Ko te kaupapa o te maatauranga waiata ehara i te tuku matauranga me nga pukenga puoro ki nga tauira, engari kia tino whakaihiihi i te hiahia o nga akonga ki te ako, katahi ka whakatupu i te kaha rerehua o nga tauira ki te waiata.
The purpose of music education is not to impart knowledge and music skills to students, but to fully stimulate students' interest in learning, so as to cultivate students' aesthetic ability of songs