by Kirsten LLOYD | Mar 17, 2022 | Grade 11 & 12 (DP), Grade 12, Music, Secondary Music, The Grades
Last night, the DP Music and Arts show celebrated the work of the grade 12 students. They have been working diligently and with tremendous energy to prepare their last showing. Jaira and Kavya did a wonderful job presenting the pieces they have been working on. The...
by Kirsten LLOYD | Mar 10, 2022 | Grade 11, Grade 11 & 12 (DP), Grade 12, IB DP Visual Arts, Music, Secondary Music, Secondary Visual Arts, The Grades
On March 16th at 5:30pm, the DP Arts students will present a showing of the artistic and musical projects they have been focusing on. From painting and sculpture to musical selections , the Arts Show will allow the ABIS community to view and engage with the creative...
by Kirsten LLOYD | Mar 2, 2022 | Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Grade 9, Music, Secondary Music, The Grades
The Grade 9s have been discussing the modern music making process and how it has changed in the past few decades. With the increase in external influences and the rise of more affordable recording technology, more artists are free to make music they way they want to...
by Kirsten LLOYD | Feb 24, 2022 | Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Grade 8, Music, The Grades
So often, students are handed written music and asked to learn to play it. But what do you do when there isn’t any written music? The 6th, 7th, and 8th graders have been experimenting with this very question. In Music class, we have been listening to the...
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...
