Confederation Park – Music! Dance! & Beyond! – Page 3 – Education Through the Arts! Mrs. Ishii
 

Thanks for the Memories!

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A special shout out to our grade 7’s as they head off to high school.  I look forward to celebrating with you at Wednesday’s Leaving Ceremony.  We are so very proud of you!

National Indigenous Peoples Day

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June 21 is National Indigenous Peoples Day.  This is a day for all Canadians to recognize and celebrate the unique heritage, diverse cultures and outstanding contributions of First Nations, Inuit and Metis peoples.  Although these groups share many similarities, they each have their own distinct heritage, language, cultural practices and spiritual beliefs.
I recently learned, thanks to Ms. Cummings, that one of my favourite songs was written by Buffy St. Marie.  Buffy St. Marie is an Indigenous-Canadian-American singer/song-writer, musician, composer, visual artist, educator and social activist.  In 1983 she became the first Indigenous person to win an Oscar award for her song “Up Where We Belong.”

Playing for Change

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Playing For Change (PFC) is a movement created to inspire and connect the world through music, born from the shared belief that music has the power to break down boundaries and overcome distances between people.  They have many amazing videos but this one really spoke to me this week.

I Am Kind

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I Am Kind, written by Lindsay Munroe and featuring Raffi, is imbued with joy and a deep respect for children. Sing and play along on ukulele or guitar!

I Am Kind – lyrics and chords

CELEBRATION of Learning!!

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Time to celebrate some student learning that has taken place in Music and Dance over the last several weeks.  Great job to all our students for their continued hard work.  Feel proud of yourselves!

SOUNDSCAPE LIBRARY (Here are just a few samples.)

Cameron’s Haiku Ben’s Story Angelina & Eliana’s Poem

CHROME MUSIC LIBRARY (Here is just a small sampling of what our students have been doing on Chrome Music Lab.  The full class Chrome Music Library list is posted on your team page.)

Colin Kaeden Sammi Karena Janely
Katherine Biella Emile Maliq Ella (Div. 4)

PHOTO GALLERY

 

“We’ll Be There For You”

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Here is a video for our students, parents and school community from the Confederation Park Staff. We miss you!  We had a lot of fun making this for you!  Enjoy!

 

Music Monday

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May 4th is Music Monday!  Launched in 2005 by The Coalition for Music Education, “Music Monday” is one of the world’s largest single events dedicated to raising awareness for music education. Each year, hundreds of thousands of students, educators, and music makers celebrate with events from coast to coast, and participate in the collective singing of the Music Monday Anthem, an original song written by a Canadian artist. The 2020 anthem is the iconic Hymn-to-Freedom by Oscar Peterson and Hariette Hamilton, in a new bilingual translation.

In honour of Music Monday, the Burnaby Music Teachers have created this video.  It is dedicated to all of our students.  I miss you and look forward to being back in the class room with you.  Until then, keep a song in your heart!  (Can you find me in the video?)

You can choose to sing or play the melody on recorder or ukulele, or follow the choir and piano arrangement of this song.  There are lots of options.  Feel free to play other songs too, and create music any way you like.  I’d love to hear about your Music Monday experience.

By raising our voices and instruments in support of Music Monday, we make a powerful statement to all Canadians about the importance of equitable access to quality music education for all students.  Check out the Coalition for Music Education website to see music celebrations streamed from 6am – 6pm.

Guide – Oscar Peterson: A Canadian Icon

Lyrics     Music – voice, recorder, or ukulele

Choir Music – SA and piano    Accompaniment track

 

Celebrate the Power of Story

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As we continue with our theme of “I am a story” this year, I would like to share this powerful quote by Richard Wagamese.  “We are story.  All of us…When we take the time to share those stories with each other, we get bigger inside, we see each other, we recognize our kinship – we change the world, one story at a time…”

Please visit my youtube channel playlist to find some wonderful “musical” stories.  In the meantime, enjoy the trailer video clip of “I am a story”.  The full story can be found on my youtube channel playlist.

Make every day EARTH DAY!

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Earth Day is April 22nd of every year.  The theme for Earth Day 2020 is climate action and it also marks the 50th anniversary of Earth Day!  How might you continue making every day Earth Day?  Perhaps this video will remind you what we are working for.

For more information check out EarthDay.org