by Kirsten LLOYD | Sep 14, 2023 | Grade 11 & 12 (DP), Grade 12, Music, Secondary Music
For AOI 3 (Absolute Music), the Grade 12 DP Music students are learning about experimental and avant garde composition techniques popularized during the 20th century. Instead of focusing on the traditional ideas of tonality and melody, many composers began to look...
by Kirsten LLOYD | Jun 15, 2023 | Grade 11, Grade 11 & 12 (DP), Music, Secondary Music
In the DP SL Music course, there are three main assessments that are submitted to the IB over the course of the two years; the External Assessment, the Presenting Performance recordings, and the Internal Assessment. Each of these major benchmarks account for 1/3 of...
by Kirsten LLOYD | Jun 15, 2023 | Grade 1, Grade 10, Grade 11, Grade 11 & 12 (DP), 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, The Grades
Congratulations to all the students who performed yesterday! Your hard work, dedication, and focus was incredible to see on stage last night. From the littlest students to the oldest, you all have reasons to be proud of what you have accomplished this semester. You...
by Kirsten LLOYD | Jun 8, 2023 | Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Grade 9, Music, Secondary Music
The Grade 9s have been learning about the foundations of music theory and then applying them into practice via original compositions. They had to experiment with melody, key, inversions, and foundational chords. I am so impressed with what they have created. Please...
by Kirsten LLOYD | May 18, 2023 | Grade 10, Grade 11, Grade 11 & 12 (DP), Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Grade 8, Grade 9, Music, Secondary Music, The Grades
Please mark your calendars for June 14 at 5:00pm! In the Mazoon, the final concert of the academic year will be happening. For grade 5, this will be an opportunity to show their grow instrumental skills, for the Middle School, it will be a change to play one of the...
by Kirsten LLOYD | May 11, 2023 | Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Grade 8, Music, Secondary Music, The Grades
In Grade 8, the students are looking at the forms of different song structures in modern Music. While many songs are still original compositions, the rise of remixes, covers, or songs containing samples of other pieces are now ubiquitous. But have you stopped to...
