Everyone did a great job with the Brainy the Octopus practicing challenge for this year! In total, students earned $76 for the foodbank with their practicing. Great job everyone! The food collected was dropped off at the Saskatoon Food Bank downtown. I’m looking forward to the next practicing challenge with students!
Category: Studio Events
New Practicing Challenge
We’ve started a new practicing challenge! Students are trying to play a piece 8 times this week, if they do so, the studio donates a dollar to the World Wildlife Foundation! Because the World Wildlife does symbolic adoptions for various animals! As such, we have chosen 4 animals. Students get one vote for every 8… Continue reading New Practicing Challenge
Brainy Challenge 2023
Everyone did really well this year during the Brainy Foodbank Practicing Challenge! Students were challenged to play a piece 8 times during a week. They had 3 weeks to complete these three challenges, and for each challenge completed earned one dollar for the foodbank from the studio. In total the students earned 58 dollars for… Continue reading Brainy Challenge 2023
June 2023
This has been a fun year in the studio! We had our first in-person recital since 2019, published our composition book, and had lots of fun learning great music this year! Our composition book was a fun project this year! All students had an opportunity to write their own music in the studio this year.… Continue reading June 2023
Brainy Challenge 2022
Thanks to all students who took part in this year’s Brainy Food Bank Practicing Challenge! Students this year earned over $55 dollars for the food bank! This challenge is named after studio mascot Brainy the Octopus. How did this work? Students recieved three practicing challenges over the course of three weeks. If they completed their… Continue reading Brainy Challenge 2022
Brainy’s Food Bank Challenge 2021
This year for Brainy’s Foodbank Challenge, brainy built a castle in the studio to show the student’s fundraising progress! How does this challenge work? Students are given one challenge for the week. Inspired by our studio mascot, Brainy the Octopus, students must try to play a song eight times during the week! If they make… Continue reading Brainy’s Food Bank Challenge 2021
Brainy Challenge 2020
This year, Brainy did an entirely digital version of his yearly brainy challenge! This is a studio event where students are challenged to practice one piece 8 times during the week to earn the food bank $1. This challenge runs for 3 weeks, so students have the opportunity to earn $3 each for the food… Continue reading Brainy Challenge 2020
October 29th mini-recital
Our first mini-recital of the year was held last night! Students had the opportunity to play two pieces each. We also played a number of musical games. To start off our concert, we started with musical charades. Students had to act out a symbol, then the rest of us would try and guess what symbol… Continue reading October 29th mini-recital
Brainy Foodbank Challenge 2019
The Brainy Foodbank challenge has concluded for another year! Every year starting in November, Brainy the octopus runs a practicing challenge. Students are given a challenge – they must practice something eight times during the week. Challenges are chosen by teacher and student together. If they complete their challenge, they earn the Foodbank one dollar.… Continue reading Brainy Foodbank Challenge 2019
Spring Recital 2019
It has been a fun year in the studio so far! Students performed at the spring recital on May 30th. Performers chose some recent pieces, a few of their favourites, and also performed some ensemble music. The concert featured a clarinet trio and clarinet duets as well as one performing playing their own composition. I… Continue reading Spring Recital 2019