by | May 23, 2013 | ECC, Music
We have been learning about rests in music. We looked at many songs and found rests in all of them! Our favorite songs were “B-I-N-G-O” and “Pease Porridge Hot”. We played games where we had to pretend that we were lions on an African plain. We...
by | May 21, 2013 | ECC, Grade 1, Grade 2, Kindergarten 3 (ICS), Music, Uncategorized
Today KG classes were invited to listen to Grade 1 and 2 students performing musical items that the they learnt in Music. Grade 1 have been exploring high and low pitched sounds through the story about Jack and the Beanstalk. Students used percussion instruments such...
by | May 14, 2013 | ECC, Music
Dear Parents, The end of year is approaching us and Performing Arts department is busy preparing for the concert, on the 17th June. This year K1 and K2 will be singing and dancing the “Baby Beluga” by Raffi. Your child will need to wear a pair of pale blue...
by | Mar 19, 2013 | Grade 3, Music
It was surprising for grade 3 students to learn that some special scales in music are called Pentatonic and have 5 tones only! They discovered that it is also possible to create a piece of music with those 5 tones. So, we started our unit off with some pentatonic...
by | Mar 5, 2013 | ECC, Grade 1, Grade 2, Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5, Kindergarten 3 (ICS), Music
It is a reminder that we are going to have music assembly next Wednesday, March 13, at 12:15pm (period 6). All students will have to wear a white top (shirt, T-shirt, blouse) and black/dark bottom -(trousers, shorts, skirts). No jeans or shirts with big prints are...
by | Mar 3, 2013 | Grade 7, Grade 8, Music
Grade 7 and 8 students have finished yet another unit in Music. It was dedicated to the music style of the Plena of Puerto Rico. The Plena is a highly rhythmic song which is thought to have originated in the Southern coastal city of Ponce. It has a strong...
