Welcome to Welcome to

INTEGRATED ARTSINTEGRATED ARTS

~ Music and Movement ~~ Music and Movement ~

in the Arts Studioin the Arts Studio

with Mr. Adam Masonwith Mr. Adam Mason

Highlights of the Kindergarten YearHighlights of the Kindergarten Yearin Integrated Artsin Integrated Arts

beginning to develop our singing beginning to develop our singing voices voices drama and dance activities that focus drama and dance activities that focus on the theme of ‘travelling’ (ie. to other on the theme of ‘travelling’ (ie. to other countries, to space, etc.)countries, to space, etc.) songs and dances that explore the songs and dances that explore the seasons and special celebrationsseasons and special celebrations learning songs and dances from learning songs and dances from different parts of the worlddifferent parts of the world using instruments to add sound using instruments to add sound effects to a storybookeffects to a storybook

Highlights of the Gr. 1 Year Highlights of the Gr. 1 Year in Integrated Artsin Integrated Arts

creating dances to accompany creating dances to accompany poems and storiespoems and stories “ “A Day in Our Lives” dance projectA Day in Our Lives” dance project exploring percussion instrumentsexploring percussion instruments Learning songs and dances from Learning songs and dances from different countries and timesdifferent countries and times composing a piece of music to composing a piece of music to accompany the story accompany the story Where the Wild Where the Wild Things AreThings Are

Highlights of the Gr. 2 and Gr. 3 Year Highlights of the Gr. 2 and Gr. 3 Year in Integrated Artsin Integrated Arts

learning songs and dances from learning songs and dances from different times and places to answer the different times and places to answer the question, “Why do people make music question, “Why do people make music and dance?”and dance?” ‘ ‘The Arts Around Our Community’ The Arts Around Our Community’ dance projectdance project learning about all different kinds of learning about all different kinds of instrumentsinstruments learning how to read musical notationlearning how to read musical notation composing our own musical pieces on composing our own musical pieces on the theme of ‘weather’.the theme of ‘weather’.

Highlights of the Year for Highlights of the Year for Gr. 4, Gr. 4/5 and Gr. 5 classes Gr. 4, Gr. 4/5 and Gr. 5 classes

in Integrated Artsin Integrated Arts

learning how to improvise on the learning how to improvise on the xylophonesxylophones completing the ‘Beethoven Remixed’ completing the ‘Beethoven Remixed’ dance projectdance project comparing and contrasting songs comparing and contrasting songs from Canada’s past and presentfrom Canada’s past and present writing and performing original writing and performing original rhythms with musical notesrhythms with musical notes using dance to tell a storyusing dance to tell a story

Highlights of the Year forHighlights of the Year forGr. 5/6 and Gr. 6 classesGr. 5/6 and Gr. 6 classes

in Integrated Artsin Integrated Arts

learning about Jazz music and how to learning about Jazz music and how to dance to it!dance to it! exploring Bollywood music and exploring Bollywood music and creating a Bollywood inspired dance creating a Bollywood inspired dance routineroutine learning about, and comparing, learning about, and comparing, popular culture across times and places popular culture across times and places learning how to read music on a stafflearning how to read music on a staff composing a complimentary melody composing a complimentary melody for “Pachelbel’s Canon”for “Pachelbel’s Canon” translating a piece of poetry into translating a piece of poetry into dancedance

Questions? Comments? Concerns?Questions? Comments? Concerns?

Don’t hesitate to contact Mr. Mason Don’t hesitate to contact Mr. Mason

through the school office through the school office

(416) 393-1682(416) 393-1682

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