Grade 5

In a learning engagement

Musical Roles

A small summary of the musical we are working on is given below.

Dig It! A Musical Tale of Ancient Civilizations by John Jacobson and Roger Emerson Travel back in time and join inquisitive Archeologists,Taki and Tut, and their fossil friend, Lucy, as they explore the wonders of ancient civilization. From the farm laborers of Early Mesopotamia and Egyptian Mummies who "rap" to a chorus of Ancient Greeks and Romulus and Remus who dream of building a great city, we'll re-discover the mysteries of the ancient past!

In our first rehearsal, we had our auditions for the acting roles and the results are listed down. Please note that the decision of the Primary Music Team in finalising the roles for the musical is final.

Roles for Dig It - The Musical
Taki	Anthony Wolf	Grade 3	Scene 1
Tut	Mrinalini Singh	Grade 4	Scene 1
Lucy 1	Amora Krishnan	Grade 5	Scene 1
Lucy 2	Sanaya Tonsekar	Grade 5	Scene 1
Worker 2	Dev Joshi	Grade 3	Scene 2
Worker 1	Maahir Gupta	Grade 4	Scene 2
Worker 3	Anamika Changrani-Rastogi	Grade 4	Scene 2
Gilgamesh	Arjun Gupta	Grade 5	Scene 2
Enkidu	Ved Pant	Grade 5	Scene 2
Wheel Inventor	Shaurya Hirawat	Grade 5	Scene 2
Skeleton - 1	Vedaant Madhavan	Grade 5	Scene 2
Skeleton - 2	Nandini Shanbhogue	Grade 4	Scene 2
Skeleton - 3	Ashvin Bhatnagar	Grade 4	Scene 2
Dwellers of Mesopotamia	Vaydeesh Desai	Grade 4	Scene 2
Dwellers of Mesopotamia	Hana Yi	Grade 4	Scene 2
Dwellers of Mesopotamia	Amrita Mendon	Grade 5	Scene 2
Dwellers of Mesopotamia	Sabrina Fuzier	Grade 5	Scene 2
Dwellers of Mesopotamia	Saisriya Patro	Grade 5	Scene 2
Dwellers of Mesopotamia	Ariana Mukherji	Grade 3	Scene 2
Money Maker	Ashika Govindan	Grade 4	Scene 2
Khunum	Miheer Sikka	Grade 3	Scene 3
Imhotep	Additya Shrivastava	Grade 4	Scene 3
King Zoser	Aveka Jain	Grade 5	Scene 3
Old people crying - 1	Jia Daryanani	Grade 3	Scene 3
Old people crying - 2	Tia Parulkar	Grade 4	Scene 3
Old people crying - 3	Sifat Luther	Grade 4	Scene 3
Old people crying - 4	Shyamoli Shah	Grade 5	Scene 3
Peasant children - 1	Suhana Mittal	Grade 4	Scene 3
Peasant children - 2	Aahana Manglam	Grade 3	Scene 3
Peasant children - 3	Emily Evans	Grade 3	Scene 3
Peasant 1	Reeti Pathak	Grade 5	Scene 3
Peasant 2	Anaya Trivedi	Grade 5	Scene 3
Peasant 3	Samya Gupta	Grade 4	Scene 3
Peasant Stealing	Ishan Banerjee	Grade 4	Scene 3
Peasant Eating	Mayra Shetty	Grade 4	Scene 3
Sophocles	Chiara Ball	Grade 4	Scene 5
Greek chorus - 1	Myrra Parasrampuria	Grade 5	Scene 5
Greek chorus - 2	Shreya Chivukula	Grade 5	Scene 5
Greek chorus - 3	Aarushi Kukreja	Grade 4	Scene 5
Greek chorus - 4	Zoya Mehta	Grade 3	Scene 5
Greek chorus - 5	Naisha Luthra	Grade 4	Scene 5
Greek chorus - 6	Dhriti Gupta	Grade 3	Scene 5
Herodotus	Samaiyra Sinha	Grade 3	Scene 5
Remus	Disha Goswami	Grade 3	Scene 6
Romulus	Iksha Goswami	Grade 3	Scene 6
Roman 1	Aarav Gandhi	Grade 5	Scene 6
Roman 2	Aarnav Rao	Grade 5	Scene 6
Roman 3	Rohin Chakraborty	Grade 4	Scene 6
Roman 4	Avigat Gupta	Grade 3	Scene 6

Little Tommy Tinker

In our first Unit, we are working with melody and how instruments support and enhance melody. Here is an orff harmony which the Grade 5 students have been working on with the Little Tommy Tinker song. In addition to these instrument parts, students use a few other instruments to create and improvise on parts that could go along with the above.

The students are also involved in solo singing on a microphone, as the rest indulge in a game that involves a lot of fun. 

Button You Must Wander, Chatter With The Angels and Who's that tapping?

In our first Unit, we are working with melody and how instruments support and enhance melody. Here are the orff arrangements which the Grade 4 students have been working on with the songs. In addition to these instrument parts, students use a few other instruments to create and improvise on parts that could go along with the above. These activities involve games as well, in addition, to make the engagement even more fun. 

Independance Day Assembly

Here is a group of students singing Maa Tujhe Salaam for the Independance Day Celebration Assembly. This is from the Hindi language learners exhibiting their confidence in the language as well as music skills (Grade 4).

New Instruments

Here are pics of a few musical instruments added to the Primary Music Department for student use.

Drum Kit

Shekere

Tablas

Thumb piano

Xylophones

Cabassa

Cajon

Electric Guitar

Harmonium

Welcome 2015-2016

Welcome to another great fun filled year at OIS. We are just as excited as our students to begin the year. We have a lot more in store this year for our students, as we wait to unravel the opportunities that lie in working together to make some wonderful music.

This year I will be working with Grades 4 and 5.So stay tuned for all updates coming your way........