Grace Gadon

Spreading a love for music with Banff Elementary School

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Our Indigenous Soundscapes unit is almost finished! The Grade 4's enjoyed a day outside in Banff as their recording studio! @Banff_El_School @MountainEdu

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Grade 8's were our band clinicians this week (and they did such a professional job, might I add!) @Banff_El_School

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The Grade 1's are STILL celebrating Cinco de Mayo with "La Raspa"! What a great way to practice our counting and rhythm.
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Thanks for the demo (and Rick Roll!) of Grade 6 Ukulele Olympics Gold ring Sakuya! @Banff_El_School @MountainEdu

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Nothing is more fun than learning about Tchaikovsky through a musical rollercoaster! @Banff_El_School @MountainEdu

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The Grade 2's LOVE a good scavenger hunt! Thank you to 3H for their instrument family facts and riddles! @Banff_El_School @MountainEdu

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A beginning trombone clinic with @snizinkevich is never a dull moment with the sounds of bubbling water and kazoos! @Banff_El_School @MountainEdu

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It's flute and trombone "try out" day in Grade 7 band! Did you know one of these students played "Jingle Bells" on trombone by ear on day one?! @Banff_El_School @MountainEdu

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Oshogatsu! Happy New Year!
Grade 2 and 3's are celebrating 2023 with Japanese New Year's songs and learning about the Koto!
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It's HERE! The Banff Holiday Concert Show 1 is tonight! Catch us live or on livestream! @Banff_El_School @MountainEdu @banffcentre

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Mrs. G LOVES a good music game! The Grade 4's are creating their own games and props for Grade 2 and 3's to play in our classroom! And let me tell you, they are FUN! @DavidMannixEDU @Banff_El_School @MountainEdu

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@Drake, "Started from the Bottom" is a great hook to help Grade 7's remember line and space note naming placement on the music staff. Cheers to creative music education.

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The most impactful study for me. #mca22 @CoalitionCanada

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Mrs. G is at #mca22 at MacEwan University today and tomorrow! Thanks @CanRocksATA59! @Banff_El_School @MountainEdu

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Thank you Dr. Sand (and Mr. Post!) for great beginning band clinics for our Grade 7 & 8's! @MountainEdu @Banff_El_School

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Grade 1's explored what a "tur-key pie" would sound like on glockenspiel! We love composing! @MountainEdu @Banff_El_School

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Celebrating the Terry Fox Run with @Banff_El_School in this beautiful setting today. @TerryFoxCanada

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Grade 2 music got some outdoor learning in before it got chilly! We enjoyed some ear training and solfege hopscotch in the sun! @MountainEdu @Banff_El_School

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So fitting that our new school year begins with the opening of the new Nancy Pauw Bridge in Banff! 🗻 @Banff_Town @Banff_El_School

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Happy National Indigenous Peoples Day! @MountainEdu @Banff_El_School