by Peter LAWSON | Apr 9, 2023 | Grade 6, Music, The Grades
For the few weeks Grade 6 have been working on their exhibition opening ceremony. Students are creating tableaus (silent, frozen scenes in drama) to express a short scene based around their personal research for the exhibition. These will be performed alongside two...
by Peter LAWSON | Mar 30, 2023 | Music, The Grades
Hello all, Grade 1 and 2 music carries on as normal. We are embarking on experimenting and creating music by manipulating pitch using the pentatonic scale on tuned percussion, plus singing some fun songs. Grade 2s are creating sentences related to the Learner Profile...
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...
by Kirsten LLOYD | Mar 20, 2023 | Grade 10, Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Music, Secondary Music, The Grades
This week, the Grade 10 MYP Music students presented their compositions for their E.Portfolio section of their assessments. Three students presented their work as part of the MYP curriculum, but five students created original compositions centered around the Statement...
