Live At Bing 2006 CD

By Beth Wise, Head Teacher and Music Resource Specialist

The multi purpose room was transformed into a recording studio for two weeks in July as we recorded songs performed by children, parents, teachers and staff members. Over 40 songs were recorded in 10 different languages as we pooled our talent and resources to create our upcoming Live At Bing 2006 CD. 22 staff members participated in this project by offering a song or providing instrumental accompaniment.

Thanks to the generous sponsorship of Phyllis and Winston Chen, we were able to professionally record our new CD with the expertise of sound engineers Lars Hidde and Heidi Verlaine. Winston became a fan of the CD project after listening to last year’s volume and realizing how much it helped his girls learn new songs, including many used in the classroom for music and story times. He also saw the advantage of bringing home the voices of familiar teachers. This year’s CD will serve as an archive of our songs for new teachers, while providing children with traditional songs that are beneficial for language and musical development.

To create the CD, we brought groups of children to the multi-purpose room where they had the opportunity to find out a bit about the equipment used and the process of recording. Several children wanted to come back and sing by themselves and a few former students returned to participate in the project. We used this opportunity to work together on an activity that was both beneficial to the school and exciting to undertake.

This year’s CD will be available at the 2006 Harvest Moon action on October 28th. We are pleased to say that all of the money generated by the CD will go directly to the scholarship fund.