by Scott MCBIRNIE | Oct 3, 2019 | Grade 10, Grade 6, Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Music
Some students came down to LC3 to use the music space for their Passion Projects. One student is busy honing her lyric and melody writing skills in order to compose a song. Two other students are wanting to cover a pop song from their own country and so are busy...
by Scott MCBIRNIE | Sep 26, 2019 | Grade 10, IGCSE
Grade 10 music embarked on the exciting adventure analyzing the Overture to William Tell by the Italian composer Rossini. On listening to it (whilst following the detailed orchestral score) for the first time, they articulated their first impressions:...
by Scott MCBIRNIE | Sep 19, 2019 | Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Music
This musical ensemble are already making very positive progress on their first song, Ho Hey by the Lumineers. They are currently working at projecting their voices from the stage so that the audience can fully appreciate and enjoy their hard work when it comes to the...
by Scott MCBIRNIE | Sep 12, 2019 | Grade 11, Grade 11 & 12 (DP), Music, Secondary ToK
Studying the medieval music of the Middle Ages throws up lots of interesting observations and questions. In looking at one particular piece of music we asked questions like: Why did the composer choose that particular selection of notes? Why don’t we use these...
by Scott MCBIRNIE | Oct 25, 2018 | Grade 3, Music
In Grade 3 music we have just completed a unit of inquiry into African music. The class enjoyed learning a song in Congolese as well as performing a couple of Zimbabwean melodies using mallet percussion.
