by Kirsten LLOYD | Feb 17, 2022 | Grade 11 & 12 (DP), Grade 12, Music, Secondary Music, The Grades
For DP Music, the students do not sit exams like one does for History or Chemistry. Instead the focus of the course is creation and performance centered around the four different Areas of Inquiry. This year’s DP students have been working hard on preparing their...
by Kirsten LLOYD | Feb 2, 2022 | Grade 5, Music, The Grades
While Grade 5 finishes their time online, it is difficult to practice instruments as a group. So for the time being, we are working on the basics of Music Theory. The students have been learning how to count and subdivide rhythms (the equivalent of fractions with...
by Kirsten LLOYD | Jan 27, 2022 | Grade 5, Music, The Grades
The 5A class has shifted from choir to Band. The students have been assigned an instrument and a workbook, and been given their first assignment of making a video of them practicing the first few exercises. As these fledgling musicians begin this journey, it is...
by Kirsten LLOYD | Jan 20, 2022 | Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Secondary Visual Arts
Grade 9 have been working on their art projects with the assistance of Ms. Linda Willms, who has been connecting via Google Meet from Tanzania. I have had the opportunity to watch the students work on a wide range of visual projects of their choosing, and see their...
by Kirsten LLOYD | Jan 12, 2022 | Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Grade 8, Music, Secondary Music, The Grades
Throughout history, Artists have been asked to create and express in less than ideal situations. We do not always have the perfect environment available to us. The musicians at ABIS have been no different, showing resiliency and flexibility as the adapt to COVID-19...
