by Kirsten LLOYD | Mar 10, 2022 | Grade 11, Grade 11 & 12 (DP), Grade 12, IB DP Visual Arts, Music, Secondary Music, Secondary Visual Arts, The Grades
On March 16th at 5:30pm, the DP Arts students will present a showing of the artistic and musical projects they have been focusing on. From painting and sculpture to musical selections , the Arts Show will allow the ABIS community to view and engage with the creative...
by Kirsten LLOYD | Mar 2, 2022 | Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Grade 9, Music, Secondary Music, The Grades
The Grade 9s have been discussing the modern music making process and how it has changed in the past few decades. With the increase in external influences and the rise of more affordable recording technology, more artists are free to make music they way they want to...
by Kirsten LLOYD | Feb 17, 2022 | Grade 11 & 12 (DP), Grade 12, Music, Secondary Music, The Grades
For DP Music, the students do not sit exams like one does for History or Chemistry. Instead the focus of the course is creation and performance centered around the four different Areas of Inquiry. This year’s DP students have been working hard on preparing their...
by Kirsten LLOYD | Jan 12, 2022 | Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Grade 8, Music, Secondary Music, The Grades
Throughout history, Artists have been asked to create and express in less than ideal situations. We do not always have the perfect environment available to us. The musicians at ABIS have been no different, showing resiliency and flexibility as the adapt to COVID-19...
by Kirsten LLOYD | Dec 1, 2021 | Grade 1, Grade 11 & 12 (DP), Grade 2, Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), IB DP Visual Arts, Music, Secondary Music, Secondary Visual Arts
As we learn to live and thrive in a world with Covid-19, it is more important than ever to have the Arts. The Arts help us process our present, remember our past, and explore our future. In order to celebrate and display the work of our students, the ABIS Arts...
by Kirsten LLOYD | Nov 17, 2021 | Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Grade 8, Music, Secondary Music, The Grades
In Grade 8, the students have been learning about the musical forms of Blues and Jazz, and how they connect culturally to the Civil Rights Movement in the US. The students have been looking at the structural differences between the two styles, and diving into the...
