Tuesday, September 3, 2013
Welcome Back!
Welcome new and returning Leaside Musicians for another year of Music at Leaside!
Here are some important upcoming dates:
Music Info Meeting - Monday Sept 9th at lunch
First Band Rehearsal - Tuesday Sept 10th at lunch
We hope to see you there for another great year of music-making!
Wednesday, February 20, 2013
Tuesday, February 19, 2013
THE ARTS @ LUNCH
Come check out our Drama, Music and Visual Arts programs on our open house lunch tomorrow, Wednesday February 20. Our doors will be open for experimentation in the Mac computer lab and conventional jamming in the Music Room!
Come check out your course choices for September 2013 - January 2014 and see what the Arts has to offer!
Come check out our Drama, Music and Visual Arts programs on our open house lunch tomorrow, Wednesday February 20. Our doors will be open for experimentation in the Mac computer lab and conventional jamming in the Music Room!
Come check out your course choices for September 2013 - January 2014 and see what the Arts has to offer!
Thursday, February 7, 2013
Music Options for Fall 2013!
The time has come to start thinking about choices for Fall 2013! If you're interested in classes that are FUN, INTERACTIVE, CREATIVE and combine CRITICAL THINKING, TEAMWORK and INDIVIDUAL TECHNIQUE, then Music at Leaside is for you!
Here are some of our offerings:
Grade 9, 10, 11, 12 - BAND - AMI
Offered at the junior and senior level, for any students with any band experience. Focused on developing instrumental music techniques, as well as responding, reflecting and analysing using music from a variety of periods and culture. Foundations of theory and ear training will be taught, along with frequent explorations in creating our own music. Students will work as a whole band in class, on solo performance skills, and in small instrumental ensembles.
Grade 10, 11, 12 - GUITAR - AMG
Offered at the junior and senior level, no experience on guitar is necessary. Focused on developing classical guitar techniques, as well as responding, reflecting and analysing using music from a variety of periods and culture. Foundations of theory and ear training will be taught, along with frequent explorations in creating our own music. In-class performances alone as well as in small groups are part of the credit for guitar.
Grade 11, 12 - MUSIC AND COMPUTERS - AMM
This is a senior level course, focused on developing compositional skills using music technology, as well as responding, reflecting and analysing using music from a variety of periods and culture. Foundations of theory and ear training will be taught, but the bulk of the class work is computer-based explorations of variety of technological support for music creation such as Garage Band, Logic, Finale and Band-in-a-Box.
See our course website here: lhsamm.blogspot.com
Please email Ms. Simmons lauren.simmons@tdsb.on.ca if you have any questions!
The time has come to start thinking about choices for Fall 2013! If you're interested in classes that are FUN, INTERACTIVE, CREATIVE and combine CRITICAL THINKING, TEAMWORK and INDIVIDUAL TECHNIQUE, then Music at Leaside is for you!
Here are some of our offerings:
Grade 9, 10, 11, 12 - BAND - AMI
Offered at the junior and senior level, for any students with any band experience. Focused on developing instrumental music techniques, as well as responding, reflecting and analysing using music from a variety of periods and culture. Foundations of theory and ear training will be taught, along with frequent explorations in creating our own music. Students will work as a whole band in class, on solo performance skills, and in small instrumental ensembles.
Grade 10, 11, 12 - GUITAR - AMG
Offered at the junior and senior level, no experience on guitar is necessary. Focused on developing classical guitar techniques, as well as responding, reflecting and analysing using music from a variety of periods and culture. Foundations of theory and ear training will be taught, along with frequent explorations in creating our own music. In-class performances alone as well as in small groups are part of the credit for guitar.
Grade 11, 12 - MUSIC AND COMPUTERS - AMM
This is a senior level course, focused on developing compositional skills using music technology, as well as responding, reflecting and analysing using music from a variety of periods and culture. Foundations of theory and ear training will be taught, but the bulk of the class work is computer-based explorations of variety of technological support for music creation such as Garage Band, Logic, Finale and Band-in-a-Box.
See our course website here: lhsamm.blogspot.com
Please email Ms. Simmons lauren.simmons@tdsb.on.ca if you have any questions!
Wednesday, November 7, 2012
Medieval Music History (playlist)
The following is a video playlist to give some background on the Medieval Music Era.
Monday, October 8, 2012
Lesson for AMG class - Tuesday, October 9
1. Visit this website activity by clicking the link and learn about building Major Scales.
2. Visit at least one of these other websites and read about Scales:
3. Watch one of these two You Tube video
Music Theory Fundamentals - includes minor scales, very technical (9 minutes)
Contemporary Music Theory - a bit more approachable but long (18 minutes)
We will be talking more about scales in the weeks to come, but this will get you started.
1. Visit this website activity by clicking the link and learn about building Major Scales.
2. Visit at least one of these other websites and read about Scales:
3. Watch one of these two You Tube video
Music Theory Fundamentals - includes minor scales, very technical (9 minutes)
Contemporary Music Theory - a bit more approachable but long (18 minutes)
We will be talking more about scales in the weeks to come, but this will get you started.
Sunday, September 23, 2012
Italian Terms - Internet Exploration
You will be divided in to groups. In your groups, you are going to look up words and definitions for the following. Use the worksheet you will be given in class.
Group 1. Five different musical terms/symbols used to describe volume in music.
Group 2. Five different musical terms used to describe fast music.
Group 3. Five different musical terms used to describe slow music.
Group 4. Five different musical terms used to describe changes in speed in music.
Group 5. Five different musical terms/symboles used to describe articulation.
Make sure that everyone in your group writes down all your terms and definitions.
Once all the groups have completed their lists, you will re-group yourselves in new groups with ONE person from EACH group and share your findings with each other.
By the end of the class you should have a list of twenty-five musical terms and symbols!
Start by consulting the following websites:
Glossary of Italian Terms from SFCV
Music Theory. ORG Glossary
ThinkQuest Music Dictionary
ALL THESE TERMS ARE FAIR GAME FOR FUTURE QUIZZES ;)
Group 1. Five different musical terms/symbols used to describe volume in music.
Group 2. Five different musical terms used to describe fast music.
Group 3. Five different musical terms used to describe slow music.
Group 4. Five different musical terms used to describe changes in speed in music.
Group 5. Five different musical terms/symboles used to describe articulation.
Make sure that everyone in your group writes down all your terms and definitions.
Once all the groups have completed their lists, you will re-group yourselves in new groups with ONE person from EACH group and share your findings with each other.
By the end of the class you should have a list of twenty-five musical terms and symbols!
Start by consulting the following websites:
Glossary of Italian Terms from SFCV
Music Theory. ORG Glossary
ThinkQuest Music Dictionary
ALL THESE TERMS ARE FAIR GAME FOR FUTURE QUIZZES ;)
Wednesday, September 12, 2012
AMG - Instruments of Music Exploration
Good morning students!
Today we learned a little about the families of the orchestra.
To test your knowledge, follow this link to take the Instruments of the Orchestra Quiz
For future reference, here are some more websites on this topic:
DSO Kids Instrument Chart
SF Kids Instruments of the Orchestra
NAC Arts Alive
Philharmonia Sound Exchange
You will be using these websites for a future exploration.
Today we learned a little about the families of the orchestra.
To test your knowledge, follow this link to take the Instruments of the Orchestra Quiz
For future reference, here are some more websites on this topic:
DSO Kids Instrument Chart
SF Kids Instruments of the Orchestra
NAC Arts Alive
Philharmonia Sound Exchange
You will be using these websites for a future exploration.
Monday, January 30, 2012
Band Boot Camp Day!
Thursday Feb 2 is our very important and enriching BAND BOOT CAMP at Northlea. We'll meet at 8:15 AM at Leaside or 8:30 at Northlea, and be all wrapped up by noon. A morning of great musical training with expert conductors - be there!!
Thursday, December 8, 2011
Holiday Performances
It's almost the Holiday season here at LHS - just a few important reminders...
- the LHS band will be playing Thursday Dec 8 for Grade 8 Information Night - pizza dinner will be provided and you can earn volunteer hours!
- the LHS band will be playing Friday Dec 23 for the Holiday Assembly - if you're in school on this day, join us, it's always so much fun!
What Courses Can I Take?
It's never too early to start planning your course selections for the 2012 school year! You can take Band, Guitar, or Music & Computers in the senior grades at Leaside, so we hope you'll make room for us in you timetable! See Ms. Simmons if you have any questions!
Wednesday, August 24, 2011
Gearing up for 2011-2012!
We are pleased to share with you the following important dates in our 2011-2012 year! We have lots of plan and we're looking forward to making great music with Leaside students!
Check back here for more information as it becomes available.
Music Kick-Off Meeting: Monday Sept 12, 11:30 in Room 222
Northlea Grade 6 Day: Wednesday Oct 12
Remembrance Day Assembly: Friday Nov 11
Band Boot Camp Day: Thursday Feb 2
Wednesday, September 22, 2010
Fall Fundraising
This year, we are doing TWO PROGRAMS FROM QSP: the GIFT CATALOGUE and FAMILY READING MAGAZINES. This magazine and gift sale will help raise funds for programs, activities and equipment that benefit our children.
The Gift Collection Catalogue offers 77 unique items and the Family Reading Program has over 700 magazines and books at savings of up to 80% off newsstand prices. Our school retains an average of $10.00 for every magazine purchased, so every order counts. Imagine if every family purchased something!
This is a great opportunity to buy gifts and/or subscriptions for relatives, friends, business associates and children, who love to receive their own mail. Magazines can be sent anywhere in Canada, and if requested, QSP will send a gift card - also available online!
MAGAZINES - ORDER ONLINE at www.QSP.CA!
¨ Save up to 4-6 weeks on the delivery time. Online orders are processed immediately, you start getting magazines right away!
¨ Invite family and friends across Canada to visit QSP.ca via the Email feature.
¨ Online ordering is easy for our school and you! Accurate, safe, and simple!
¨ Renewals are easy: just make sure you enter your address exactly as it’s printed on your current mailed magazines.
GIFT/MAGAZINE CATALOGUE ORDERS
¨ Complete entire order form: address, postal code, student’s name and school.
¨ Gift orders will be delivered to the school approx. 3 weeks after the campaign ends.
Fall Events!
Band Day at Northlea – Wednesday, October 13th
On Wednesday, October 13th, a group of Leaside students will travel to Northlea to assist with the Grade 6 Beginner Band Day organized by Ms. Loucks, the music teacher. Our students will serve as assistants to the instrument specialists throughout the day and act as excellent leaders and team members as well as role models! They’ll also get a chance to work with the specialists on their own instrumental performance. This opportunity is open to members of the Concert Band, and permission forms coming home shortly.
Parent-Teacher Interviews – Thursday, October 21st
Information will be coming home next week about the schedule and sign-up procedure for interviews. I look forward to seeing as many of you as possible in either the afternoon or evening session. Please sign-up for an interview via your son or daughter. If you are unable to attend the interviews, but wish to speak with me about your son or daughter’s progress in music, do not hesitate to contact me at the information above.
Band Field Trip – Wednesday, October 28th
On Tuesday November 2nd (PERIOD B CLASS) and Thursday November 4th (PERIOD C CLASS), the band classes will be travelling to see the Toronto Symphony at Roy Thomson Hall. For only $10, this is truly a great opportunity to see our city’s premiere orchestra. Please return the ticket fee and permission forms as soon as possible once you have received them, and please contact me at the information above if you are interested in accompanying us on this trip as a chaperone. This trip is mandatory for members of the band classes, and permission forms coming home shortly.
Remembrance Day – Tuesday, November 11th
For the third year in a row, we are co-ordinating with our colleagues in History and Drama to offer a Remembrance Day Assembly at Leaside. If you wish to join us to witness this meaningful celebration and reflection of our country’s history, please do so. The Assembly will take place at 9 AM in the auditorium,
Arts Night – Thursday, November 25th
Our annual showcase evening, featuring individual performances in the areas of dance, drama and music! The LHS Band and Choir will also be performing, and we hope you will be able to join us to see all the artistic excellence our community has to offer! We’ll also have a sneak peak of our Spring show, GREASE!
Tuesday, September 7, 2010
Wednesday, September 1, 2010
Welcome to 2010 - 2011 at LHS Music!
Welcome to the new school year! We hope everyone had a great summer and is excited to return to school for another great year of music making! We have a few exciting things to tell you about...
- SCHOOL SHOW! Yes, we're doing a musical: Grease! Keep your ears tuned to the announcements for updates about our first info meeting!
- (SHOW) CHOIR! In order to be involved in performing as a singer Grease, you have to be an active member of of Leaside's choir. Stay tuned for more details and we hope to see all you GLEEKS out :)
- CONCERT BAND! Back for another year, this year going for gold at Festival and performing for lots of special occassions!
- SHOW/JAZZ BAND! We need a band for Grease, too! So keep on the lookout for details but please be aware - you need to be an active member of Concert Band in order to be in the Show/Jazz Band.
There's lots more to come so keep checking here for details or the bulletin board outside Room 222. We're excited for a great year of new musical adventures and we hope you are too!
- SCHOOL SHOW! Yes, we're doing a musical: Grease! Keep your ears tuned to the announcements for updates about our first info meeting!
- (SHOW) CHOIR! In order to be involved in performing as a singer Grease, you have to be an active member of of Leaside's choir. Stay tuned for more details and we hope to see all you GLEEKS out :)
- CONCERT BAND! Back for another year, this year going for gold at Festival and performing for lots of special occassions!
- SHOW/JAZZ BAND! We need a band for Grease, too! So keep on the lookout for details but please be aware - you need to be an active member of Concert Band in order to be in the Show/Jazz Band.
There's lots more to come so keep checking here for details or the bulletin board outside Room 222. We're excited for a great year of new musical adventures and we hope you are too!
Thursday, March 25, 2010
Spring in to Music!
Here are some of our upcoming events!
Sounds of Toronto Concert at Massey Hall, Thursday, April 15, 7pm
On Thursday April 15, members of the Semester 2 Vocal Class and 10 selected Concert Band students will be performing in the 60th annual "Sounds of Toronto" concert, presented by the Toronto Secondary School Music Teachers' Association. Please mark your calendars now and plan to attend this event - for only $10 you will see choirs, bands, strings, steel pans, drumlines and much more from over 100 students across the TDSB, including Leaside students.
Music Monday, May 3, 2pm
Music Monday is a nation-wide celebration of music education, when students of all ages across the country sing the same song and celebrate music in their communities. Our vocal class and jazz band will be travelling to Bessborough to perform outdoors with their band and students. Stay tuned for more details, but if you can, plan to join us at 2pm at Bessborough!
Spring Arts Night, Thursday May 13, 7pm
This first-ever Spring Arts Night for Leaside will feature solo and ensemble performances by members of the vocal class, showcasing works of Music and Computers students, and will highlight our new JAZZ BAND! There will also be drama and other arts, so join us to celebrate our students' accomplishments this semester!
Sounds of Toronto Concert at Massey Hall, Thursday, April 15, 7pm
On Thursday April 15, members of the Semester 2 Vocal Class and 10 selected Concert Band students will be performing in the 60th annual "Sounds of Toronto" concert, presented by the Toronto Secondary School Music Teachers' Association. Please mark your calendars now and plan to attend this event - for only $10 you will see choirs, bands, strings, steel pans, drumlines and much more from over 100 students across the TDSB, including Leaside students.
Music Monday, May 3, 2pm
Music Monday is a nation-wide celebration of music education, when students of all ages across the country sing the same song and celebrate music in their communities. Our vocal class and jazz band will be travelling to Bessborough to perform outdoors with their band and students. Stay tuned for more details, but if you can, plan to join us at 2pm at Bessborough!
Spring Arts Night, Thursday May 13, 7pm
This first-ever Spring Arts Night for Leaside will feature solo and ensemble performances by members of the vocal class, showcasing works of Music and Computers students, and will highlight our new JAZZ BAND! There will also be drama and other arts, so join us to celebrate our students' accomplishments this semester!
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
Videos for Vocalists
Check out the following videos to find out how the voice works!
- A visual but basic outline of how the larynx produces sound
- Not gonna lie, this one is kind of gross, but shows actual vocal folds in action
- This is a video that is old but worth watching
- Old but worth watching part 2
- A visual but basic outline of how the larynx produces sound
- Not gonna lie, this one is kind of gross, but shows actual vocal folds in action
- This is a video that is old but worth watching
- Old but worth watching part 2
Tuesday, January 5, 2010
Looking Ahead to 2010
Here are some of our exciting upcoming events:
1. February Band Day
In February, on the last day of exams, Feb.2, we will be hosting students from Northlea for a band workshop day with expert clinicians. Students will benefit greatly from this day, so we hope you will support their participation and help them get to school on that day!
2. Ontario Band Festival
In mid-February, the Leaside Band will be performing again in the Ontario Concert Band Festival in Markham. Last year at this event we earned a "Silver Plus" rating, and this year will be striving for the gold! Parents will be welcome on the trip for supervision help and also are welcome to come a watch the performance - we perform at 4:20 at Le Parc Banquet Hall, Leslie/Hwy 7, in Markham.
3. Massey Hall, Sounds of Toronto, April 15
On Thursday April 15, members of the Semester 2 Vocal Class and 10 selected Concert Band students will be performing in the 60th annual "Sounds of Toronto" concert, presented by the Toronto Secondary School Music Teachers' Association. Please mark your calendars now and plan to attend this event - for only $10 you will see choirs, bands, strings, steel pans, drumlines and much more from across the TDSB, including Leaside students.
1. February Band Day
In February, on the last day of exams, Feb.2, we will be hosting students from Northlea for a band workshop day with expert clinicians. Students will benefit greatly from this day, so we hope you will support their participation and help them get to school on that day!
2. Ontario Band Festival
In mid-February, the Leaside Band will be performing again in the Ontario Concert Band Festival in Markham. Last year at this event we earned a "Silver Plus" rating, and this year will be striving for the gold! Parents will be welcome on the trip for supervision help and also are welcome to come a watch the performance - we perform at 4:20 at Le Parc Banquet Hall, Leslie/Hwy 7, in Markham.
3. Massey Hall, Sounds of Toronto, April 15
On Thursday April 15, members of the Semester 2 Vocal Class and 10 selected Concert Band students will be performing in the 60th annual "Sounds of Toronto" concert, presented by the Toronto Secondary School Music Teachers' Association. Please mark your calendars now and plan to attend this event - for only $10 you will see choirs, bands, strings, steel pans, drumlines and much more from across the TDSB, including Leaside students.
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