(Music) Orchestration

The word orchestra comes from the actual space in which an orchestra plays; the Greek orkhestra means "a space where a chorus of dancers performs," from orkheisthai, "to dance."




Karl Steven is a local genius who went to the same school as I did. In this extremely informative and enjoyable four-part series Karl explores the four families of orchestral instruments: brass, percussion, woodwind, and strings. Along the way we find out about how they work, their unusual past, and meet some of the players who devote their lives to them.

The Secret Life of the Orchestra

(Music) Time Signatures

How The Beatles use Time Signatures

(Music) Modulation

How The Beatles use Modes




The Simpsons theme

"The Simpsons Theme" (Score Reduction & Analysis)

Lydian mode - everything you need to know

(NZ Culture) Mū tōrere

Each player controls four counters, or perepere, which are initially placed on the board at the kewai. At the beginning of the game the pūtahi is empty. (See illustration.)

Players move one of their counters per turn to an empty point. Players can move only to an adjacent kewai, and can move to the pūtahi only when the moved counter is adjacent to an opponent's counter. 

The player who blocks all the opponent's counters from moving is the winner.

(NZ Culture) Review Crossword and Quiz

24 words in Te Reo

NZ Culture review

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3. The constellation which helps navigators find due South.

8. Food cooked by being buried under the earth

9. The stage name of Ella Yelich-O'Connor

15. A river on the North Island that is fantastic for kayaking, and that is legally a person

16. Waitemata is the name of the Auckland...

17. The planet Cptn. Cook was sent to the pacific to observe

18. Everywhere you go, always take the _________

21. A former Prime Minister of NZ : __________ Ardern

22. Maori New Years, and the Maori name of the constellation Pleiades

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1. Wharenui means big _____

2. What is a waka?

4. A famous song by Split Enz is called _____ Attack!

5. The title of the Michael Parekowhai work on the Auckland Waterfront

6. The season Matariki happens.

7. Which country do the Springbok rugby team come from?

10. How many stars are in the Matariki star cluster?

11. The NZ flag has ____ stars

12. Ranginui is the Sky F________

13. The singer Aaradna turned down a Hip Hop award for the song called _____ Girl

14. Papatuanuku is the Earth M________

19. 1840, the Signing of the ________ of Waitangi

20. Tame ___ is a famous land rights activist

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