piano/Keyboard. What have you found challenging 
I have enjoyed learning how to read piano notes its actually quite interesting, I found moving my fingers challenging because my fingers are short.