by Kirrili WILLIAMS | Aug 24, 2017 | ECC, Grade 1, Grade 10, Grade 11, Grade 12, Grade 2, Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Grade 8, Grade 9, Music, Secondary Music
We have all been so excited to use the new Music space in LC3 this week! The much larger space and new instruments have been appreciated by students across Primary and Secondary. Here we see Grade 3 starting work on a performance piece already. Please mark the...
by Eric GRIEBENOW | May 9, 2017 | Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Grade 8, Grade 9, Music, Secondary Music, The Grades
At the May 17th End-of-Year Arts Evening (6pm in the Gym!), the G6-G9 Bands are combining to perform the world premier of “Anthem”, a composition written G11 student, Anton Gemarino. The G5-G9 Bands are also combining for another piece, “Down...
by Kirrili WILLIAMS | May 4, 2017 | Dance, Music, Secondary Music
Today’s secondary assembly was a musical treat. The Girls’ Vocal Ensemble performed the Adele favourite “Someone Like You” in three parts to a spellbound audience. Hannah and Rhett in Grade 7 both also performed lovely piano solos, which were...
by Eric GRIEBENOW | Apr 12, 2017 | Grade 10, Music, Secondary Music
The time is quickly wrapping up in G10 IGCSE Music. We completed the Performing portion of the class last weekend, and the Composition portion is due this week. We are fervorously finishing the two compositions before they are sent off to Cambridge to be externally...
by Eric GRIEBENOW | Apr 3, 2017 | Grade 8, Music, Secondary Music
Students in the Grade 8 Band have been working the past few weeks on using Notion to write a melody for their instrument, and then practicing transposing it to another instrument and key. Some students even went so far as to add triads underneath! Last Thursday, all...
by Kirrili WILLIAMS | Mar 30, 2017 | Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Music, Secondary Music
Where can four chords take us? Grades 6 and 7 spent some time making up music on the spot this week. We found a chord sequence we all enjoyed (from the song “I’m Yours”) and learnt the sequence. Along the way, we revised our knowledge of triads and...