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57| O akville B eaver | T hursday,M ay 24,2018 insidehalton.com OSC Smile Moment of the Week Week One Photo Contest Winner Photographer: Gordon Lu Sponsored by: The Oakville Beaver Age Division: Boys U9 Presented by: UnitedPentACOStAL DIRECTORY If you'd like to advertise your place of worship in this featureplease call JENNIFER GOULD 289-293-0683 PentACOStAL DIRECTORWorship PreSbyteriAn GlenAbbeyUnitedChUrCh REV.TEDVANCE Come experience Church Your whole family will enjoy! eVeryOne is invited to: 1469 Nottinghill Gate, Oakville 905-825-5292 www.glenabbeyunitedchurch.com Knox Presbyterian ChurCh see our website at knoxoakville.com for details on all events and more! Lakeshore & Dunn 905.844.3472 Knoxoakville.comKnoxoakville.com SUNDAY Bible Teaching & Worship Service, 12:30-2:30pm (SOUTH RIDGE ROOM) IROQUOIS RIDGE COMMUNITY CENTRE 1051 Glenashton Dr. Glenashton & Eighth Line FRIDAY Teaching & Youth Service 7-8:30pm Tel: 416-892-8123 Pastor: Elder M.J. Brissett Email: mjbrisse@yahoo.ca JESUS IS LORD Join us at 10:00 a.m. for Sunday worship. Church school and nursery services are available during the service. On Wednesday May 30, come and enjoy our seasonal final mid-week Dinner Worship and Fellowship service. Doors open at 6:00p.m. All are welcome! Mid- week services will begin again in the fall. Mark your calendars: June 3 - Communion Sunday June 9 - Something for everyone sale to support the New Roads campaign. THIS SUNDAY, MAY27th: trinitySUndAy and infant Baptisms of: Clark Van Doorn and Wesley Vermeulen, Grandson of Brock and Lorraine Horseman 9:30 Coffee, Cookies and Conversation 10:00Worship Service and Sunday School Message:OneGod... or three? Focus Scripture: Matthew 28: 16-20 5:30 Potluck dinner and Games night! Here you will find Church the way you wished it could be! Friendly people, Great Music Jesus, God and the Holy Spirit! line performs at a high school level and will con- tinue to develop musically under such wonderful tu- telage." Dubreuil is crediting the success of the music teams to the unique music pro- gram offered at Morden. Two years ago the school's music faculty, which consists of Du- breuil, Andrew Thies and Meredith Gingrich, had too many students and not enough periods. They solved this prob- lem by combining classes, which resulted in two teachers team-teaching classes of 50 students or more. Dubreuil said this al- lows one teacher to teach the lesson while the other gives individual attention to any student who might be struggling. The music program also begins in Grade 4 and con- tinues through to Grade 8 with an emphasis on stu- dents working together to form a band that can reallyform a band that can reallyf excel at the music they practice. Dubreuil noted in some schools there is a lack of co- ordination that results in situations where 10 stu- dents are playing the flute, one plays the clarinet and one plays the drum. The group, she said, can't really play proper pieces and so the inspira- tion isn't there. This is not the case at Morden. "With our one Grade 5 class we just started the Tempest and they were so excited," said Dubreuil. "They are eating it up." She said pushing the students and not limiting them to the perceived cate- gories of what a Grade 5 or Grade 6 should do is anoth- er factor in the program's success. Dubreuil noted seeing the students push each other and progress has been inspiring. "It is so exciting, listen- ing to them and being able to pick apart the music and get into the actual articula- tions of what it is supposed to sound like and feel like," she said. "They know the notes, they know the fingerings, they know what they are supposed to do so now we can pick it apart and push them and help them grow as musicians." The Concert Band has 87 members and the drum line has 25. Drum line member Eila O'Neil, 13, talked about why she wanted to be part of the music group. "I play violin outside of school, so I am just into music in general," she said. "I also made a goal to do some things to step outside of my comfort zone." Lucas Pritchard, 13, who plays saxophone in the Concert Band, said he has fun learning the new pieces and pushing himself to learn and excel. He said meeting new people is another impor- tant part of the experience. Concert Band tuba play- er Jake Avison, 13, said be- ing part of the music group has really given him a new appreciation for some of the music he comes into contact with. "You learn to really love these pieces. I find myself listening to them like two times every single day, not because I need to, but be- cause I want to," he said. "It is really nice to learn that music and become a part of it." ARTS lContinued from page 54 Helping students grow as musicians "You learn to really love these pieces. I find myself listening to them like two times every single day, not because I need to, but because I want to." - Concert Band tuba player Jake Avison.