by Scott MCBIRNIE | Oct 18, 2018 | Grade 9, IGCSE, Music, Secondary Music
Grade 9 are coming to the point of polishing off the final product of their first adventures into composition. Using the stimulus of Scottish music we discovered a number of musical concepts and ‘tricks’ that we could incorporate into our own compositions....
by Scott MCBIRNIE | Sep 20, 2018 | Grade 10, Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Grade 8, Grade 9, Music, Secondary Music
It is with great excitement and anticipation that the school bands have begun to rehearse fully this past week. Those students who are renting instruments through Talentz in Muscat have finally got their hands on the shiny new instruments which means that everyone is...
by Scott MCBIRNIE | Sep 7, 2018 | Grade 8, Music, Secondary Music
As a gateway into the traditional music of Indonesia, the Grade 8 class were presented with a journal entry of a musician who had observed this traditional music and taken notes of his findings and observations. From this the Grade 8 class (who split into 2 groups)...
by Eric GRIEBENOW | May 13, 2018 | Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Grade 8, Grade 9, Music, Secondary Music
All ABIS Band students from G5-9, plus a few community members, are getting ready to play the theme from the movie, “Rocky”, titled “Gonna Fly Now”. This epic piece of music will be performed at the End Of Year Arts Exhibition on June 5th, in...
by Kirrili WILLIAMS | May 7, 2018 | Grade 10, Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Grade 8, Grade 9, Music, Secondary Music
As we near the end of the school year, many students are preparing for their final public performances. Students from Grade 10 IGCSE Music and below will present their work in next week’s Twilight Concert. This intimate event will feature previously unheard...
by Eric GRIEBENOW | Mar 25, 2018 | Grade 12, Music, Secondary Music
This week marks the final deadline of DP Music Assessment Submissions. Over the last 2 weeks, our SL student turned in her Musical Link Investigation and 2 Compositions. Over the last 3 weeks, our HL student turned in his Musical Link Investigation, 3 Compositions,...
