{"id":572,"date":"2020-03-30T09:45:00","date_gmt":"2020-03-30T16:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/karlsons\/?page_id=572"},"modified":"2026-05-30T11:52:07","modified_gmt":"2026-05-30T18:52:07","slug":"grade-six","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/karlsons\/grade-six\/","title":{"rendered":"Grade Six\/Seven"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>June<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Students in Divisions 1, 2 and 3 are still working on their Blues songs. The due dates are June 8th for Divisions 1 and 2, and June 10th for Division 3.<\/p>\n<p>Students will perform their songs for the class. We will talk about performance and audience etiquette as we perform songs for each other. The students are expected to be supportive, encouraging and appreciative audiences for each other. They are expected to perform with confidence and pride. They worked hard on their pieces, and with enough practice the performance should not be too intimidating.<\/p>\n<p>In the performing arts, we learn how to get up in front of a group and share in public. This is difficult and can be a fear for many people. In performing arts class, the children have the support of the teacher, in a low-stakes environment, to practice the skills it takes to share in public. Feining confidence, practicing a lot, concentrating on a specific thing, can get one through a performance situation.<\/p>\n<p>As an audience member we need to be a good listener, respectful to a performer, show encouragement and respond with applause. These things are expected when we are an audience in a public setting, and also elicit the best performance out of performers we watch. We will talk about this in music class and how important these skills will be in their future lives. These are probably the most important skills the children will take with them from Elementary School moving forward.<\/p>\n<p>After this project is finished, Divisions 1 and 2 will be busy with classroom June activities. In music, we will keep it light by playing some of their favourite games from music classes of the past.<\/p>\n<p>Divisions 3 will participate in some listening, dance and drama activities until the end of the school year.<\/p>\n<p><strong>May<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Students in Divisions 1, 2 and 3 are going to compose a\u00a0<em>Blues song\u00a0<\/em>from now until the end of the year, in groups<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The expectations is that they are: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The children are in a group of 4-6 people<\/li>\n<li>They are contributing the the writing of lyrics on a theme<\/li>\n<li>Their lyrics will be performed by the group sung in a melody<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>The melody will go with the 12 Bar Blues (taught in class)<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<li>The part of the group will play the <em>12 Bar Blues<\/em> on instruments in the music room as some or all of the group members sing<\/li>\n<li>The children will observe proper performance and audience etiquette as they share their work<\/li>\n<li>The children will work cooperatively in a group<\/li>\n<li>There will be a section of the song in which one or more members of the group will\u00a0<strong><em>improvise a melody (taught in class)<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Here is the rubric with which they will be marked:<\/p>\n<div class=\"ead-preview\"><div class=\"ead-document\" style=\"position: relative;padding-top: 90%;\"><div class=\"ead-iframe-wrapper\"><iframe src=\"\/\/docs.google.com\/viewer?url=http%3A%2F%2Fsd41blogs.ca%2Fkarlsons%2Ffiles%2F2026%2F04%2FBlues-Rubric.pdf&amp;embedded=true&amp;hl=en\" title=\"Embedded Document\" class=\"ead-iframe\" style=\"width: 100%;height: 100%;border: none;position: absolute;left: 0;top: 0;visibility: hidden;\"><\/iframe><\/div>\t\t\t<div class=\"ead-document-loading\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;position:absolute;left:0;top:0;z-index:10;\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ead-loading-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ead-loading-main\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ead-loading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/karlsons\/wp-content\/plugins\/embed-any-document\/images\/loading.svg\" width=\"55\" height=\"55\" alt=\"Loader\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Loading...<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ead-loading-foot\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ead-loading-foot-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/karlsons\/wp-content\/plugins\/embed-any-document\/images\/EAD-logo.svg\" alt=\"EAD Logo\" width=\"36\" height=\"23\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Taking too long?<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ead-document-btn ead-reload-btn\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/karlsons\/wp-content\/plugins\/embed-any-document\/images\/reload.svg\" alt=\"Reload\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\"\/> Reload document\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>|<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/karlsons\/files\/2026\/04\/Blues-Rubric.pdf\" class=\"ead-document-btn\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/karlsons\/wp-content\/plugins\/embed-any-document\/images\/open.svg\" alt=\"Open\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\"\/> Open in new tab\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n<p>And here is a self\/group evaluation each member will complete at the end of the assignment and performance:<\/p>\n<div class=\"ead-preview\"><div class=\"ead-document\" style=\"position: relative;padding-top: 90%;\"><div class=\"ead-iframe-wrapper\"><iframe src=\"\/\/docs.google.com\/viewer?url=http%3A%2F%2Fsd41blogs.ca%2Fkarlsons%2Ffiles%2F2026%2F04%2FBlues-Self-evaluation.pdf&amp;embedded=true&amp;hl=en\" title=\"Embedded Document\" class=\"ead-iframe\" style=\"width: 100%;height: 100%;border: none;position: absolute;left: 0;top: 0;visibility: hidden;\"><\/iframe><\/div>\t\t\t<div class=\"ead-document-loading\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;position:absolute;left:0;top:0;z-index:10;\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ead-loading-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ead-loading-main\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ead-loading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/karlsons\/wp-content\/plugins\/embed-any-document\/images\/loading.svg\" width=\"55\" height=\"55\" alt=\"Loader\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Loading...<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ead-loading-foot\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ead-loading-foot-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/karlsons\/wp-content\/plugins\/embed-any-document\/images\/EAD-logo.svg\" alt=\"EAD Logo\" width=\"36\" height=\"23\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Taking too long?<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ead-document-btn ead-reload-btn\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/karlsons\/wp-content\/plugins\/embed-any-document\/images\/reload.svg\" alt=\"Reload\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\"\/> Reload document\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>|<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/karlsons\/files\/2026\/04\/Blues-Self-evaluation.pdf\" class=\"ead-document-btn\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/karlsons\/wp-content\/plugins\/embed-any-document\/images\/open.svg\" alt=\"Open\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\"\/> Open in new tab\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n<p>And a little more about the Blues and some tracks you can practice along with at home:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"A Short History of the Blues: Emerging Music of the 20th Century\" width=\"863\" height=\"647\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vnaorRAxhmU?list=PLQiC3VdKU_i2SpY6Eswe-p1SSfQDKukE_\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>March &#8211; April 16<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The performance for Divisions 1 and 2 in the concert is playing\u00a0<em>Run Away To Mars<\/em> by Talk on instruments and singing. Here are the lyrics so they can practice at home:<\/p>\n<p><em><span class=\"TextRun SCXW267990931 BCX4\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW267990931 BCX4\">What If I <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW267990931 BCX4\">run<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW267990931 BCX4\"> away to Mars?<\/span><\/span><span class=\"LineBreakBlob BlobObject DragDrop SCXW267990931 BCX4\"><span class=\"SCXW267990931 BCX4\">\u00a0<\/span><br class=\"SCXW267990931 BCX4\" \/><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW267990931 BCX4\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW267990931 BCX4\">Would you find me in the stars?<\/span><\/span><span class=\"LineBreakBlob BlobObject DragDrop SCXW267990931 BCX4\"><span class=\"SCXW267990931 BCX4\">\u00a0<\/span><br class=\"SCXW267990931 BCX4\" \/><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW267990931 BCX4\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW267990931 BCX4\">Would you miss me in the end<\/span><\/span><span class=\"LineBreakBlob BlobObject DragDrop SCXW267990931 BCX4\"><span class=\"SCXW267990931 BCX4\">\u00a0<\/span><br class=\"SCXW267990931 BCX4\" \/><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW267990931 BCX4\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW267990931 BCX4\">If I run out of oxygen?<\/span><\/span><span class=\"LineBreakBlob BlobObject DragDrop SCXW267990931 BCX4\"><span class=\"SCXW267990931 BCX4\">\u00a0<\/span><br class=\"SCXW267990931 BCX4\" \/><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW267990931 BCX4\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW267990931 BCX4\">When I run away to Mars<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW267990931 BCX4\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Here is the video students in Div. 1 &amp; 2 can practice along with:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Run Away To Mars   concert practice version for choir\" width=\"863\" height=\"485\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/x6XSfQrHlUQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Divisions 3 is playing <em>The Final Countdown\u00a0<\/em> on instruments and singing for our concert. Here are the lyrics to practice at home:<\/p>\n<p><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">We&#8217;re leavin&#8217; together<\/span><\/i><br \/>\n<i><span data-contrast=\"none\">But still it&#8217;s farewell<\/span><\/i><br \/>\n<i><span data-contrast=\"none\">And maybe we&#8217;ll come back<\/span><\/i><br \/>\n<i><span data-contrast=\"none\">To Earth, who can tell?<\/span><\/i><br \/>\n<i><span data-contrast=\"none\">I guess there is no one to blame<\/span><\/i><br \/>\n<i><span data-contrast=\"none\">We&#8217;re leaving ground (leaving ground)<\/span><\/i><br \/>\n<i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Will things ever be the same again?<\/span><\/i><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:180}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">It&#8217;s the final countdown<\/span><\/i><br \/>\n<i><span data-contrast=\"none\">The final countdown<\/span><\/i><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:180}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Oh<\/span><\/i><br \/>\n<i><span data-contrast=\"none\">We&#8217;re headin&#8217; for Venus (Venus)<\/span><\/i><br \/>\n<i><span data-contrast=\"none\">And still we stand tall<\/span><\/i><br \/>\n<i><span data-contrast=\"none\">&#8216;Cause maybe they&#8217;ve seen us<\/span><\/i><br \/>\n<i><span data-contrast=\"none\">And welcome us all, yeah<\/span><\/i><br \/>\n<i><span data-contrast=\"none\">With so many light years to go<\/span><\/i><br \/>\n<i><span data-contrast=\"none\">And things to be found (to be found)<\/span><\/i><br \/>\n<i><span data-contrast=\"none\">I&#8217;m sure that we all miss her so<\/span><\/i><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:180}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">It&#8217;s the final countdown<\/span><\/i><br \/>\n<i><span data-contrast=\"none\">The final countdown<\/span><\/i><br \/>\n<i><span data-contrast=\"none\">The final countdown (final countdown)<\/span><\/i><br \/>\n<i><span data-contrast=\"none\">(Oh)<\/span><\/i><br \/>\n<i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Oh<\/span><\/i><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:180}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>And here is the video. (We are just doing the first part of the song, up until the guitar solo)<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Europe - The Final Countdown (Official Video)\" width=\"863\" height=\"647\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9jK-NcRmVcw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>March<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Many of the grade 6s and 7s have volunteered to be featured in our Spring Concert in different ways. We have a cast of 14 children, and some technical crew members. More grade 6s and 7s can help out by joining our\u00a0<strong>Set Design Club<\/strong> that meets at various lunch recesses to make props and sets for the play.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Friday March 6th and Friday March 13th \u00a0will be our next Set Design Club times.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We are still practicing our song\u00a0<em>Run Away To Mars<\/em> that is Divisions 1 and 2&#8217;s featured song in the play.<\/p>\n<p>Here is a copy of the chord structure to practice at home:<\/p>\n<div class=\"ead-preview\"><div class=\"ead-document\" style=\"position: relative;padding-top: 90%;\"><div class=\"ead-iframe-wrapper\"><iframe src=\"\/\/docs.google.com\/viewer?url=http%3A%2F%2Fsd41blogs.ca%2Fkarlsons%2Ffiles%2F2026%2F03%2FC-Your-colours-fading.pdf&amp;embedded=true&amp;hl=en\" title=\"Embedded Document\" class=\"ead-iframe\" style=\"width: 100%;height: 100%;border: none;position: absolute;left: 0;top: 0;visibility: hidden;\"><\/iframe><\/div>\t\t\t<div class=\"ead-document-loading\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;position:absolute;left:0;top:0;z-index:10;\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ead-loading-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ead-loading-main\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ead-loading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/karlsons\/wp-content\/plugins\/embed-any-document\/images\/loading.svg\" width=\"55\" height=\"55\" alt=\"Loader\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Loading...<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ead-loading-foot\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ead-loading-foot-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/karlsons\/wp-content\/plugins\/embed-any-document\/images\/EAD-logo.svg\" alt=\"EAD Logo\" width=\"36\" height=\"23\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Taking too long?<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ead-document-btn ead-reload-btn\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/karlsons\/wp-content\/plugins\/embed-any-document\/images\/reload.svg\" alt=\"Reload\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\"\/> Reload document\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>|<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/karlsons\/files\/2026\/03\/C-Your-colours-fading.pdf\" class=\"ead-document-btn\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/karlsons\/wp-content\/plugins\/embed-any-document\/images\/open.svg\" alt=\"Open\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\"\/> Open in new tab\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n<p><strong>February<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We had a visit from the Moscrop music students the other day to show our grade seven students the possibilities of courses they can take when they get to high school.<\/p>\n<p>There is a follow-up event to the visit if any kids are interested in attending. Here are the details.<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Intro to Band \u2013 Pro-D Day Camp<\/u>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><b>Where:<\/b>\u00a0Moscrop, 4433 Moscrop St.<\/p>\n<p><b>When:<\/b>\u00a0Friday, February 27<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0(Pro-D Day) from 9am-2:30pm<\/p>\n<p><b>What:<\/b>\u00a0We will have demonstrations of each instrument by Tapestry Music, games, a performance by Moscrop\u2019s Senior Concert Band, and <i>all students will have a chance to try each concert band instrument!<\/i><\/p>\n<p><b>How Much<\/b>: Registration is $40 and includes a pizza lunch and snacks for the students<\/p>\n<p><b>Who:<\/b>\u00a0It\u2019s open to current Burnaby School District grade 6\u2019s and 7\u2019s, no experience required! But we have limited space, so we encourage students to register ASAP!<\/p>\n<p>If you are interested in attending, please register at: <u><a title=\"https:\/\/forms.office.com\/r\/zTSAY9zGRa\" href=\"https:\/\/forms.office.com\/r\/zTSAY9zGRa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-outlook-id=\"47a58994-827f-45c6-84b6-d4acdec7adfe\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"0\">Moscrop Intro to Band! &#8211; Grade 6\/7 Pro-D Day Camp &#8211; February 27, 2026 \u2013 Fill out form<\/a><\/u><\/p>\n<p>Contact: Moscrop Music Teacher, Sydney Tetarenko @ Sydney.tetarenko@burnabyschools.ca<\/p>\n<p>In music class we continue to learn about chords and practice the song\u00a0<em>Run Away To Mars<\/em> for our upcoming concert in April.<\/p>\n<p>Students in Division 3 should visit the Grade 5\/6 page for information about their piece in our upcoming concert.<\/p>\n<p><strong>January<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Students in grade seven who still want a grade 7 beginner band opportunity, there is one available to you!<\/p>\n<p>Please visit the VEMS site linked here. Band rehearsals begin January 18th, so sign up right away!<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"MlTAr2uGTT\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vems.ca\/2025\/12\/21\/vems-lends-a-hand-in-burnaby\/\">VEMS lends a hand in Burnaby<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;VEMS lends a hand in Burnaby&#8221; &#8212; Vancouver Extracurricular Music Society\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vems.ca\/2025\/12\/21\/vems-lends-a-hand-in-burnaby\/embed\/#?secret=8Q3xkfqeDL#?secret=MlTAr2uGTT\" data-secret=\"MlTAr2uGTT\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The children in Grade 6 and 7 are learning more about chords this term. We are learning that there are three notes in a major or minor chord.<\/p>\n<p>There is a specific mathematical formula for chords.<\/p>\n<p>The naming note of the chord is called the Root.<\/p>\n<p>From there, we count the notes of the scale. The Root is number 1. As you count the notes you number them going upwards in pitch. The 3rd note and the 5th note are also in the chord.<\/p>\n<p>We will also learn the mathematical difference between the major and minor chords.<\/p>\n<p>And we will play more guitars this term, concentrating on our song for the Spring Concert. Divisions 1 and 2 will perform <em>Run Away To Mars<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"space play videos\" width=\"863\" height=\"485\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/videoseries?list=PLQiC3VdKU_i3Axnfz4Maw5KyEgGhleQ1B\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>December<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The students in Divisions 1 and 2 have learned all of the basic chords on the guitar. They also understand the relationship between those chords and what a musical &#8220;key&#8221; is.<\/p>\n<p>We are learning some trickier songs with harder and quicker chord changes.<\/p>\n<p>The grade sevens went to visit the high school on Wednesday, December 10th to watch a band performance. Unfortunately, without grade seven band this year, those students will have a less informed choice about their electives in high school. We will have some sessions with the high school teachers around band so the grade seven students will better understand what band entails, what choices of instruments they have and how to play them before they make their course selections in January.<\/p>\n<p>We are going to learn a song for the school-wide sing along on December 18th. It is called\u00a0<em>O Hanukkah.<\/em> Here is a video to practice along with at home:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Hanukkah, oh Hanukkah song song along\" width=\"863\" height=\"485\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/r8h1VPuaqyY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>November<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Grade 6 and 7 students in Divisions 1 and 2 will continue learning chords and songs on the guitars for the rest of the term.<\/p>\n<p>Students in Division 3 have the option of playing the guitar or the ukulele as their harmony instrument.<\/p>\n<p>Division 3 students will also review recorders in November and December.<\/p>\n<p>We will play\u00a0<em>Jingle Bells<\/em>,\u00a0<em>Jolly Old St. Nicholas<\/em> and <em>Morning<\/em> on mixtures of instruments at the same time &#8211; Guitar, Ukulele, Recorder, percussion and xylophone.<\/p>\n<p><strong>October<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The grade sixes and sevens have begun reviewing guitar technique and chords.<\/p>\n<p>We are starting with the D major chord.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"How to play the D major chord on guitar\" width=\"863\" height=\"485\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Y-DtdZW6BmI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Then we will review the A major and E major chords. If you are a beginner, start with the following video.<\/p>\n<p>And once we know these three chords, there are a multitude of songs we can start playing on the guitar!<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Guitar Lesson 1 - Absolute Beginner? Start Here! [Free 10 Day Starter Course]\" width=\"863\" height=\"485\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BBz-Jyr23M4?start=42&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>June Students in Divisions 1, 2 and 3 are still working on their Blues songs. The due dates are June 8th for Divisions 1 and 2, and June 10th for Division 3. Students will perform their songs for the class. 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