Scribd Logo
Upload

Welcome to Scribd!

  • 5 views

    Oceania

    Uploaded by

    Alina Stroe
    Uppgift

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as DOCX, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd

    Oceania

    Uploaded by

    Alina Stroe
    5 views3 pages
    Uppgift

    Copyright

    © © All Rights Reserved

    Available Formats

    DOCX, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd

    Did you find this document useful?

    Is this content inappropriate?

    Uppgift

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as DOCX, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
    Download as docx, pdf, or txt
    5 views3 pages

    Oceania

    Uploaded by

    Alina Stroe
    Uppgift

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as DOCX, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
    Download as docx, pdf, or txt
    You are on page 1of 3

    Traditional Music and Dance of Oceania

    Background Information

    Writing came late to Oceania, especially on some islands where traditional languages were not
    written down until the 20th century. However, people in Oceania have always been good at telling
    stories. They used different ways to share their stories because they didn't have writing.

    In Polynesia, they told stories through spoken poems.


    These poems were recited, and storytelling, music, and
    dance were all connected in their cultures. Polynesian
    dance showed the stories visually, using chants to
    honour important chiefs or visitors.

    Traditional oral texts in Polynesia covered various topics


    like mythology, a chief's achievements, the social system, interpersonal relationships, and
    preparations for war. Specialists composed poetry, added music and movement, and practiced
    performers for many months before public ceremonies. The dance mainly involved hand and arm
    movements, serving as decoration rather than acting out characters or words.

    The process can be summarized as follows: music was the


    vehicle for Polynesian poetry, and dance illustrated the
    poetry.

    Different styles of Polynesian poetry and dance still exist today, with the most famous being the Haka
    in Māori culture and the Hulu in Hawaiian culture.

    About Australia, there's not much information about traditional music or


    dance. We do know that music and dance are vital elements in sacred
    ceremonies for Australian Aborigines. These ceremonies reenact
    mythological stories of tribes and ensure a continued supply of food
    through totemic plants and animals. One famous Australian instrument is
    the didgeridoo, a long wooden tube played like a horn, producing a
    beautiful deep sound.

    1. Recited: Att säga något högt från minnet

    2. Connected: Sammanfogade eller länkade samman


    3. Covered: Hanterade eller inkluderade
    4. Ensemble: En grupp artister, särskilt musiker eller dansare, som uppträder tillsammans
    5. Rehearse: Öva eller förbereda inför en föreställning eller händelse
    6. Illustrate: Att göra tydlig eller förklara med bilder, exempel eller demonstrationer
    7. Involved: Inkluderad som en del eller komponent
    8. Summarized: Presenterad på ett koncist eller kortfattat sätt
    9. Vital: Extremt viktig eller nödvändig
    10. Continued: Oavbruten eller ihållande under en tidsperiod

    Did you understand the text? Answer the following questions in your notebook.

    1. How did people in Oceania usually tell their stories before writing came?
    2. How did they tell stories in Polynesia?
    3. What did the traditional stories in Polynesia talk about?
    4. What did experts do in Polynesian events with poems and dancing?
    5. What are the main things about Polynesian dance, as said in the text?
    6. Tell me two kinds of Polynesian poems and dances from the text.
    7. What jobs do music and dance do in ceremonies of Australian Aboriginals?
    8. Can you explain what the didgeridoo is and why it's important in Australian music?

    Level One: The Haka


    Once you find all the words, go to the following link and find the definitions/importance of
    each of the terms that you found in the wordsearch:
    https://www.newzealand.com/int/feature/haka/

    All Blacks: Rangatira:


    Battle: Black Ferns:

    Ka Mate: Ko Uhia Mai:


    Rangatira:
    Stomp:
    Tama-nui-te-ra:
    Tane-rore:
    Te Rauparaha:
    War dance:
    Whetu:

    Now if you'd like, enjoy some haka videos: Link 1 Link 2 Link 3

    You might also like