Welcome Message

Greetings from Naveen Cabral, the Primary music teacher for Grades 4 and 5. I have also been assigned the responsibility of a Performance Co-ordinator in the Primary, under which I do run the Primary Musical and the Festival of Choirs. I am very excited to be entering my 13th year in teaching, 11 of which have been with the best of PYP schools. I play the guitar, recorder, keyboard/piano, xylophones and a few other instruments but my forte lies in singing. In addition to my strong PYP experience, I recently completed my Grade 8 Vocals in Trinity - Rock and Pop. I have also completed various other music certifications through the Trinity College of Music. I have been trained by quite a few professionals in different instruments and musical technique. In addition to the Music Together certification that I have, I have attended quite a few IB workshops (PYP). I do perform as a musician in my spare time, as a vent to my outburst of passion and love for music.

I believe my education and degree in my career has mainly been my teaching experience, which has helped me acquire the best from my students as we worked together to create great music and events. My aim will always be to help the students acquire musical skills and knowledge that will help them improve as an overall personality towards a better future for our world.

Thursday 28 August 2014

Talent Show

We are really proud and excited to have received a little over 100 entries for the Talent Show. The deadline for the same is 4 pm today. Now begins the hard task of organising the participants and scheduling them for the auditions. We would like to make it clear that we are absolutely fine with what ever levels the students are at for their performances, but we are going to check on how prepared the students are for the performance. 

Monday 25 August 2014

OIS proudly presents the Talent Show for the Primary - Grades 3, 4 and 5!!!

Talent Show for the Students of Grades 3, 4 and 5

It would be nice to have an opportunity for our students to perform to music (singing/dancing/playing an instrument). This will not only help students have an outlet to exhibit their potential and showcase it, but will also help teachers and students to get to know each other better. This is not a competition, but instead an outlet to promote our student talent and give them a stage to exhibit their efforts. 

The performances are scheduled for the:
10th September - 8.15 to 8.45 am - Grade 3
11th September - 8.15 to 8.45 am - Grade 4
12th September - 8.15 to 8.45 am - Grade 5


Points to be noted:

Ø  The students can participate as a solo/duet/trio or any group size.

Ø  Auditions will be held to finalize who can be part of this at the sole discretion of the music teacher.

Ø  Students will need to perform for a minimum time of 1 minute and a maximum time of 2 minutes. Groups of 4 or more can perform up to 3 minutes.

Ø  Students will need to get their own music/instruments/props for the auditions as well as the final event. Students will need to coordinate their own rehearsals and practice venues.

Ø  Auditions are to help finalize performers for the event, and depending on the number of performers, time slots will be assigned for the show.

Ø  Parents will not be allowed to be present at the auditions but are welcome to attend the show. 

Ø  If there are too many students wanting to perform, and if we are unable to accommodate them all, then we will have to give preferences to groups versus solo performers. 

Ø  Students can work together across sections and Grades (3, 4 and 5)

Ø  For the auditions, the students will need to perform for not more than a minute. They need not come in costumes but will need to have their instruments with them if they are playing one.


Auditions will be held during lunch recess from September 3rd, 4th, and 5th from 11:45am to 12:30pm. Entry forms need to sent in by 4pm on August 28th. Entries sent in later will not be considered. Entry forms are available with Mr. Cabral in room 307 or you can download and fill in the form.  All forms must be turned in directly to Mr. Cabral. For the auditions, each entry will be allotted a day and when the performers will need to be present for tryouts. In case you need any clarifications, please contact Mr. Cabral at Naveen.cabral@oberoi-is.org 

The entry form is pasted below for your kind perusal




Wednesday 20 August 2014

Pre Assessment Task - Melody and Vocal Exploration Unit


Pre Assessments help in understanding students prior knowledge and understanding of the Unit and helps the teacher prepare in accordance to suit each student's needs. For this Unit, the students have been asked to use a recording device like an ipad/laptop/mac to record their singing for a minimum of 30 seconds to a maximum of 2 minutes and then, on the same recording, reply to questions about their understanding about the Unit  - Melody and Vocal Exploration. As the Unit has just begun, I am expecting unbelievable answers to the questions. The recording process is also to promote students to listen to themselves and realise about their vocal timbre and their ability to pitch high or low and maintain the correct pitch. This is done acapella (without using any musical instrument) which brings out absolute clarity in the vocal ability.

The questions that have been assigned to be answered by the students at the end of the recording are listed below:-

1) What according to you is Melody?
2) How would you define Vocal Exploration?
3) How would you explain pitch?
4) Do you like to sing high notes or low? Why?

The students have been asked to email their assignments to me which helps me maintain their records in their digital portfolios and is accessible anytime and anywhere. I am attaching the video of the song for ready reference.





Monday 18 August 2014

Current and first unit in the music class for this academic year

We have begun with our first unit which is Melody and Vocal Exploration. Our voices are one of the biggest gifts that we have and how we could use them to express ourselves is something that is explored in this unit.

The first step is a pre assessment where the students are given an assignment to record themselves singing a solo for a minimum of 30 seconds to a maximum of 2 minutes. They will also need to reply to a few questions to gain an understanding of the topic.

The song used for the pre assessment across grades 3, 4 and 5 is the OIS school song. This song is also chosen as it has a powerful message which could be well adhered to by students as we progress with the school year.