Ask any BIS student which event they look forward to all year, and the resounding reply will be MADD Fest! Forget Coachella, MADD Fest is the most vibrant and fun celebration of music, art, dance and drama, at least in namma Bengaluru! BIS students get extensive exposure to the arts through the year, and MADD Fest attempts to encapsulate the spirit of that year in art all the way from PP to grade 12. Our theme this year was Summer of ’69, and the Visual and Performing Arts Department began the herculean task of curating students’ artwork and performances well in advance.
Did you know that BIS doesn’t use a traditional school bell? None of that harsh clanging for us, thank you. Instead, a beautifully composed piece of music plays over the speakers at the end of each class period, and that in itself should give you some idea of how musically inclined our school is. If you want a clearer picture, and as the kids say, want your “mind blown”, allow us to take you through this year’s musical performances at the MADDFEST.
Right from when babies are in the womb, often parents begin to play music to their child. When the child is born, music is used in forms of lullabies to sooth and rhymes and songs are there to entertain, engage and interact. Infants recognize the melody of a song long before they understand the words.
Children are wonderfully inquisitive and curious. Right from when they start crawling, they work on exploring and seeing how everything in the world works. They observe and imitate and see how they can control themselves and their environment. This unrestricted exploration helps children form connections in their brain and helps them learn.