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Two 做窪惇蹋夥厙 Schools are Finalists for National Music Honours

Capitol Hill Elementary and Second Street Community School have made the finals in a prestigious national music contest.

Hundreds of teachers and thousands of students from coast-to-coast submitted entries in after learning, performing and recording a Canadian song.

Capitol Hill has an impressive three entries that made the top ten finalist list in their categories. Congratulations to all the students who entered and to the classes below for making it to the finals.

Scroll down to see their music video entries.

CATEGORY: PRIMARY VOCAL (Grades K-3)
CAPITOL HILL ELEMENTARY Grades 1 and 2 (Divisions 13, 14 & 15) “I am a Pizza by Charlotte Diamond

CATEGORY: ELEMENTARY INSTRUMENTAL (Grades 4-6)
CAPITOL HILL ELEMENTARY Multi-Grade Ensemble, Resonance “Passionfruit by Drake

CATEGORY: JUNIOR INSTRUMENTAL (Grades 7-10)
CAPITOL HILL ELEMENTARY Grade 6/7 (Division 3) “M獺hsi ts’en蠕w” by Leela Gilday

CATEGORY: TOP NON-LIVE-OFF-THE-FLOOR PERFORMANCE
SECOND STREET COMMUNITY SCHOOL Grade 6/7 (Division 1) “Great One by Jessie Reyez

Click on the videos below to hear the amazing musical entries by the finalists from the District.

Forthose who competed in the challenge, butarent in the top 10 lists, there is still a chance to winthe MusiCountsBand Aid Passion Prize, the MusiCounts Innovation Prize andthe Indigenous Language Prize. These categories and winners chosen from the finalists will be announced on December 13.

Posted December 2023