by Amy CAMP | Feb 4, 2016 | ECC, Grade 1, Grade 2, Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6, Music
This month, our Primary music students are learning an Arabic folk song, “Ah Ya Zane”. In doing some research, the song is claimed in Egypt, Syria and Lebanon. No matter where it is from, we are happy to be singing it here at ABIS! So far, the...
by Eric GRIEBENOW | Jan 14, 2016 | Grade 9, Music, Secondary Music, The Grades
In G9 IGCSE music, we are studying the beginning of Western music, mainly Greek influence on music as we know it today (in Western culture). We get to look at photographs of pots, papyrus, and clay tablets and (with the help of expert music historians)...
by Amy CAMP | Jan 7, 2016 | Grade 10, Grade 9, Music, Secondary Music
Tonight, grade 9 and 10 IGCSE music students are attending a concert of Indian Raga music at the Royal Opera House in Muscat. Previous concerts they’ve attended were an operetta, “The Csardas Princess” and the International Oud Festival....
by Amy CAMP | Jan 7, 2016 | ECC, Front Page, Grade 1, Grade 2, Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6, Music
Come and participate in the Primary Community Dance! This event will take place on Monday, January 25th from 6:30-7:30 pm in the Sports Hall. All the primary students and their parents are invited to attend and dance and have a bonding time. Parents are to stay with...
by Amy CAMP | Dec 17, 2015 | Kindergarten 3 (ICS), Music
K3 students are exploring the wonderful things they can do with their voices. Recently, we used a piece of yarn to make different shapes. K3 musicians then used their voices to create an approximation of what they thought the shape sounded like. ...
by Eric GRIEBENOW | Dec 17, 2015 | ECC, Grade 1, Grade 2, Grade 4, Kindergarten 3 (ICS), Music, The Grades
Students in the Primary school have been reading, singing, and now watching a video about snowmen. Here is a link to the beautiful video, which is an animated version of Raymond Briggs’ book, “The Snowman”. https://youtu.be/3dYQNAl48E0...
