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Here are some of the highlights of classes who chose to perform "Lost Boy" by Ruth B for the Canadian Music Class Challenge, in association with MusiCounts. For more information about the Canadian Music Class Challenge please visit: http://cbcmusic.ca/musicclass

CBC Kids' Gary the Unicorn has been helping out the Canadian Music Class Challenge in a big way for this year, stopping by various schools to dole out helpful advice. In this visit to Bishop Marracco/Thomas Merton Catholic High School in Toronto, Gary the Unicorn even tries to join the band. Register today for the #CBCMusicClass Challenge: http://cbcmusic.ca/musicclass

These are the students from Mr. Olson’s class. While appearing quite reserved in this video, these students are anything but! ☺ For more information about the Canadian Music Class Challenge please visit: http://cbcmusic.ca/musicclass

For more information about the Canadian Music Class Challenge please visit: http://cbcmusic.ca/musicclass

Northdale Central P.S. is a grade 4-8 school in Dorchester, Ontario. Our music program consists of ukeleles, singing, drumming and boomwhacking. In the new year they will also learn to play guitar. These grade seven students love to perform and are a fantastic and enthusiastic group of students. The song “It Snowed” really resonated with us because we love snow days in Southwestern Ontario!

Toniata Public School students are excited to present Must Be Santa by Raffi. Junior Kindergarten to Grade 6 are proud to be singing and trying their best to be actively engaged with this amazing event. At Toniata we encourage students to work together, and by doing this activity we are getting students of all ages to come together and perform this arrangement. Special thanks to Doug Reansbury for accompanying us and to CBC for hosting this competition. For more information about the Canadian Music Class Challenge please visit: http://cbcmusic.ca/musicclass

Our Terrace, BC school is full of culture, personality, and creativity. Our students face many challenges academically and personally, but music class is really where they get to let their creativity and individuality shine! I took over this year as the Fine Arts teacher, and have made it my mission to make music and drama fun and educational! For more information about the Canadian Music Class Challenge please visit: http://cbcmusic.ca/musicclass

Taking our lead from the highly acclaimed percussion ensemble Stomp, this group of 14 concert band musicians from Central Elgin Collegiate Institute, in St. Thomas Ontario, decided to re-create Shawn Mendes’ Treat You Better. Using pitched and non-pitched instruments, laying around the music classroom, the class collectively chose the song, arranged the parts, and made all instrumentation decisions until the best combination was recorded. The video was recorded on our recently installed green screen, adding to the creativity of this amazing group of musicians. ENJOY!

Sing House Studios (SHS), an Orléans-based vocal, piano and guitar school, offers a variety of services to provide an amazing experience whether it's just for fun, or it's a serious career goal! From technique, to performance classes to producing a music video, SHS provides an experience that cannot be matched by others offering lessons in Orleans. Their team of trained professionals and partner organizations, allow them to offer exceptional programs for those in Orléans and surrounding communities. SHS is committed to bringing awareness to the importance of music in the personal and professional growth of people of all ages by identifying and developing their strengths and talents. At SHS, students learn to work with a team of educated, dynamic, and talented people in a cozy, flexible and stress-free environment, committed to developing their musical passion. SHS allows us to dream, to embrace music – and most importantly – have fun doing it! FOR MORE VISIT: www.singhousestudios.ca For more information about the Canadian Music Class Challenge please visit: http://cbcmusic.ca/musicclass

We are the Grade 5 Intensive French classes from Liverpool Street School in Fredericton, NB. Our classes have a total of 32 students between the two classes. We are a very diverse and unique group. 27 students in our class do not have English as their first language. These families have moved to Fredericton for different reasons from various countries (India, China, Vietnam, Syria, Japan etc..) and in our time at Liverpool School we have learned to speak English. For more information about the Canadian Music Class Challenge please visit: http://cbcmusic.ca/musicclass

We are a group of Grade 11/12 guitar students from St David Catholic Secondary School in Waterloo. We put our own delicious touches on “Lost Boy” by Ruth B., including zesty bass lines, axing, tasty guitar licks, and hearty drum fills. Our version of the song is sweet metal heavy. It’s a succulent “Lost Boy” cover to feed anyone’s ears. The luscious guitar harmonies in the verse, as well as the vocal harmonies throughout, are proof of our awesomeness. We hope you enjoy it and that it fuels your soul. For more information about the Canadian Music Class Challenge please visit: http://cbcmusic.ca/musicclass

Saint Francis High School music program is a Public, Catholic, educational environment where staff and students, inspired by our patron, St. Francis of Assisi, strive to develop the musical, spiritual, academic, social, creative and physical potential of each student in cooperation with the parents and the community. We offer a comprehensive music education to all students which include a performing arts education in all aspects of music. We offer 5 main ensembles ranging from vocal jazz to concert choir to show choir to concert band and jazz band. Our Concert Choir is made up of students ranging from grade 10-12 and is comprised of students who are dedicated to their vocal studies. We would like to dedicate this performance to members of the St. Francis Music Society past and present, made up of music parents who tirelessly fundraise to support our program! They are the real champions of music education at St. Francis High School in Calgary, Alberta Canada. We hope you enjoy this, our own arrangement (arr. Bruce Petherick Piano accompanist) of Loreena Mckenitt’s The Mummer's Dance Sincerely, Brigida Battistessa For more information about the Canadian Music Class Challenge please visit: http://cbcmusic.ca/musicclass

Music brings people together. Paisley Road was excited to see Buffy Ste. Marie’s song about the importance of the environment on the CBC list of songs for the contest. This song built on the connection that Paisley and St Joseph’s have developed over the past 3 years and was a chance to foster a new relationship with Lloyd S. King (LSK). Over the course of two months, the three schools prepared their choirs and instrumentalists so the groups would be ready to perform together. We used video conferencing and communicated weekly about our plans for the big day! We met together at Paisley Road in late October. With the help and guidance of Dan and Mary-Lou Smoke, the group learned about the importance of environmental stewardship and the intention of Buffy Ste Marie’s Cradleboard project. Community members and Elders who came to visit were moved by the power of the group’s music. After the last take, when the multiple music teachers laughed and cheered, the students witnessed first hand what they were able to achieve by working together! I believe that our song is a tangible sign of reconciliation and understanding of one another's cultures and world views. Caring for the environment was our common link, and coming together in song is something they will never forget! For more information about the Canadian Music Class Challenge please visit: http://cbcmusic.ca/musicclass

We are a class of grade 4 and 5 students. We have two wonderful homeroom teachers. In our class everyone has a voice. For more information about the Canadian Music Class Challenge please visit: http://cbcmusic.ca/musicclass

We are a Russian grade 4/5 class from lovely Castlegar. This is the second year of ukelele for us. The video was taken by a grade 10 student from the high school next door who is pretty handy with media. For more information about the Canadian Music Class Challenge please visit: http://cbcmusic.ca/musicclass

The grade 5 and 6 class (one of only 5 classes in a small but mighty rural school of only 95 students) from Glen Tay Public School in Perth, Ontario chose to perform Sing It Together. We also performed the song at our school’s Remembrance Day assembly, as a message of hope. For more information about the Canadian Music Class Challenge please visit: http://cbcmusic.ca/musicclass

Almaguin Highlands Secondary School is a small high school about 3 ½ hours north of Toronto. All of our students are bussed in from surrounding areas. Our school is located in the Northern Ontario forest, complete with our own trail system and acreage (we even have a group of students who consistently snowmobile to school in the winter). Our students are country kids who have warm hearts and many talents. Our music program includes Guitar, Vocal and Instrumental Music and we have an extracurricular choir as well as a guitar ensemble. We love taking part in this challenge and thank you for the opportunity! For more information about the Canadian Music Class Challenge please visit: http://cbcmusic.ca/musicclass

From Newmarket Ontario, ‘Cadenza’ is a contemporary a cappella choir from Sir William Mulock Secondary School. Made up of students in grade 11, the extracurricular group meets once a week after school and performs both pop and vocal jazz. The group has been together since grade 9 and performs annually at the Ontario Vocal Jazz Festival and MusicFest Canada. Sir William Mulock S.S. is a blended learning public school in the York Region District School board. The school has 1200 students and features three concert bands, two jazz bands and four a cappella choirs. For more information about the Mulock Music department, please visit our YouTube channel: https://goo.gl/fEGs2f Special thanks to: Ms. Kristen Antunes for her amazing arrangement. Ms. Carmen Spiteri-Johnson: Our unbelievably supportive Principal. Mr. John Malarczyk: The most amazing teacher candidate for helping us film. ‘Cadenza’ is directed by Mr. Chris Uchida. For more information about the Canadian Music Class Challenge please visit: http://cbcmusic.ca/musicclass