Join 'Wāhine Waiata', a supportive community where women at all levels develop their confidence and skill to waiata, karanga and karakia!

Together, reconnecting with our essence as wāhine.

Launching 17th of February 2025!

Something you’ve experienced?

  • You have been told not to sing or to ‘be quite’

  • Anxiety when you try to waiata (sing), karakia or karanga

  • Feeling overwhelmed and stuck when put on the spot to lead a waiata tautoko

  • Lack of control in your voice, tightness, tension and poor breath control

  • Desiring to improve your voice but not knowing how

  • Voice loss and hoarseness after a haka or when trying to project

If this sounds like you, you’re not alone.

We have training and support to overcome all these problems, and so much more!

Empowering wāhine to confidently use their voice in a Te Ao Māori setting.

Learn about:

  • How to get the best out of your voice with expert vocal training based on vocal science

  • How to find and strengthen your voice and confidently use it to waiata, karanga, haka and karakia

  • How to look after your voice

  • How to embrace and love your own voice and discover your vocal power!!

Here’s what you’ll get!

  • 1 year access to the Wāhine Waiata vocal training online course (50+ videos)

  • 1 year access to Waiata Resources training, including backing tracks and pronunciation videos for 4 waiata Māori

  • 6 live 1 hour Master class zoom sessions with Hinekoia and opportunities to recieve individual feedback

  • Exclusive access to the Wāhine Waiata Community Facebook group

  • Only $489 NZD - Monthly payment plans available

What can I expect from the course and Master classes?

All Master Classes will be recorded and made available for watching later.

Master Class Dates 2025

  • Tuesday 4th March, 7:30pm - 8:30pm

  • Monday 17th March, 7:30pm - 8:30pm

  • Tuesday 8th April, 7:30pm - 8:30pm

  • Monday 28th April, 7:30pm - 8:30pm

  • Tuesday 20th May, 7:30pm - 8:30pm

  • Monday 9th June 7:30pm - 8:30pm

Time zone for all Master Classes is GMT +13 (Auckland, New Zealand)

Master Class Topics:

Master Class 1

  • Learning how to stand in your own vocal power

  • Understanding your voice and how it’s made

  • Welcome to voice gym – voice training is muscle training

  • Vocal Warm-ups

  • Tips for singing in Te Reo Māori

Master Class 2

  • Breathing for singing

  • Letting go of tension and how to release your abdominal muscles

  • The ‘cry’ posture and how this helps with singing

  • How to practice effectively

Master Class 3

  • Creating vocal freedom by recognising tension

  • The Estill concept of ‘constriction’ and how this impacts our voice

  • Why we should never ‘push’ with our puku (stomach)

  • Avoiding hoarseness

 

Master Class 4

  • Question and answer time for individual problems

  • Open session: participants can present a short waiata or karanga and receive individual feedback

Master Class 5

  • Belting and using your voice loudly (with waiata and haka)

  • Efficient projection

 

Master Class 6

  • Question and answer time for individual problems

  • Open session: participants can present a short waiata or karanga and receive individual feedback

Please note that Master class content may vary from this description.

Course modules include 50+ videos covering:

  • Vocal Anatomy (5 videos)

  • Aligned posture (4 videos)

  • Breathing for singing (6 videos)

  • Vocal Warm-ups (8 videos)

  • Using cry/tangi to extend your range (6 videos)

  • Why does the voice get hoarse? (7 videos)

  • How to haka and avoid getting hoarse (9 videos)

  • The role of the tongue in voice production (5 videos)

  • Vocal Health (9 videos)

Waiata Resources include:

  • General Te Reo pronunciation (2 videos)

  • Pronunciation videos for the waiata: Te Aroha, Tūtira Mai, Ngā Iwi E and Purea Nei

  • Backing tracks and guide vocals for: Te Aroha, Tūtira Mai Ngā Iwi E, Purea Nei

He pātai āu? If you have any questions please get in touch.