by Kirsten LLOYD | Mar 29, 2023 | Grade 11 & 12 (DP), Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Grade 9, Music, Secondary Music, The Grades
In Grade 9, in place of listening to Music (out of respect for Ramadan) we are learning about the neurological impact of playing, making, and listening to music. Studies done at Oregon Health Sciences University in Portland, Oregon USA have shown a direct correlation...
by Kirsten LLOYD | Mar 23, 2023 | Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Grade 8, Music, Secondary Music, The Grades
In Grade 8, the students have been looking at how Music can color our perspective of different contexts. Taking the classic film, “An American in Paris” as a jumping off point, the students looked at how the audience’s perspective of French music...
by Kirsten LLOYD | Mar 21, 2023 | Grade 7, Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Music, Secondary Music, The Grades
In Music, the Grade 7s have been learning and exploring the sounds, timbres, and textures of Gamelan orchestras from Southeast Asia. Using the instruments available to us in the Music room, the students have been constructing and composing pieces in small groups. All...
by Kirsten LLOYD | Mar 20, 2023 | Grade 10, Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Music, Secondary Music, The Grades
This week, the Grade 10 MYP Music students presented their compositions for their E.Portfolio section of their assessments. Three students presented their work as part of the MYP curriculum, but five students created original compositions centered around the Statement...
by Oscar DASS | Feb 16, 2023 | Grade 10, Grade 11, Grade 11 & 12 (DP), Grade 12, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Grade 8, Grade 9, Music, Secondary English, Secondary History, Secondary Maths, Secondary Music, Secondary Science, Secondary ToK, Secondary Visual Arts, The Grades
Academic Honesty What is expected of you? We have had a disturbing trend in grades 7-8 regarding authentic work by students. I suspect that there may be students in other grades that skate a thin line between academic honesty and plagiarism. Let’s set the...
by Kirsten LLOYD | Jan 22, 2023 | Community and Service, Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Grade 8, Music, Secondary Music
In Grade 8, the students have been learning about Jazz and Blues, two unique musical styles that maintain a strong position in the Black/African American identity in the US. For the end of their unit, instead of taking a test or completing a more conventional...
