For Kindergarten and Grade 1 students, nature and nature's music continue to be a source of inspiration.  Inspired by the book, Rain, Kindergarten and Grade 1 students looked at how they could translate the onomatopoeia found in the book into musical sound and pitches.  

Interdisciplinary studies often open up new possibilities for learning.  Grade 2 students are currently learning songs about the Prairies.  Grade 3 students learn about Ukrainian (and also Russian) folksongs.  They listened to music by Igor Stravinsky and tried to see folksongs and folklores inspired him to write some of the greatest ballet music of our times.  Using The Elders are Watching by David Bouchard as a starting point, Grade 4 explored a number of songs which address the relationship between people and nature.  

Grade 5 students continue their study in the jazz idiom.  They are consolidating their skills in ensemble playing and improvisation skills based on the blues scale which is foundational to jazz music.