This blog serve as a portal to music department of Gros Islet Secondary Schools. You can find / expect activities, events, work plans, notices, news, questions and answers, videos, and any other necessary information which concerns music students.
Music education contributes to the enhancement of atheistic and intellectual development as well as social skills. As a part of general eduction, music is pleasurable to and suitable for students with different aptitudes and abilities, including those students who are physically and emotionally challenged. The nature of music education allows students to to develop their capacity to manage their own learning, work together with others and engage in activities that reflect the real-world practice of performers, composers and audiences. Music is also known to contribute to the development of qualities that other disciplines aim to develop, namely: creative and inventive thinking, self-control, self-expression, disciplined thinking, problem-solving abilities, teamwork and sensitivity to the needs and contributions of others.
In offering the CSEC music, we are providing opportunities for the development of a practical knowledge of music and of the skills of analysis that can form the basis for further studies in teaching, performing, conducting, composing and arranging, the music as in the musical expressions of other cultures. Further, the syllabus enables regional peoples to participate in the continuing development of Caribbean musical culture and to contribute to, and draw from, the pool of knowledge that constitutes world music.
In offering the extra-curricular music activities, we are stimulating the minds for creative work, promoting logical thinking, teamwork, developing self esteem, providing constructive work for youth at risk, teaching patients and discipline.
In offering the CSEC music, we are providing opportunities for the development of a practical knowledge of music and of the skills of analysis that can form the basis for further studies in teaching, performing, conducting, composing and arranging, the music as in the musical expressions of other cultures. Further, the syllabus enables regional peoples to participate in the continuing development of Caribbean musical culture and to contribute to, and draw from, the pool of knowledge that constitutes world music.
In offering the extra-curricular music activities, we are stimulating the minds for creative work, promoting logical thinking, teamwork, developing self esteem, providing constructive work for youth at risk, teaching patients and discipline.
Music department always take part in national events such as national choir competition, solo singing competition, steel pan band festival, instrument festival, calypso competition to name a few. There are internal competitions and festivals held in school such as G factor(solo singing competition), GISS Jazz, parents night(talent show), calypso competition, and more.
Apart from scheduled regular classes, music department offers students with few extra curricular / after school activities such as steelpan orchestra, brass and woodwind orchestra, live band, singing classes and choir. String orchestra is in planning stages and hope to be available to students as soon as possible.
We have great range in our repertoire covering musical arrangements and songs from classical, instrumental, jazz, pop, soul, reggae, r & b, folk, disco, rock and other genres. We have performed at various events such as conferences, opening ceremonies, closing ceremonies, graduation, school jazz, national spelling bees, etc. To book us, please go to "Contact" page for more information.
