nuka puoro
1. (noun) musical device.
Ko ngā nuka puoro ngā momo rautaki ka whakamahia e te kaitito puoro, pēnei i te tatūnga, te puringa, te rerenga, te tāruarua me te raupapa tangiata (RTP 2010:65). / Musical devices are strategies that are used by a musical composer, such as cadence, hook, phrasing, repetition, and harmonic progression (RTP 2015:65).