Porowhita - Circle Songs
See below for free songs! Easy to learn round songs in Māori and English for school and community singing. Weave languages, cultures and people together through whakatauki (proverbs) with beautiful melody, harmony, movement and meaning.
Porowhita is about singing for social and ecological reconnection, building language, musical and interpersonal skills. These are simple yet rich waiata beginners CAN learn, teach and USE in family, work, educational or community settings, bridging and binding languages and cultures with powerful and beautiful messages that you will WANT stuck in your, your whānau or your group's head and heart!!
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ALL SONGS Uke Chords and Score
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Poipoia Melody and Uke Chords
Poipoia Video
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Tuia (Cm) SCORE: Voice, ukulele chords
Tuia - Bind It. LYRICS only. Portrait with koru border.
FREE PREVIEW
Tuia - 2 part round Video
Movement
Ukulele - beginner to advanced
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Score 2021 version
Audio 2021 version
NZ Sign Language (same both versions)
Score 2025 Version
Video 2025 Version
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Video 2-part round
FREE PREVIEW
Audio - 2 part round with ukulele
Lyrics
FREE PREVIEW
Score with Ukulele Chords
Movement - simple gestural
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Score - Ahakoa He Iti
Ahakoa He Iti Video 2-part round with ukulele
Ahakoa he Iti - Audio - 2 part round with instruments
Ahakoa He Iti - Ukulele Chords and Melody TAB
Ahakoa He Iti - Guitar Chords and Melody TAB
Movement (rhythm and gesture)
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Video (with lyrics and ukulele)
FREE PREVIEW
Learning Video
Audio: Children's voices, uke, shaker. 2-part round
Score with ukulele chords
Lyrics
FREE PREVIEW
Movement
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Kokiri - C - higher voices - melody & uke chords
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E Koekoe Video (with lyrics and ukulele)
FREE PREVIEW
E Koekoe Audio (with English version)
E Koekoe Audio - 3-part round (Maori only) with instruments
E Koekoe Score: Voice, Ukulele Chords
E Koekoe Lyrics only.
FREE PREVIEW
Movement and rhythm (hand/arms)
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E Iti Noa - Melody & Uke Chords Am
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Video (with lyrics and ukulele)
FREE PREVIEW
Video - 3 part round
SCORE: Voice, ukulele chords
LYRICS only.
FREE PREVIEW
Audio
Te Rangatahi Ukulele
Movement with NZSL
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Whāia - 2-part round (with lyrics and ukulele)
FREE PREVIEW
Whāia 3-part round Key of E (with children singing, guitar, lyrics, teaching and performance sections)
Whāia Learning VIDEO Key of F (with singing, score, lyrics and ukulele)
Whāia! (F) SCORE: Voice, Uke chords
Whāia LYRICS Only. Portrait with koru border.
FREE PREVIEW
Whāia - 2 part round with uke and djembe
Whāia Movement with NZSL
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Iti te Matakahi - Melody & Uke Chords
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Te Korimako
Te Korimako VIDEO
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L1 10 Feb 2022: He Waka, Tuia, Rakau Nui.
Lesson 3, 24-2-22: Whāia, E Koekoe, Rakau Nui, Tuia, He Waka.
Lesson 4, 3-3-22. NEW: Mokoroa, Ka Rite Ki te Ako (Ready to Learn) REVIEW: Whāia, E Koekoe, Rākau Nui, Tuia, He Waka.
Lesson 5: NEW: Ahakoa He Iti, Nōu te Rourou, Te Rangatahi, Review all.
Lesson 7: 24-3-22
Lesson 8: 31-3-22 (review and advanced ukulele focus)
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Enjoy beautiful round singing with your students, your whanau or your organisation.