Post on 07-May-2018
YellowknifeCatholicSchools
WHYCHOOSEBAND?
YellowknifeCatholicSchools512449thStreet
Yellowknife,NorthwestTerritories
(867)766‐7400
www.ycs.nt.ca
LearningforLifeResearchshowsthatstudentswhoparticipateinMusiclearningactivitiesdevelopstrongskillsinthefollowingareas:
Criticalthinking
Abilitytoworkandcommunicatewithothers
Positiveself‐esteem
Responsibilityandcommitment
Perseveranceandtime‐management
Formoreinformation,visit
www.weallneedmusic.ca
Whylearntoplayaninstrument?
Developspositiveself‐esteemandconfidence
Providesopportunitiesfortravel,performinginschoolsandcommunities
Becomeapartofateam!
Helpsyoutobecomeastrongerstudentacademically
BandatSt.PatrickHighSchoolBandatSt.Pat’sfeaturesthreeensemblesthatparticipateinmanyvibrantandexcitingperformancesaroundthecityofYellowknife.There’snodoubtthatthetalentofourmusicstudentsenablesustobeinhighdemand!
ThePrideoftheIrishConcertBandisagradeninethroughtwelvewindensemblethatspecializesinpiecesthatrequirelargerscaleinstrumentationinordertoaccuratelyproducemusicinawidevarietyofstyles,whichincludeclassicrock,blues,folkandclassical.Thestudentsinthisgrouptaketheirperformancesveryseriously,butalsohavesomeseriousfun!
TheKillarneyJazzBandisa16‐piecegradeninethroughtwelveensemblethatperformspiecesscoredforsmallermore“pop”oriented
settings.Asaresultoftheband’smusicalstyle,theyhavebeeninhighdemandthroughoutthecity.Instrumentationincludesarhythmsection(drums,bass,piano,guitar),trombones,trumpetsandsaxophones.
TheFourLeafCloverJazzComboisafivetoeightpiecegroupthatperformsjazzstandardsandpoptunes.Sinceitsinception,thisgrouphasbeenthebusiestofthethree.Thisislargelyduetoitssmallersize,whichenablesittoworkinmoreintimateenvironments.Asaresult,thisgrouphasperformedatLeFrolic,TheExplorerHotel,SombaK’ePark,andhasbeenafeatureperformerforthePeterGsozkiConcert,FolkontheRocksandtheNWTLegislature,tonameafew.
BandatWeledehandEcoleSt.JosephSchoolsStudentsatbothWeledehandSt.Joe’sareintroducedtoBandinGrade6,whereeverystudenthastheopportunitytolearnaninstrumenttraditionallyfoundintheconcertband.StudentsinGrades7and8havetheoptionofparticipatingintheBandProgramaspartoftheirFineArtsExploratory.ThosestudentswhoparticipateintheBandProgrammayalsojointheextra‐curricularConcertBandorJazzBand.StudentswhochoosetocontinuestudyingtheirinstrumentthroughtheBandProgramfindittobeachallengingandrewardingexperience,whichpreparesthemtoparticipateintheSt.PatrickHighSchoolBandProgram.