Welcome back to another school year! You may be feeling that there is a lot of change happening around you right now.  However, one thing remains the same here at Confederation Park School…WE ARE HERE FOR YOU!  We continue to learn, laugh and take care of each other. Together, this is going to be an amazing year! In the meantime, “Don’t Worry and Be Happy!”

Well, that’s a wrap! Wishing all our Confederation Park Families a safe and happy summer! Have fun in the sun! Keep making music! Have some dance parties! and try some new camp songs! Click away and enjoy!

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!

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, 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

Come on in and explore Confederation Park’s Virtual Music Room!  Click away and enjoy!

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.)

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.)

PHOTO GALLERY

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!

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