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Music, Drums & More

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You can learn so much if you're willing to listen... with your ears, your mind and your heart. Today was a very special day for #NipRockArt students, because Shy-Anne Hovorka  came to speak about her experience as a musician.   Savage  is one of the songs featured in her latest album : Our class learned about a wide variety of musicians throughout Shy-Anne's talk today, and we were so excited to learn that she will be performing with the iconic Buffy Sainte-Marie in the near future!  Ms. Sainte-Marie's music was new to a number of students today (although their teacher remembers watching her on Sesame Street ...), but most of us had no idea that she had to overcome many challenges because of the issues she has shared through her music.  What a fascinating artist to learn about. A Tribe Called Red  was another group that captured the attention of many young students.  Shy-Anne shared a video from this year's Juno's performance: Thei