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 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....
by Amy CAMP | Oct 1, 2015 | Music, Secondary Music
There are three components for the IGCSE Music course: Listening, Performing and Composing. Our G10 music students are hard at work, training their ears to recognize the characteristics of different musical eras and genres, as well as be able to write down what...
by Amy CAMP | Sep 17, 2015 | Music, Secondary Music, The Grades
Auditions were held this week for ABIS’ winter musical, “Questers”. Congratulations to an enthusiastic group of students. Ms. Camp, Ms. Brewer and Ms. Kenney are looking forward to rehearsals beginning next week. Performances of the...
by Eric GRIEBENOW | Sep 16, 2015 | Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8, Music, Secondary Music, The Grades
Throughout the week, G5-8 Band students have been working on producing sound with just mouthpieces. While everyone had been eager to play with their entire instrument, there is a pedagogical reason for the slow start. Learning a new instrument means learning new mouth...