Short Practicum (Nov. 14-24, 2017) & Artifact

First and foremost, let me just say how lucky I am to have been placed at/selected by Lord Byng Secondary School, in Vancouver, British Columbia, to work alongside and learn from my school advisor, Ms. Odette Kurth, with her multi-award-winning string ensembles and symphony orchestras. I recall a brief time back in grade 11, late in the year when I decided to make a push to transfer over to their highly-renowned Byng Arts mini school program and to join the ranks of the best of the best of bright, young minds in the arts. Unfortunately, I decided it was best for me to stay at my high school to finish off my time their for we were very well-known for our fine arts program in the Metro Vancouver area as well. I had the pleasure those couple of weeks to make my way around the school and observe not only Ms. Kurth, the strings teacher, but also Mr. Scott MacLennan and Ms. Lisa Lan-Ledingham, the band and choir teachers, respectively, all who exemplify very well what Byng Arts is all about – simply fine music-making as one large, happy family, and this is where I will be completing my extended practicum. I’ve already had a taste of what it’s like to work with such young, talented musicians of the string orchestras, and I can’t wait for the new year to come!