The Grand Staff

Date for Entry: (Tuesday 14th May 2019)

Actual Date of Online Entry: (Saturday 13th August 2022)

Dear Diary,

    I was asked by a very special friend, Nella to create a Grand Staff chart for her classroom. This was done during the week leading up to our Indian Classical Music final examination on Friday. The Diaspora concert ‘exam’ had already taken place and concluded.

    This project required several cutting and sticking because of the note-heads for each line and space. I also decided to craft text on the chart for the student’s use and to point out important tips. Doing this same activity gave me ideas for the same grand staff topic in my steelpan book.

Link(s):

• “Grand Staff” Blue Print - Picture.

UPDATE.

    This chart was recreated and used in classes at St. George’s College as part of my OJT programme.

Link(s):

• St. George’s College (Week 8) – Day #30.
• St. George’s College (Week 8) – Day #31.

Daryl Zion M. Ali

“Our Father” - Caribbean Version

 Date for Entry: (Saturday 11 May 2019)

Actual Date of Online Entry: (Tuesday 15th March 2022)

Dear Diary,

    On this day, I was able to complete the “Our Father” song for the steelband. I see that Mr. Sharma really liked this and had asked me to start working on it for Sunday School. I started the evenings in Curepe trying to work it out and then I went up to Tunapuna to print out the parts for the members on my way to practice the Sunday.

 

Daryl Zion M. Ali