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Lakeshore’s grade 7/8 music class is a band of renegades, learning to play the instruments that make up a rock band. Over two years, they’ll have experience, on drums, bass, guitar, and of course, singing.

Attention Canadian music teachers and students! We're thrilled to announce that the Canadian Music Class Challenge is back for 2018. That's when we challenge you to learn a Canadian song from our list and submit a video of your class performing the song. Your teacher and music class could win fabulous prizes and national recognition! You can register your class(es) starting on Tuesday August 28, 2018. Early birds signing up before September 11 get a chance to win a Marshall Bluetooth speaker for the classroom. For the 2018 song list, prizes, key dates, FAQs, rules, and more information about the Canadian Music Class Challenge, please visit: http://cbcmusic.ca/musicclass

Hi, we are Grade 5 students from class 5-2 in the French Immersion program at Forest Trail Public school in Oakville, Ontario. Our class is high energy, creative, and diverse. We are also collaborative, and worked well together to create our version of the “Lost Boy” song. At first, some of our classmates were not very sure about participating, but once we started working, everyone wanted a part. It has been an inspiring and wonderful creative process, with lots of ideas and reflection on the best way to present one of our favourite songs. We hope you enjoy the product as much as we have enjoyed the process! Our class has people in it from all over the world, and although most of us have attended Forest Trail since grade 1, this project has contributed to building our community and improved our ability to work together. This is Forest Trail's (5/2) rendition of Lost Boy. For more information about the Canadian Music Class Challenge please visit: http://cbcmusic.ca/musicclass

This is Fred Varley’s very first Orffestra. It came about when our grade 3 and 4 students were mesmerized by the school band and wanted a band of their own. We have about 50 students in our ensemble ages 7 and 8. Since our ensemble is made up of such a variety of instruments, we get have fun in exploring and creating our own arrangements of pieces. Our students came with a wide range of musical experiences - some came in with none, but we do our best to create arrangements that include everyone regardless of where they are at, only with a shared passion for creating beautiful music and having fun. Without further ado, here’s Fred Varley’s Orffestra! (Listen to it with headphones to hear those contrabass bars. They are pretty cool!) For more information about the Canadian Music Class Challenge please visit: http://cbcmusic.ca/musicclass

Ms. Mercer’s 4G Class has been excitedly preparing for their Music Class Challenge recording for months. They are a group of amazing and talented grade four students and their very proud homeroom teacher. After selecting and learning to sing Serena Ryder’s beautiful song, they set about learning how to play the ukulele. With the addition of a violinist, a pianist, and two drummers, their performance really rocks.

The BVCS Concert Band is a team of 50 students who meet every Tuesday after school. We have a wide range of students in our group, including beginners and more experienced players. We have students in grade 5 all the way up to grade 10. We started working on the piece Stay by Alessia Cara in the beginning of October and we just finished it right before we recorded it. Our performance includes many different elements in the percussion section that help to create our unique version of this fantastic piece. For more information about the Canadian Music Class Challenge please visit: http://cbcmusic.ca/musicclass

The Grade ½ and 2/3 classes are AWESOME because they have such a willingness to be creative in Arts class and they are not afraid to perform in front of the school! Many of these students performed at the Remembrance Day assembly and they even sang beautifully in a round! You should see them DANCE! For more information about the Canadian Music Class Challenge please visit: http://cbcmusic.ca/musicclass

This is our third time participating in the CBC music contest and we decided to cover “Knocking at the Door” by the Canadian group, The Arkells. Having participated in this challenge before, we went into it focusing on having fun and collaborating with each other instead of on the competition. We are a group of 10 kids from London, Ontario. Prior to this project, our relationship was already quite close due to us all being students of a very small French first-language school, École Secondaire Gabriel-Dumont. While working on our cover, we learned a lot about one another and became even closer. Our group, called “Arkengers: Infinity Door” gained a lot through the CBC contest, as friendships were created, we learned a lot about music, and we simply had fun. We hope that you enjoy our cover!

The Grade 4 Musical Falcons are an enthusiastic, hardworking, and music loving class of Grade 4s in Ms. Thomson's music class at Sir Samuel B. Steele Junior Public School in Scarborough, Ontario. We come from many different backgrounds but we communicate through the language and love of music! We voted on learning to play our own arrangement of The Strumbella's "End of an Era" because it suited our chosen instrumentation and it sounded just right for us! Our process was to break it down into sections and try to add something unique to each segment. After we learned the whole piece, we practiced, practiced, practiced!!

Regent Park School of Music is a non-profit community music school with the goal of giving kids a music education, by removing the financial obstacle. Our harp class consists of eight students (six of which are in the video) who without RPSM would not have access to learn this amazing instrument. Every one of these students shows a unique passion, excitement, and drive for learning the harp. Our class started six years ago with one harp and two students, over the past six years it has grown to include private and group lessons for upwards of ten students. Our goal is to be able to continue to provide quality instruments and instruction for these young harpists to have every opportunity available to them. For more information about the Canadian Music Class Challenge please visit: http://cbcmusic.ca/musicclass

Under the direction of Mme Morano and Mrs. Mednick, the Portage View Music Club is a dedicated group of students in grades 4 through 8 who have loved getting to know each other through music this term. We practice hard and sing harder. We have had lots of fun preparing this piece, and we hope you enjoy it as much as we do! For more information about the Canadian Music Class Challenge please visit: http://cbcmusic.ca/musicclass

This is an extra-curricular group from St Matthew School, Saskatoon. It is comprised of students from grades 6-8. The students have an average of just over a year of playing on their instruments. They have worked together to rearrange, rewrite, and get creative with this Leonard Cohen classic, and hope that they have done this great Canadian artist’s music justice!

“The Vocal Titans” Glee Club The “Vocal Titans” Glee Club from Sir Richard Scott C.E.S. in Markham, Ontario includes 50 students from grades 4 to 8 that are enthusiastic about the art of music. It not only includes incredible voices but also piano, guitars, ukulele, a full drum set, and even dancers that have choreographed everything themselves! They hope you enjoy their mashup of “There’s Nothing Holdin’ Me Back” by Shawn Mendes as well as “Lights” by Giants that they chose themselves. Led by Ms. Doyle, Ms. Watts, and Ms. Nelson- the students have worked so hard in not only including featured soloists but at one point if you listen carefully there is 3 part harmony and plenty of vocal layers that really make the song special. This is all complemented by a group of dancers that choreographed the dance themselves. Music is our passion and have really put our hearts in this. Enjoy! For more information about the Canadian Music Class Challenge please visit: http://cbcmusic.ca/musicclass

Hi, we are Grade 5 students from class 5-4 in the French Immersion program at Forest Trail Public school in Oakville, Ontario. We are energetic and creative, and we love to sing and dance at every opportunity. When our music teacher told us about the CBC Music Classroom Challenge, we accepted immediately, and started popcorning ideas to work out how to present our version of the song. It has been an inspiring and wonderful creative process, with lots of ideas and reflection on the best way to present one of our favourite songs. We hope you enjoy the product as much as we have enjoyed the process! Our class has people in it from all over the world, and although most of us have attended Forest Trail since grade 1, this project has contributed to building our community and improved our ability to work together. For more information about the Canadian Music Class Challenge please visit: http://cbcmusic.ca/musicclass

From humble beginnings in 2008, the Bears Marching Band has grown to over 60 members! We are proud to represent St. Joseph – Scollard Hall, North Bay, and Northern Ontario! We perform at school events, football games, tv and film sets, community events, the Toronto Santa Claus Parade and even Disney World! With the support of our Alumni Association and School Board we are excited to be a part of CBC’s Music Class Contest! For more information about the Canadian Music Class Challenge please visit: http://cbcmusic.ca/musicclass

Le Choir De Mountsfield La classe que vous voyez est La Chorale De Mountsfield de London Ontario qui chante ‘C Okay’ de LGS (le Bande Swing). Cette chorale compte 95 étudiants enthousiastes de M. McIndoo, Mme Delouw, M. Cassidy, M. Kayll, Mme Dodds, Mme Currie et Mme DeVree qui ont choisi de faire partie de la vidéo. Ils ont adoré le défi de travailler dessus pendant leurs cours de français et de musique. Un merci spécial à Lliam et Aidan pour leur accompagnement à la guitare et à la basse. Merci aussi à Audrey et Maya, nos étudiantes en 8e année, qui ont fourni les percussions avec leurs claquettes! Merci à Mme Robertson et à M. Cassidy pour la capture de la vidéo. ~~~~~~~~ The class you see is Le Choir De Mountsfield from London Ontario performing ‘C Okay’ by LGS (le Bande Swing). This choir includes 95 enthusiastic students from Mr. McIndoo, Ms. Delouw, Mr. Cassidy, Mr. Kayll, Ms. Dodds, Ms. Currie and Ms. DeVree’s classes who choose to be part of the video. They loved the challenge of working on this during their French classes as well as in music. Special thanks to Lliam and Aidan for providing accompaniment on guitar and bass. Also thanks to our keen grade 8 students Audrey and Maya who choreographed and provided the percussion sounds with their tap dancing! Thank you to Mrs. Robertson and Mr. Cassidy for capturing the video. For more information about the Canadian Music Class Challenge please visit: http://cbcmusic.ca/musicclass

The McBride Senior Choir is made up of students from grades 4-7. We rehearse twice per week before school and at lunch for a total of 60 minutes per week. All 86 students in the McBride Choir were thrilled by the possibility of entering in the CBC Music Class Challenge and decided to sing, “It Snowed”, as we felt it would make a great addition to our winter concert in December. The McBride Choir can’t wait to start adding some choreography to what has become one of our favourite pieces for our upcoming concert! For more information about the Canadian Music Class Challenge please visit: http://cbcmusic.ca/musicclass

South Side Singers: What I wouldn’t do Serena Ryder & Hallelujah Leonard Cohen The South Side Singers are an after school vocal group that meets on Tuesday after school and Thursdays at lunch. The group is comprised of grade 7&8s. Students choose the songs the group learns. We perform in school assemblies and in the community for fundraisers and events. We listened to the selections and voted on the songs we wanted to cover. For more information about the Canadian Music Class Challenge please visit: http://cbcmusic.ca/musicclass

The Grade 5 Lost Buoys and Gulls really took to Ruth B’s ballad right away. They clearly love the song but wanted to add two things to their version: Vocoder Raps and a Drum Beat. We decided on which beat was best and then worked on adding rap verses. For more information about the Canadian Music Class Challenge please visit: http://cbcmusic.ca/musicclass

This is the Coldbrook Grade 7 Band and Grades 3-5 Choir performing Lost Boy by Ruth B. Coldbrook & District School is a public school in rural Nova Scotia that has (amazing) students in Grades Primary through 8. It would have been much easier to learn Lost Boy from sheet music, but these second year band students had way more fun (and learning through) creating their own band arrangement from only the chords. After much experimentation, the students decided they wanted more singers to balance out all the instruments, so they invited the choir into the project. It was a new and exciting experience for all and we can’t wait to perform it at our upcoming concert. Thanks to CBC for the fun, challenging, and creative opportunity! For more information about the Canadian Music Class Challenge please visit: http://cbcmusic.ca/musicclass