OUTLOOK - If all goes right for a bunch of young Outlook students, their class might just be the winners of a few thousand dollars in cold hard cash.
Each year, the CBC Canadian Music Class Challenge gets music educators from across Canada to teach their students a Canadian song from a provided list, create a video of the performance, and send it in for a chance at winning prizes and recognition.
This year, the Grade 5 students taking a music class at Outlook Elementary School took the time to learn a song entitled 'Nikamo' by Cree artist Jason Burnstick, shooting a video for it and uploading it to YouTube. Entering the contest, the students hope that people will check out their video, hit the Like button, and share a link to it.
Top classes in each of the categories will win $3,000 in musical instruments and a gold plaque. Two runners-up in each category will also receive plaques. As well, additional prizes are up for grabs, including $1,000 in musical instruments for the Top Community music class, and $1,000 in musical instruments for the best performance of the song that was ultimately chosen by Outlook, 'Nikamo'.
You can check out the performance video of Outlook Elementary students at the following link: http://youtube.com/watch?v=KYv3yVCnZq4
Winners of the challenge are set to be announced on Tuesday, December 14.
