by Kirsten LLOYD | May 4, 2023 | Grade 10, Grade 11, Grade 11 & 12 (DP), Grade 12, Grade 5, Grade 7, Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Grade 8, Grade 9, Music, Secondary Music, The Grades
On JUNE 14, from 5:00-6:30pm, The ABIS Arts Department is proud to announce that there will be an all school concert! All grades from G1 up through the Secondary will be performing a final presentation to close off the academic year. As the date swiftly approaches,...
by Kirsten LLOYD | Apr 13, 2023 | Grade 11 & 12 (DP), Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Grade 9, Music, Secondary Music, The Grades
With Ramadan limiting the amount of Music we can play and listen to, the Grade 9s have been focusing instead on investigating how their brains work and how they individually learn. Using the theory of Multiple Intelligences, the students first looked at the eight...
by Kirsten LLOYD | Mar 29, 2023 | Grade 11 & 12 (DP), Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Grade 9, Music, Secondary Music, The Grades
In Grade 9, in place of listening to Music (out of respect for Ramadan) we are learning about the neurological impact of playing, making, and listening to music. Studies done at Oregon Health Sciences University in Portland, Oregon USA have shown a direct correlation...
by Kirsten LLOYD | Mar 23, 2023 | Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Grade 8, Music, Secondary Music, The Grades
In Grade 8, the students have been looking at how Music can color our perspective of different contexts. Taking the classic film, “An American in Paris” as a jumping off point, the students looked at how the audience’s perspective of French music...
by Kirsten LLOYD | Mar 21, 2023 | Grade 7, Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Music, Secondary Music, The Grades
In Music, the Grade 7s have been learning and exploring the sounds, timbres, and textures of Gamelan orchestras from Southeast Asia. Using the instruments available to us in the Music room, the students have been constructing and composing pieces in small groups. All...
