BAND 8-12

Band 9-12 promo poster.pdf

Students are registering for Concert Band now for Sept 2024. Everyone is welcome. No experience necessary.

WSS Music Mission Statement.pdf

WSS Music Mission Statement

2021-2022

Feb 2023

Conducting and Dynamics May25-28.mp4

Mrs. J's lesson

Conducting & Dynamics Video

Conducting Patterns

Dynamics

Conducting Patterns

Dynamics

On Feb 1st we had AbEd guests Ms. Unruh and Ms. Knott present The Giving Tree

The class learned about the 12 Métis Values and chose a value to keep in mind over the next few months, as they walk through life. Here is what they chose.

Rhythm = length of sound

Melody = main tune

Tempo = Speed

Texture= # of lines sounding

Timbre= quality of sound

Elements Of Music Worksheet.pdf

Elements Worksheet

Complete and email to Mrs. Jensen by June 5th, 3 pm.

WSS Students Hitting a Virtual high Note- SD42 Website May 20th, 2020

Westview Secondary music director Linda Jensen has a flute in her hand, and her MacBook is propped up on a trumpet case as she conducts a Zoom session from her dining room with her Beginning Band 6/7 class.

“It did my heart good to be able to connect, talk, and answer questions today with my band students,” she says.

Since the suspension of in-class instruction, Jensen has embraced new technology and come up with creative online exercises to keep her choir, band and jazz band students engaged with distance learning.

In late March, Jensen sent students an online survey asking them how they would like to continue learning to play/sing. “Overwhelmingly, they wanted to continue with learning the songs we would have for term three, had we been in the classroom,” she explains.

So, Jensen started by setting up a website where she could set up weekly notes to the students and lessons to keep them engaged. “I create video recordings of myself singing or playing their parts for designated sections of the pieces we are currently working on.”

To do that, she has set up a virtual recording studio in her dining room where she has all her instruments – piano, flute, clarinet, saxophone, trumpet, trombone and improvised percussion as well as a microphone and recording equipment to connect to her laptop. “I alternate between a playing/singing lesson and a listening activity.”

She is also Zooming with her Beginning Band 6/7 class once a week to help those students individually because they are new to their instruments and require real-time feedback.

For choir, she has posted the recordings of the three songs they are working on and then she posts a video of herself going through the two or three parts, along with publishing warmup activities.

“I also have recordings up for all the band classes to listen to and play along with,” she says, noting that she requests students to submit a 30-second recording of their progress by email.

Recently, she gave students a listening exercise where they were to try and find two songs that were similar to each other, such as David Bowie’s Life On Mars? and Shiny from Moana.

“I had some amazing results with that one.”

Another recent assignment was to listen to a virtual concert and answer 10 feedback questions. “I got this idea from Tim Burns at THSS,” she says.

Jensen is also playing her instruments most nights at 7 pm – either solo or with her 19-year-old son – as a salute to health-care workers.

“We post 45-second clips on my WSSMusic1180 Twitter and Instagram accounts. I have been encouraging my students to play outside at 7 pm, and parents have been sending me the video of them doing so!”

Jensen finds that social media helps to keep students engaged. One week, she ran a series of photos featuring odd instruments and asked them to guess the names. She also posts tidbits of instrument knowledge, music cartoons and more.

“I am trying to keep the students enthusiastic about learning music, having them continue to play or sing and learn something along the way,” she says.

“I miss being in the classroom in a big way. I have always loved teaching through music, and this is a challenge for me right now, and I am sure for my students. Some of the students have sent me notes telling me they feel a sense of comfort in seeing me on the website and engaging in our lessons. Music helps us.”

May 20-23rd Lesson

Disney Film Favorites Bars 45-75- Circle Of Life

Email Mrs. Jensen to say you have worked on this section, by 3 pm Fri May 23rd.

PArt 1 45-75 Circle of Life .mp4

Part 1

Part 2 45-75 Circle of Life.mp4

Part 2

Part 3 45-75 Circle of Life.mp4

Part 3

Part 4 45-75 Circle of Life.mp4

Part 4

Part 5 45-75 Circle of Life.mp4

Part 5

Part 6 45-75 Perc Circle of Life.mp4

Part 6- percussion

Two Assignments This Week

May 11-15th

Virtual concert assignment.pdf

#1 Virtual Concert

Assignment Due: May 15th

#2 Inflections & Articulations

May 11-15th:

Try out these different inflections this week and shoot Mrs. Jensen (by May 15th, 3pm) an email to say:

1) which one was easy?

2) which one was challenging?

3) Which one is you favorite?

Music Inflections & Articulations

Are used to bend or alter notes in music

inflections & articulations.mp4

Video with Mrs. J

Listen and try along with Mrs. Jensen on your instrument

This brought me joy over the weekend :)

May 9/10th, 2020

Band Disney May 4th. 75-129mp4.mp4

May 4-8th Lesson: Friend Like Me

Bars 75-129, all 5 parts. Also, drop Mrs. J a note to say how many minutes you have practiced between May 3-8th. :)

David Bowie

Life on Mars?

Moana (Disney

Shiny

April 27- May 1st Music Lesson

Hi everyone, I was listening to music last Saturday in the kitchen, while cooking and I heard David Bowie's Life on Mars? song come on my Spotify. Immediately I thought... I have heard this musical 'thought' recently in a newer work. It came to me almost instantly. Threads of Bowie's style can be found in Shiny from Moana. Listen to both and tell me if you can hear it! (above)

I then looked on the web and found that the Shiny character WAS based on Bowie, his musical stylings, his flare for style and clothes and they even copied his eye colour (one green , one blue) and the unusual differing sizes of his pupils. Check it out!

Many modern day musicians 'borrow' musical thoughts from the musicians that came before them.

Second listening assignment: In choir this year we sang Memories by Maroon 5....which is based on Pachebel's Canon in D. Listen to Pachebel first, then Maroon 5, (below). Do you hear the common thread? This is called a chord progression.

Your assignment this week:

Have you noticed two songs sounding similar in your experience? Try not to look this up on the internet.... Send me, via e-mail, your assignment with the links so I can have a listen too! Due by May 7th :)

Plus! Keep playing your current songs for class and send in your 30 sec clip from last week, if you can! Thank you Jane, Lenea, Ciara , Rylie , Trevor, Danna and Evelyn, for your clips.

Pachebel

Canon in D

Maroon 5

Memories

Note for my music students: April 20th, 2020

What I have learned in the past three weeks is there are certainly barriers to working as an ensemble when we are not able to rehearse inside the school building! I would love for you to continue playing / singing over the next few weeks. I myself have been playing more for enjoyment and you can see some clips of this on my Twitter @WSSMusic1180. Band students, if you would like a 'solo' song for your instrument please email me...I have ideas for each of you.

So, today, how do you practice at home?

Choir students, you can run through our regular warm ups on your own and then tackle the songs I have posted on your page, in much the same way that I am going to encourage our band students to do.

1st- listen to the recordings and follow along with your part (notice the connection between what the notation says to do and what the piece actually sounds like

2nd- tap out the rhythms

3rd- practice breathing in time while listening to the recordings and reading your part

4th- Follow along with my weekly mini-lessons- if you miss one, back track!

5th - Listen to the music again and then again. How does your line/ part fit in with the other parts? Are there any similarities? Choir students, listen to the accompaniment only videos with the lyrics in front of you...can you hear how the lyrics fit in without the choir voices from the Full Version track?

6th- When it stops being fun, take a break..... circle back to it another day :)

Under the Sea April 20-25.mp4

April 20-25th

Under The Sea

All parts

playing assignment below!

April 19-22 Playing Assignment: upload a 30 second clip of current progress through Google Drive, or a drive of your choice and email your clip (audio or video) to Mrs. Jensen at linda_jensen@sd42.ca . In tests, Google Drive works very well. See tutorial on how to send me a video, below. You will need to set up a Google Drive account if you don't already have one.

how to share video.mp4

If you are interested in playing a solo song, for fun, on your own, email me and I can send you the music (WSS owns these charts).

For

flute: Under the Sea, Be Our Guest, Beauty and the Beast, Friend Like Me, Lion King

clarinet & trumpet: Soul Bossa Nova (from Austin Powers), James Bond Theme, Hedwig's Theme, Duel of the Fates (Star Wars) , In Dreams (Lord of the Rings)

clarinet, trumpet, trombone, bass, & saxophone: Mission Impossible, Jurassic Park, Star Trek ,Raiders March (Indiana Jones Theme)

Disney Film Favorites

Flute- Pirates.mp4

Flute- Pirates

clarinet 1&2 Pirates.mp4

Clarinet- Pirates

Altosax Ppirates.mp4

Alto Sax- Pirates

tenor sax Pirates.mp4

Tenor Sax- Pirates

trumpet 1&2 Pirates.mp4

Trumpets- Pirates

Lowbrass and winds Pirates.mp4

Low Brass and Winds- Pirates

percussion Pirates.mp4

Percussion- Pirates- Snare Drum

Pirates for you to practice along with!

Sweet Caroline for you to practice along with

Monday April 6th , Band students: I have emailed you a survey to find out how you would prefer to learn, moving forward. I do not plan on making you do music theory or history ( so breathe). I am wondering if we should continue with the three songs ( Sweet Caroline, Disney, Pirates) or if you are interested in learning a song of your choice. Please fill in the survey prior to 8pm PST on Wed April 8th. I miss you, musicians! Also, if you need into the school to get your instrument, please fill in the form on Westview's main page, for access this Tues and Wed only (April 7 &8). Mrs. Jensen

PLEASE EMAIL MRS.JENSEN TO LET HER KNOW THAT YOU HAVE VISITED THIS WEBSITE.

Lessons to be posted on this site by Wednesday of every week starting April 15th.

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