Welcome to IST’s Elementary Campus Music Site

Welcome to the International School of Tanganyika’s Elementary Campus Music Website. Here you will find what’s happening in Music classes, student activities and much more. Please check back often and feel free to leave us a message with your ideas, links and good thoughts. Asante!

Musical Mornings

End of year is almost upon us.  IST students in grades EC through Grade 5 would like to share some of the music they have learned this year.  Please come and join us for a morning of music on either of the dates listed above.  Students who are not involved in the concert that day will be invited to attend the concert as part of the audience.  We hope to see you all there.  If you have any questions, please email Mrs. Brook or Ms. Wright

May Musical Mornings

Please join us as the students share their creativity and enthusiasm.  The programs will run approximately 45 minutes each morning. This is a wonderful way to celebrate a musical school year at IST.

Thank you!

Student led conferences took place yesterday, and it was so wonderful to see many children bring their parents to the Music Room.  Students took responsibility for their learning and shared their growth over the course of the year in Music.  It was entertaining to watch parents taking risks to learn a new song or instrument that they had previously never been exposed to.  Thanks for dropping by!

ARTS WEEK – A Call for Talent

Next week is Arts Week at IST, and we want to give you a chance to showcase your artistic abilities!

We are looking for individuals or groups of students or parents who are interested in sharing their artistic talents during break and lunch next week.  Some of the classes will be singing or playing instruments, but we have a lot of slots available for YOU to come and share your talents as well.  We want to see you singing, dancing, acting, or a combination of all of the above!

A sign-up sheet will be outside Mrs. Brook’s Music Room from Tuesday, first break.  Drop by and add your name to the list of students and parents who want to share their art with others.

Mrs. Brook and Miss Tracy are available to help out with equipment (keyboards, speakers, microphones, stereo equipment, etc.), so please be sure to write down what you will be doing as well.

Parents, come and share your hidden talents with the school c0mmunity and teach your children what it means to be a risk-taker.

We hope to see many of you next week!

IST Students Bust the Move!

This week, IST students in Grades 3 and 4 had a chance to meet Pete Davis, a breakdancer from the UK who is visiting Tanzania.  He came into school to lead a workshop and share a bit of his passion for dance with our students.  Students were able to gain an appreciation for breakdancing that they may not have had before.  They were also given an opportunity to improvise dance in a group, learn a dance routine, and show confidence in their own physical strength.

Here are some photos and videos from the day’s workshop.  Enjoy, and be proud.  What a show!

A Celebration of Diversity – 7 Dec 2011

Some pictures from our IST Elementary December Music Concert:
A Celebration of Diversity…

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December Concert live on ustream!

For those parents who will not be able to make it to the concert tomorrow…
The concert will be aired live on ustream on this channel: http://www.ustream.tv/channel/elementary-music-dept.

If you are unable to watch it live, you can also visit the same site to watch the recorded concert as well.  The movie will stay online until Christmas break, when we will take it down.

Live streaming relies on the internet.  In case the internet is down, we’ll be video recording the event and we will embed the concert on the music dept’s blog for your access.

Thanks for your support, whether you are able to attend the concert or not!

The Music Team

A Celebration of Diversity

Wednesday, December 7th

7:30AM – 9:15AM

Elementary School Hall

Come out and support your sons and daughters as they make music to celebrate this festive time of year.

We look forward to seeing you there!

It’s all about confidence…

I was telling some students about this amazing performance today, and promised to post it on the Music Blog.  It goes to show you that performance is all about confidence.  You can make ANY song sound incredible if you have confidence when you sing or play it.  Enjoy!

December Concert

We hope you will be able to take some time out of your busy day to come and celebrate this time of year with us, and share in the diversity of our community.

Proposed Program (subject to revision):