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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

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

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

J A Williams Highschool is located in Lac La Biche, AB; a small community of about 5000 people. What makes us unique?? Well, most of our students are self-taught musicians who come into the music program with their own creativity. Our classroom then becomes the most amazing collaboration space with every student adding their own flair to every song and creation. Our program focuses on original songwriting, recording and follows a holistic approach. Each student comes in with specific goals for their own development and then we learn how to hit our curriculum and their goals with specific songs and ideas in mind and in a very individual way. We focus on creation and individuality which has proved to work well in our diverse cultural community. Our students and classes are asked to perform within our community on a regular basis and we couldn’t be more proud of our talented JAWS students!! For more information about the Canadian Music Class Challenge please visit: http://cbcmusic.ca/musicclass