by Peter LAWSON | Apr 18, 2024 | Grade 1, Grade 2, Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6, Music
Hello all, Here is a quick video explaining the Talent Show in primary school. We have been talking about this in school for a long time now, so most students are aware of the procedure for auditioning. The Talent Show is on May the 9th. Watch the video for other...
by Kirsten LLOYD | Apr 18, 2024 | Grade 10, Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Music
In Grade 10, the students will come together for an IDU (Interdisciplinary Unit) between Music and Visual Arts in order to explore how these two creative fields are used and applied in Marketing, Business, and Brand Management. Students will explore how colors and...
by Kirsten LLOYD | Apr 18, 2024 | Grade 11 & 12 (DP), Grade 12, Music, Secondary Music, The Grades
This week, the DP Music students in Grade 12 have been working to finish up their last assessment for the course. Unlike other DP Courses, DP Music does not have formal sit-down exams, but rather three large projects that are completed over the two years and...
by Kirsten LLOYD | Jan 25, 2024 | Community and Service, Grade 9, Music, Secondary Music, The Grades
In a PBL (Project Based Learning), the Grade 9 practiced their fledgling composition skills through the lens of Advocacy Music. Each student selected a Sustainable Development Goal to use as stimuli for their compositions. As a class, we focused on how to use timbre,...
by Kirsten LLOYD | Jan 25, 2024 | Grade 8, Music, Secondary Music, The Grades
The grade 8 students have been wrapping up a long unit looking at the musical styles and genres of the Americans. Starting with understanding the historical impact of the trans-Atlantic slave trade on the Northern and Southern American continents, the students looked...
