On Tuesday night the winner of the CBC Classroom Musicroom Challange will be announced, some students from Centre Scolaire de la Rive-Sud are amongst the finalists.
Students in grades six, seven and eight from Rive-Sud filmed their rendition of River by Joni Mitchell, which they translated and performed a capella.
They have been nominated in the Junior Vocal Category (Grades 7-10), the grand prize includes musical instruments, a plaque and $3000 for the funding of music programming.
The competition aims to shine a light on all the great work being done in music classes around the country. In 2019 an estimated 50,000 students participated representing over 1,200 music classes.
The video submitted by Rive-Sud is available online.
