{"id":158301,"date":"2018-09-20T11:41:40","date_gmt":"2018-09-20T07:41:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abisoman.com\/broadcaster\/?p=158301"},"modified":"2024-02-19T16:09:30","modified_gmt":"2024-02-19T12:09:30","slug":"making-some-noise-abis-the-school-bands","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abisoman.com\/broadcaster\/2018\/09\/20\/making-some-noise-abis-the-school-bands\/","title":{"rendered":"Making some noise @ ABIS: the school bands"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It is with great excitement and anticipation that the school bands have begun to rehearse fully this past week. Those students who are renting instruments through <em>Talentz <\/em>in Muscat have finally got their hands on the shiny new instruments which means that everyone is ready to play in a band!<\/p>\n<p>At ABIS students pick an instrument in <strong>Grade 5<\/strong> and they spend one of their three music lessons learning to play it in a band setting. The instrument selection process is just coming to and end and all parents in Grade 5 should have seen a letter coming home mentioning their child&#8217;s instrument choice. When these letters are signed and returned, students can receive an instrument from ABIS and we can begin to rehearse! I&#8217;m particularly excited about the sights and sounds that come from a beginner band!!<\/p>\n<p>The <strong>Grade 6 <\/strong>band provides some exciting musical opportunities due to the interesting line-up of the band&#8230; not only are there 4 percussionists (!!) but there is also the only tenor saxophone player in the whole school! It will be great to discover music that really showcases this fantastic group of performers:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/abisoman.com\/broadcaster\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2018\/09\/img_0093.jpg\" class=\"size-full wp-image-158162 lazyload\" height=\"220\" width=\"800\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/abisoman.com\/broadcaster\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2018\/09\/img_0093.jpg 800w, https:\/\/abisoman.com\/broadcaster\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2018\/09\/img_0093-300x83.jpg 300w, https:\/\/abisoman.com\/broadcaster\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2018\/09\/img_0093-768x211.jpg 768w, https:\/\/abisoman.com\/broadcaster\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2018\/09\/img_0093-600x165.jpg 600w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 800px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 800\/220;\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/abisoman.com\/broadcaster\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2018\/09\/img_0094.jpg\" class=\"size-full wp-image-158163 lazyload\" height=\"654\" width=\"800\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/abisoman.com\/broadcaster\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2018\/09\/img_0094.jpg 800w, https:\/\/abisoman.com\/broadcaster\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2018\/09\/img_0094-300x245.jpg 300w, https:\/\/abisoman.com\/broadcaster\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2018\/09\/img_0094-768x628.jpg 768w, https:\/\/abisoman.com\/broadcaster\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2018\/09\/img_0094-600x491.jpg 600w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 800px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 800\/654;\" \/><\/p>\n<p>For the first time at ABIS we have a band comprised of <strong>Grades 7, 8, 9 and 10<\/strong>! What is exciting about this particular band is the number of performers that come together&#8230; we should be capable of making a nice big sound! The band has already begun work on a couple of pieces &#8211; a number by <em>The Rolling Stones <\/em>and a couple of famous movie themes.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/abisoman.com\/broadcaster\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2018\/09\/img_0099-1.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-158273 size-full lazyload\" height=\"268\" width=\"800\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/abisoman.com\/broadcaster\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2018\/09\/img_0099-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/abisoman.com\/broadcaster\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2018\/09\/img_0099-1-300x101.jpg 300w, https:\/\/abisoman.com\/broadcaster\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2018\/09\/img_0099-1-768x257.jpg 768w, https:\/\/abisoman.com\/broadcaster\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2018\/09\/img_0099-1-600x201.jpg 600w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 800px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 800\/268;\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/abisoman.com\/broadcaster\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2018\/09\/img_0103-1-1.jpg\" class=\"size-full wp-image-158274 lazyload\" height=\"442\" width=\"800\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/abisoman.com\/broadcaster\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2018\/09\/img_0103-1-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/abisoman.com\/broadcaster\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2018\/09\/img_0103-1-1-300x166.jpg 300w, https:\/\/abisoman.com\/broadcaster\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2018\/09\/img_0103-1-1-768x424.jpg 768w, https:\/\/abisoman.com\/broadcaster\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2018\/09\/img_0103-1-1-600x332.jpg 600w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 800px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 800\/442;\" \/><\/p>\n<p>So there you have the three bands we have at ABIS this year. They will be due on a concert stage near you&#8230; stay tuned.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It is with great excitement and anticipation that the school bands have begun to rehearse fully this past week. Those students who are renting instruments through Talentz in Muscat have finally got their hands on the shiny new instruments which means that everyone is ready to play in a band! 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