Musicians Bio
Alysa Bymoen/2017-2018
I am apart of the W.H. Croxford Music Academy. Being in grade ten and being able to write music as well as work with other students who share my passion, is a great opportunity that I intend to take full advantage of.
I started playing the cello in grade four and continued into grade five. However, I had to give the instrument up for three years when I moved. In grade seven and eight I played bass clarinet in band class. Outside of school, I took guitar classes (started in grade six), voice classes (started in grade seven), and piano classes (started in grade nine). My love of music was first inspired by my older sister and later from the first concert that I had ever been to. The concert was three bands; Nightranger, Loverboy, and Journey. My goal in life is to become a composer when I am older, so this year I'm hoping to write a piece by the end of the year. For my more detailed bio, press the button below. |
Ah, music. A magic beyond all we do here. ” ~J.K. Rowling |
The Music Academy
The Academy is something unique to our school that started last year. (2016) I was in the Grade Nine band at the time and we were very separate from the older kids, which we could have learned a lot from. However, this year (2017) we are all together first period. The Academy kids are doing some different things but are later going to be still accessible to the younger kids. The Academy kids are required to make a youtube account, a website, a musical group among peers, and a piece we created on our own. We play in large ensembles on top of the small ones. We have some control over what music we are doing and our instructor is usually open to ideas. We are partly teaching ourselves in this class and we are partly being taught. It's a great way to learn over the traditional styles. |