As well as making music, each band have been designing logos and working hard to produce an item of merchandise; these ranged from t-shirts and band artwork, to tote bags and plushies!
After performing in front of their classmates, 5 bands were selected to perform in the final Battle of the Bands showcase. These included:
1. Cloud9 - 'Feeling Good'
- Band: Andree, Marika, Reese, Gisselle, Queeniesha, Layla, Anya, Abigail, Si Rui
- Designer: Reese
2. The Bossy Novas - 'Fly Me to the Moon'
- Band: Simon, Abeer, Matyas, Aryan, Ibrahim
- Designers: Simon and Abeer
3. Numerical Constellations - 'Counting Stars'
- Band: Chloe, Seren, Roujun, Kaixin
- Designer: Alis
4. The Barnies - 'Pork and Beans'
- Band: Paxton, Caitlin, Sarah, Leonard
- Designer: Charmaine
5. The Balia Polis - 'Fly Me to the Moon'
- Band: Scott, Jia Hong, Darren, John Mark
- Designers: Oscar and David
After watching each of these fantastic performances, we welcomed Mr Uddin to the stage, who blew the audience away with a surprise rendition of 'Gangsta's Paradise'! Our 3 judges then presented a number of awards to celebrate the students' achievements and successes.
Individual Awards:
Leadership - Andree
Best Solo - Leo
Most Committed - Oluwatobi
Most Resilient - Georgy
Most Ambitious - Jasmine
Band Awards:
Ensemble Skills - Numerical Constellations
Originality - Cloud9
Stage Presence & Best Merchandise - The Barnies
The entire year group has demonstrated an incredibly high level of ambition, enthusiasm and creativity throughout this project. I have been very impressed with the time and effort that students have dedicated to preparing high quality musical performances and producing original merchandise. What a brilliant way to end the term - well done Year 8!
