by Eric GRIEBENOW | Oct 22, 2015 | Grade 3, Grade 4, Music, The Grades
On October 28th, at 6:30pm, the 3rd and 4th grade classes will be presenting musical and dramatic stories from Japan and Jamaica. The students will all be singing, acting, dancing, as well as play xylophone, metallophone, recorder, glockenspiel, cabasa, drums,...
by Amy CAMP | Oct 22, 2015 | Grade 5, Grade 6, Music, Secondary Music
if you see any fifth through eighth graders singing to themselves and using some kind of sign language, don’t be alarmed! All choir members will take a singing test this coming week: using hand signs and solfege, 5th and 6th grade choir members will sing a...
by Amy CAMP | Oct 14, 2015 | Dance, Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Grade 8, Grade 9, Music, Secondary Dance, Secondary Music
Rehearsals are underway for ABIS’ first Winter Musical. The cast members have learned all the music for the show, and we just started blocking (how and when we move on stage, what to do with props, developing our character’s role). The...
by Amy CAMP | Oct 14, 2015 | ECC, Music
Our early years students are getting into the swing of things, moving to the music, practicing keeping a steady beat and matching pitch. A favorite type of activity is moving to music with an easily felt beat. Today, Mr.G led the students in the song,...
by Amy CAMP | Oct 13, 2015 | Kindergarten 3 (ICS), Music
K3 music students are going on a musical journey with Ms. Camp’s and Mr. G’s good friend, Johnny. As the story of Johnny unfolds, we sing songs about the events that are happening in Johnny’s life. Some favorites include: Johnny Works...
by Eric GRIEBENOW | Oct 7, 2015 | Grade 1, Grade 2, Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Grade 8, Grade 9, Music, Secondary Music, The Grades
Students in most of the grade levels have been working on rhythmic notation in music classes, with many students able to read quite complicated rhythms! Most students use the inherent rhythms built into language to learn to read and perform each note or set of notes....
