The itinerant music program will begin shortly now that we have two new instructors to the program. There will be a presentation on Tuesday afternoon, November 3rd, for Grade 5 & 6 students on the Band and Strings programs by the music instructors.
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Music Night
Allenby is proud to present our Music Night on Wednesday, May 13 at 7:00 p.m. There will be a limit of 2 tickets for any performing student in the Choir or the Band and Strings programme.
Band and Strings Information Night
We are trying something new this year and scheduling an information night on Wednesday, September 10 at 7:00 p.m. in the lunchroom, for parents/guardians of grade 5 and grade 6 students who are considering taking the Band and Strings programme. The presentations will only be about the options available for renting instruments. The school will […]
June APA Meeting
Our final APA meeting will be on Monday June 23. Important items for discussion include the 2014/15 APA budget (which will be tabled in June and voted on in September. As presented, the budget includes some significant changes from this year’s). Additionally, updates to the band and strings program for next school year will be […]
January APA Meeting
January’s APA meeting is next Wednesday, January 29 from 7-9pm in the library. The agenda is available at the APA website. We will begin a discussion on the APA Advertising Policy. As well, there are five motions on the table for voting: To release the $10,000 in segregated funds that was reserved in September 2012 […]
Downtown Vocal Music Academy
Here is a great musical opportunity for students who will be entering grades 4, 5 or 6 next year. For more information visit the DVMC website or contact Lorrie Parrott.
Stop the Itinerant Music Program Cuts in TDSB
The TDSB is considering cuts to almost 50 of the 107 Itinerant Music Instructors (IMIs), who provide enrichment programs (strings, band, and steel pan) and staff development programs (for recorder/orff/vocal music ROV). This represents a loss of 713 hours/week out of a total 1161 hours. All hours will be lost for the ROV staff development […]
Arts Update
Music Monday Video As I reported a couple of weeks ago, on Music Monday, most of the school went outside to sing this year’s song by Astronaut and musician Chris Hadfield and Barenaked Ladies’ Ed Robertson, officially titled “I.S.S. (Is Somebody Singing).” Mrs. Lau took a video using an ipad. She had to set up […]
Music Monday
Yesterday was Music Monday, a day when we celebrate music education. Music education takes place in many ways, in the Music Room, in the Dance and Drama class and in regular classrooms. This year, as you may have heard by now, Canadian Space Agency Astronaut and musician Chris Hadfield and Barenaked Ladies’ Ed Robertson have co-written […]
Spring Music Update
Junior Choir has begun again and is practising weekly on Day 3. There will be an afternoon music performance of the Grade 5 and 6 Band and Strings groups and the Junior Choir on May 16th at 1:30 p.m.