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Westview Music

Welcome to WSS Music

Mrs. Linda Jensen- Director

linda_jensen@sd42.ca

@wssmusic1180

JAZZ BAND CHARTS FOR JAN 2026- MARCH 2026

Stairway to Heaven

https://viewer.jwpepper.com/smc2/?product=10066729&preview=true

Blue Moon

https://share.google/gnXeverCSpygx1Lo1

Creep

https://viewer.jwpepper.com/smc2/?product=11392267&preview=true

Caravan

https://viewer.jwpepper.com/smc2/?product=2307627&preview=true

WSS instagram QR Code

Jazz Band Lunch Concert @WSS Dec 11th

Ian's solo.mp4

Ian's solo

Lexi's solo.mp4

Lexi's solo

Ava's solo.mp4

Ava's solo

Grand Band Jamboree 2026

@WSS 3-5:30pm. All Advanced Elem Band & Jr Band 8-9 players are participating.

Jazz Concert

Dec 11th

WSS Library

Dec 9th Winter Concert: Sr Band

Christmas at the Movies 2025- Sr Band.MOV

Christmas at the Movies

Great Locomotive Chase Sr Band 2025.MOV

The Gret Locomotive Chase

Home Alone 2025- Sr Band.MOV

Home Alone

The Mandalorian 2025- Sr Band.MOV

The Mandalorian

Jazz

Eye of the Tiger 2025- jazz.MOV

Eye of the Tiger

AJazzy Merry Christmas 2025- jazz.MOV

A Jazzy Merry Christmas

Deck the Halls 2025- jazz.MOV

Deck the Halls

Poco Loco 2025 -jazz.MOV

Poco Loco

Random

Rock Lobster 2025- Sr Band.MOV

Sr Band :Rock Lobster

Moondog 2025-jazz.MOV

Jazz- Moondaog

mass band Instant Christmas Concert 2025.MOV

Mass: Instant Christmas Concert

Jr Band and Advanced Band

Big Beat Boogie 2025 - Jr band.MOV

Big Beat Boogie

Buena Suerte 2025- Jr Band.MOV

Buena Suerte

Brave New World 2025- Jr Band.MOV

Brave New World

Christmas Medley

Winter Concert

7:00 pm, NOT 7:30!!!

D- Warm up at 6:15 in art room

H and Adv 6:30 in 1180

Beginning Band in 1173

Lunch Jazz Concert @WSS

The WSS Jazz band will play in the library at lunch Dec 11th

WSS is fundraising for a new Bari Sax as ours is 30 years old and worn right out!

Cash or cheque donations gladly accepted.

Contact Mrs. Jensen at linda_jensen@sd42.ca

Funds raised to date; $1200

Goal: $8,398.88

MRCB concert poster .pdf

MRCB ConcertPoster- ith WSS Sr Band Nov 25th

AT WSS in our MPR 7:30 pm start (30 min later than our usual start time). All D block Sr Band students are to attend. Concert Dress. 6:30pm warm up in the art room.

Jr band .TS.mp4

Buena Suerte

to practice with! Jr Band

first notes.mp4

Elementary Band first notes

cleaning your instrument.mp4

How to clean your instrument

There is still room!

Beginning Elementary Band 5-6-7.

Next class is October 1st 8:30-9:30am at WSS, room 1180.

English Program only.

Form below or email: linda_jensen@sd42.ca

Bass Guitar, Alto sax and Drums are full. See below for other options

Registration night for Elementary Band

Westview Band 5/6/7 Registration 2022

Beginning Band 5/6/7 registration

Band 8 colour page 2025.pdf

Band 8 information

Music 8 choice- Dist paper.pdf

Band 8 registration still open

music stands.mp4

Music stands

Reeds.mp4

Reed placement

instrument cases.mp4

Instrument cases

Instruments of the Concert Band: flute

clarinet

saxophone (grades 8-12)

percussion

trombone

trumpet

auxillary percussion

bass guitar (8-12)

Flute-Care.pdf

Clarinet-Care.pdf

Trombone-Care.pdf

Saxophone-Care.pdf

Trumpet-Care.pdf

14-21 Christmas at the Movies.mp4

Sr Band - 14-21 Christmas at the Movies

flute big beat boogie.mp4

Flute Big Beat Boogie

big beat boogie bass and tbone.mp4

Big Beat Boogie t-bone & Bass

57 Christmas Medley.mp4

Jr Band 57 Christmas Medley

3-end Buena Suerta.mp4

Jr Band Buna Suerte 3-end

Registration for Beginning Band 5-6-7 and Band 8 are now open. Google forms or paper forms are available on this website. Due by June 16th, 2025 . See below for sample concert clips and our band community at Westview :)

Registration for Band 8 is OPEN

please register prior to April 28th, 2025

Registration for Beginning BAnd 5-6-7 is OPEN

Please register prior to May 31st, 2025

Mrs. Jensen Board presentation 2025.MOV

Save Elementary Band

April 23rd presentation to the SD42 School Board

Update: Funds have been allocated for the 2025-2026 school year for elementary band

Final Concert May 29, 2025

Moondance jazz.mp4

Moondance- Jazz May 29/25

how to train your Dragon.mp4

How to Train Your Dragon- Sr Band May 29, 2025

Jr Band Mr.B May 29, 2025

Lord of the Rings

Sr. Band Lord of the Rings

May 29, 2025

Sr Band May 2025

Jazz Band May 2025

Jr Band May 2025

Congratulations Westview Secondary Music Grads of 2025!

EH Nov 2020

RB Nov 2020

TM 2023

Congratulations to the music student grads of 2025!

JB Nov 2020

Music 8 colour advert for grade 8 day.pdf

BAND 8 INFO

Interested in Band 8 for the fall?

Music 8 choice- Dist paper.pdf

BAND 8 @ WSS

Complete this form and bring it in to Westview to register, today :)

BAND 8 ONLINE REGISTRATION FOR SEPT 2025

SD42 backtracks on band after rally in Maple RidgeThe amended 2025/26 Preliminary Budget is being presented to the board for approval on Wednesday, April 30

ice bucket challenge.mp4

Ice Bucket Challenge 2025

Music classes save lives!

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdiTd693Ws3OagnNUI6DHC81FnWctCFXGsupzNW1pT2W1fiPw/viewform?usp=sf_link

BAND 8 REGISTRATIONS FOR SEPT ARE NOW OPEN

Tuba in Cuba/ Lion's Pride/ Quest....Knight

https://www.jwpepper.com/s?q=Tuba+in+Cuba&sort=score_desc&page=0&preview=true

https://www.jwpepper.com/s?q=Lions+Pride&sort=score_desc&page=0&preview=true

https://www.jwpepper.com/s?q=Quest+of+the+Black+Knight&sort=score_desc&page=0&preview=true

Lions Pride Tbone and Bass 21-? .MOV

Lion's Pride 21- ?

Bass and t-bone

Tuba in Cuba- first half snare.MOV

Tuba in Cuba 1st half

Tuba in Cuba last half - snare .MOV

Tuba in Cuba last half

WSS ADVANCED AND JUNIOR BANDS

Advanced Elementary Band Reg 2024-2025 v.2 1.docx

Print and fill out- return

Due March 31, 2025

Google Form (electronic)

Due: March 31, 2025

MARCH 4TH CONCERT 2025

Raiders March 2025.mp4

Raider's March Jr Band 6-9

Jr Band Star Wars.mp4

Star Wars Jr Band

Fawkes the Phoenix Jr Band 2025.mp4

Fawkes The Phoenix Jr Band

Jr Band Tadpoles 2025.mp4

Tadpoles Jr Band

Jr Band Bringer of War 2025.mp4

Bringer of War Jr Band

Sweetly Songs the Donkey Elem Band 2025.mp4

Sweetly Sings the Donkey Elementary Beginning Band

Elem band March 2025 .mp4

Elementary Band

Jaws.mp4

Jaws

WSS SENIOR BAND 9-12

Sr Band Hedwig's Theme 2025.mp4

Hedwig's Theme - Sr Band 9-12

Hedwig's Theme part2 2025.mp4

Hedwig's Theme Part 2

John Williams Sr Band 2025.mp4

John Williams in Concert

Jurassic Park Feb 2025.MP4

Jurassic Park Sr Band

WSS JAZZ BAND

Brass Attack jazz Mar 2025.mp4

Brass Attack- Jazz Band

Brass Attack high notes end Mar 2025.mp4

Brass Attack High notes-end

Traces March 2025.mp4

Traces- Jazz Band

Traces end - Billy Mar 2025.mp4

Traces- Tenor solo at end

My Funny Valentine 2025.mp4

My Funny Valentine

It's Only A Paper Moon 2025.mp4

It's Only a Paper Moon

Peter Gunn Jazz2025.MP4

Peter Gunn

Woody Woodpecker clip 2025.mp4

Woody Woodpecker visits Jr Band

Brass Attack Jazz2025.MP4

JAZZ BRASS ATTACK IN CLASS

Hedwig's Theme Feb 2025 .MP4

HEDWIGS THEME IN CLASS SR BAND

March 4th Spring Concert Program - by T. Moncey

By Tessa M- gr 12

Future home of Concert Program

41 alto sax paper moon.mp4

Jazz Alto Sax, Paper Moon

49 trumpet Paper Moon.mp4

trumpet Paper Moon

Band 6/7 and 8/9 (March Concert) Listening Links

Bringer of War: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-2GD7wzAouo

Tadpoles: https://www.jwpepper.com/sheet-music/media-player.jsp?&type=audio&productID=11400081: https://www.jwpepper.com/sheet-music/media-player.jsp?&type=audio&productID=11400081

Raider's March for Band 8/9 and Advanced Elementary Band 6/7

https://www.jwpepper.com/sheet-music/media-player.jsp?&type=audio&productID=10053498

Star Wars for Band 8/9 and Adv Elem Band 6/7

https://www.jwpepper.com/sheet-music/media-player.jsp?&type=audio&productID=2383966

Fawkes the Phoenix for Band 8/9 and Adv Elem Band 6/7

https://www.jwpepper.com/sheet-music/media-player.jsp?&type=audio&productID=2473741

flute Fawkes.mp4

Fawkes the Phoenix for flute

Raider's March for flute 14-end.mp4

Raider'sMarch

Flute 14-end

#38.mp4

Beginning Elementary Band Jan 15, 2025 #38

#39.mp4

#39 Beginning Band Jan 15, 2025

33 Amigos .mp4

Beginning Band #33

Amigos- Jan 8th, 2025

34 Farm Out.mp4

Beginning Band #34

Farm Out- Jan 8th, 2025

Jazz Videos Jan 14, 2025

Jazz Band Links:

Traces: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ZLw8F3TufM

Brass Attack: https://www.jwpepper.com/sheet-music/media-player.jsp?&type=audio&productID=10094367

It's Only a Paper Moon: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PwE_Dnd8reY

Peter Gunn: https://www.jwpepper.com/sheet-music/media-player.jsp?&type=audio&productID=2403095

My Funny Valentine: https://www.jwpepper.com/sheet-music/media-player.jsp?&type=audio&productID=2195352

paper Moon Flute -jazz 2025.mp4

It's Pnly a Paper Moon- Flute 9-end

peter Gunn flute at 5- jazz.mp4

Peter Gunn- flute- audio only

peter Gunn whole class 5-25-jazz.mp4

Peter Gunn- whole class- audio only

27-end Peter gunn.mp4

Peter Gunn - 27 - end

Concert Band 9-12 Block D

Superman: https://www.jwpepper.com/sheet-music/media-player.jsp?&type=audio&productID=2039311

John Williams in Concert: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SlN3wET9UsQ

Theme From Jurassic Park: https://www.jwpepper.com/sheet-music/media-player.jsp?&type=audio&productID=2288926

Hedwig's Theme: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sVQhG4UC4p4

Grand Band Jamboree

For all our Advanced Band 6/7 and Junior Band 8/9 students

Parents are welcome to the MRSS gym at 5:30pm

The musicians who made roll call for our annual group photo

Our Mass Band 6-12

Advanced Band 6/7 and Jr. Band 8/8

Rock Star.mp4

Rock Star

Rock Out!

Starship Journey.mp4

Starship Journey

Jingle Bells

Sr Band 9-12

Shallow

You'll Be Back

Pirates Medallion

Medallion Calls

Carol of the Bells

Sr Band, some Jazz Band and the Mass Band 6-12

Let It Snow.mp4

Let It Snow- Sr.Band

Have A Cool Yule

Have A Cool yule- Jazz

Luca's solo

Jazz and Luca's solo

Pirates Mass Band World's End

At World's End- Mass Band

Jammin With Charlie

Jammin with Charlie- Jazz

Mercy Mercy Mercy

Mercy Mercy Mercy- Jazz

Blue Ridge Saga

Blue Ridge Saga- Sr Band

Creatures Poem.mp4

Creatures in the Attic poem,

Jr. Band

Blue Ridge Saga.mp4

Blue Ridge Saga

Sr Band

fog bottom.mp4

Blues At Frog Bottom

WSS Jazz Bad

December Winter Concert Program and Poster below- by Tessa M

Winter Program pg 1.pdf

Winter program pg 2.pdf

Winter Program pg 3.pdf

Winter Program pg 4.pdf

December 10th Winter Concert

7 pm start, doors open at 6:30, group photo at 6:15

Band 10-11-12 warm up at 6pm in the art room

Band 8/9 warm up at 6:05 in the textiles room

Beginning Band 5-6-7 warm up in the main music room at 6:25

Advanced Elementary Band 6-7 warm up at 6:35 in room 1173

What to wear? Music t-shirt, black pants and shoes.

Mass Band

gr 6-12 rehearsal

Tues Dec 3rd at 2:20 pm (end of block H)

for World's End chart

Beginning Elementary Band rehearsal CHANGES

Nov 26th not 27th

Dec 3rd not 4th

1:45-2:45 with the Jr Band

These are Tuesday rehearsals, not Wednesdays! No band Dec 11 or 18. Next class Jan 8th

#24 A&B.mp4

Beg Band #24 A &B Nov 13th lesson

link for D block: Let It Snow

https://www.jwpepper.com/sheet-music/media-player.jsp?&type=audio&productID=10051098.

https://www.jwpepper.com/sheet-music/media-player.jsp?&type=audio&productID=10050567

Carol of the Bells Block D- Nov 6th, 2024

https://www.jwpepper.com/sheet-music/media-player.jsp?&type=audio&productID=10034521

JWPepper website for the Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End mass band number

Beginning Band lessons for Nov 6, 2024.

Conceet Dec 10th songs are: #12,14,16,17,18,19,20,23, 24......maybe more....

Easy Street - clarinet.mp4

#19 Easy Street Beg Band 5-6-7

#20 Country Walk -flute.mp4

#20 Country Walk Beg Band 5-6-7

#23 Nov 13th lesson.mp4

#23 Niv 13th lesson!

Beginning Band 5-6-7 lessons for Oct 30th

#17 clarinet.mp4

#17 clarinet

#17 flute.mp4

#17 flute

#17 trumpet.mp4

#17 trumpet

paradiddle.mp4

drums- paradiddle

#17 bass .mp4

#17 bass

#18 clarinets.mp4

#18 clarinet

Elementary Band Oct 23, 2024 #11-16

#12 beg elementary band .mp4

Beginning Elementary Band #12

#13 duet beg band.mp4

#13 duet

Snare drum #12 .mp4

Snare Drum #12

snare #13A .mp4

Snare Drum #13

bass drum #13 B .mp4

Bass Drum #13

#16 Hot Cross Buns for all .mp4

#16 Hot Cross Buns

Shallow tenor sax.mp4

Shallow- tenor sax

shallow 55 alto sax.mp4

Shallow bar 55 alto sax

shallow trumpet 2.mp4

Shallow trumpet 2

medallion calls trumpet 2.mp4

Medallion Calls Tr 2

Pirates World's End 80-end.mp4

World's End 80-end

World's End 72-80 .mp4

World's End 72-80

World's End 32-44.mp4

World's End 32-44

Blue Ridge 29-75.mp4

Blue Ridge 29-75 tr 2

tr 2 Blue Ridge Saga.mp4

trumpet 2 Blue Ridge

Mass Band grade 6-12 Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End 1-19 and 23 for trumpets

flute World's End 2-19.mp4

flute Worlds's End

clarinet 3-19 World's End.mp4

Clarinet World's Eng 3-19

world's end T-bone & bass 1-19.mp4

Trombone and Bass World's End 3-19

deims Pirates at world's end start.mp4

drums World's End start to 19

Simple Rock Beat.mp4

Simple Rock Beat gr 7-12

tr 1 23 pirates World's end.mp4

trumpet 1 bar 23 World's End

World's End trt 3-19.mp4

trumpet 2 World's End at 23

Sept-Oct lessons to share with students 2024 Junior Band 8/9 and Adv Band 6/7

bass rock out!.mp4

Bass for Rock Out

trumpet 2 starship journey.mp4

Starship Journey- trumpet 2

World's End: Alto Sax

snare 29 Rock out! .mp4

Snare Rock Out

tr 1-4 clarinet capers.mp4

tr bars 1-4 clarinet Capers

tr jingle bells.mp4

Trumpt Jingle Bells

29 Rock Out snare drum.mp4

Bar 29 Rock out- Drums

Sept 24 block H.mp4

Rock Star all players

creatures bass line 1-9.mp4

creatuees bass line 1-9

creatures bass line 9-17.mp4

Creastures Bass line 9-17

bass 1-4 clarinet capers.mp4

Bass Clarinet Capers

fl clarinet capers 1-4.mp4

Flute Clarinet Capers

cl clarinet capers 1-4.mp4

clarinet Clarinet Capers

Jazz Band recordings Sept- Oct 2024

53-end tr2 Mercy .mp4

Mercy Mercy Mercy

54-end Jamin w Charlie.mp4

54-end Jammin' With Charlie

tr 19 Jamin w Charlie.mp4

trumpet bar 19 Jammin'

tr at 43 Louie.mp4

Louie Louie

Concert Band Block D Sept - Oct 2024

2nd clarinet Reflection.mp4

2nd Clarinet Reflection

shallow cl3.mp4

Shallow Clarinet 1-34

Oct 7 articulations.mp4

Articulations Oct 7/24

WSS Music Students are Thankful!

May 29, 2024 Final Concert

Photo credit: Mrs. Sheridan

pt1 Paranoid Android.mp4

Video Credit: Mr. P. Jensen

pt2 Paranoid Android.mp4

Part 1&2 Paranoid Android: Jazz

Easy Street 2024.mp4

Easy Street: Jazz

Pink Panthers.mp4

Pink

Panther: Jazz

Viva La Vida.mp4

Viva La Vida: Concert Band

Star Trek part 1.mp4

Star Trek Pt 1

James Bond Skyfall part.mp4

James Bond: Skyfall section

Bounty Hunter.mp4

Bounty Hunter

May 29 Slideshow

May 29th Concert Slideshow

Concert Program

Dist Band 8 and Choir 8 form 2024.pdf

Registration for Band 8 starting Sept 2024

Please print off a copy and bring to the WSS front office or email Linda Jensen at: linda_jensen@s42.ca

Beginning Band 5-6-7 Registration- English stream only

Beginning Band will run week of Sept 23rd, 2024 - end of May, 2025. Classes are OPEN at this time. Registration will close when the class reaches 35 students. As of June 1st we have 10 spaces available and class will be tentatively offered on Wednesday mornings 8:30-9:30 at WSS. FCFS. LVE French Immersion students will attend MRSS 2024-2025, for band. Classes start September 25th.

Advanced Band online registration for Sept 25th, 2024

Tentatively classes will be:

Wed 1:45-2:45pm

(one or more years playing experience)

paper registration below

Beginning Band online registration is open to

grades 5-6-7

Start:Sept 25th, 2024. New to band students only :)

June 1/24: 10 spaces available at this time

No experience necessary. Only for: Laity View, Hammond, MRE, Fairview &

Glenwood if you plan on attending WSS for grade 8

Beginning Elem.Reg.Form 2024-25v.2 (1).docx

Paper Registration for Beginning Elementary Band 5/6/7

Open Jan 16, 2024. Will close when class reaches 35 registrations

Advanced Elementary Band Reg 2024-2025 v.2 1.docx

Paper Registration for Advanced Elementary Band 6/7

Open Jan 16th. No class limit set

Band 9-12 promo poster.pdf

It is soon time to register for Band 8-12 for Sept 2024. Registration is open to everyone, no experience required! email: linda_jensen@sd42.ca for more information

Elementary Band Registration below or on next page under elementary band

The Westview Concert Band and Jazz Band are performing at Fairview Elementary On Tuesday Dec 19th at 10:30 am. Our next concert, for all four classes, will be March 7th, 2024.

Jazz band registration poster with QR code .pdf

Jazz Band Registration is open for Sept 2024

Music menu pg1 DH.pdf

Concert Band 8, 9-12 registration is open for Sept 2024

pg 2 Music menu 2023.pdf

Dec 5, 2023

Winter Concert

IMG_4224.MOV

Concert Band

December 5th, 7pm WSS Gym

Poster design: Audrey S

The WSS Concert Band was invited to perform at the Maple Ridge Community Band Concert this fall

Our next concert is Tuesday Dec 5th at WSS, main gym. 7pm start. Doors open at 6:30pm. Admission is by donation to the Food Bank or WSS Music Program. All four classes are performing.

Dance of the Sugarplum Fairy 2023.MOV

Dance of the Sugarplumb Fairy Dec 2023

Pokémon Theme 2023.MOV

Pokémon Theme

Here Cones Santa Claus 2023.MOV

Here Comes Santa Claus

The Avengers 2023.MOV

The Avengers

Crimebusters Mass Band .MOV

Mass Band with MRCB; Crimebusters

Grade 12's

Minion Fun

Albion Community Centre

Grade 9/10

The Instruments of the Concert Band, grades 5-12

Westview Concert Band on tour to Fairview and Laity View Elementaries June 20th and 22nd, 2023. Thank you parent drivers for hauling all our percussion instruments!

Our WSS Music 8-12 students participated in 14 Science and Sound stations in June, experimenting with sound waves.

Our Science & Sound Unit in June 2023

Sign up now for Band 8

by Emma H

Sign up now for Elementary Band

5-6-7

by Nicole L

Sign up now for

Jazz Band

by Yewon J

WESTVIEW

by Dorcas H

MUSIC PROGRAM

Beginning Elementary Band registrations are coming in fast and furious for September 2023. The bass guitar and percussion (drums) slots are now all filled up, and there is no saxophone. There are 0 spaces available! Registration forms were due Sept 21st. Printable forms below, or on-line google forms (below).

linda_jensen@sd42.ca for more info

Westview Beginning Band 6/7 Registration for September 2023

Please complete this form by Sept 20th, 2023

Beginning Band Classes begin Sept 28th, they will run 60 mins once a week, year long.

Classes run until May 29th, 2024 every Thursday morning at Westview from 8:30-9:30am.

There are 0 spaces available at this time (Sept 21 2023)

Westview Band 8 Registration for September 2023

Please complete this form by March 30th, 2023

June 7th Concert

Poster by Rylie T

Beginning Elem.Reg.Form 2023-24.docx

Printable Form for Beginning Band 6-7

Sept 18th start, 2023- Time TBD

Advanced Elementary Band Reg 2022-2023.docx

Paper Printable Advanced Elem Band Reg Form

Feb/ March 2023 for Sept 2024

Leo nd Zach Elem band .pdf

Beginning Band 5/6/7

Open for Sept start- Registration info on this page

by Leo and Zachary

BAnd 8 -max.pdf

Band 8 is open for registration

by Max

Jazz Audrey.pdf

We are looking for more jazz players to join us for September!

by Audrey

Spring Program 2023.pdf

April 4th Spring Concert Program

by Rylie Turenne

Choir Jan 2023

Jazz Band Jan 2023

choir winter concert Jan 2023.MP4

Choir January 2023

Iko Iko

Homeward Bound

Bohemian Rhapsody

JazzJan 2023.MP4

Jazz Jan 2023

Buffalo Head

Blues at Frog Bottom

Bossa Madeira

Mercy, Mercy, Mercy

Stand by Me (with the choir)

Greatest Showman.MP4

Choir

Greatest Showman Medley

WSS Winter Concert Poster 2023.pdf

Winter Poster

Jan 25th program 2023 pg1.pdf

Winter Program pg1

Jan Concert program pg2 2023.pdf

Winter program pg2

O Canada .MP4

Jazz Band:

O Canada

Nov 2022

20221102023321_MVI_3124.MP4

Emmanuel:

Last Post

Nov 2022

Choir Winter 2022.mp4

Fall Choir Concert Oct 25, 2022

Many thanks to: Emma H for creating the poster, our videographer and yearbook photographer, to Alex P for running the soundboard, Eli and Luna for their help with the stereo, and Kaylib for yearbook, as well.

Editor: Gary Jensen

Our next concert is January 25th, 2023

Sam on tenor sax

Jessica on alto sax

Andrew on trumpet

Molly on keyboard

(jazz band only)

Max on bari sax

Leo on alto sax

Kanki on guitar

(jazz band only)

Andrew on drums

Yewon on flute

Zach on tenor

Jeff on alto

Louie Louie 2022.mp4

Louie Louie sample

Westview is accepting Band 8 registrations for September 2023

Your son/ daughter will have band 8 all Semester 2and still have a rotation of elective classes for Semester 1. Band is FREE. If securing an instrument is a challenge for your family please contact Mrs. Jensen at ljensen@sd42.ca and arrangements will be made for you.

Instruments in the band class:

Flute, clarinet, saxophone, trumpet, trombone, euphonium, percussion and bass.

2022 Winter Concert.mp4

WSS Winter Concert 2022

Please click on the popout box over the video to watch, or click this link drive.google.com/file/d/1ME9H70dZ_dPTvmHBh9X-C-MjDj0k4GSn/view?usp=sharing

June Concert Band 8-12-2.pdf

June 16th Concert Program

7 pm WSS Main Gym

Concert Dates 2022-2023:

Tues Oct 25th Choir Concert 7pm MPR

Wed Jan 25th Choir, Jazz and Elementary Bands concert 7pm WSS Main Gym

Thurs March 9th Concert Band Concert 7pm MPR

Wed June 7th Jazz, Concert Band, & Elementary Bands Concert 7 pm WSS Main gym

Westview Secondary June Concert Link:

WSS is proud to present a virtual concert recorded in mid June 2021, for your viewing.

These students all started in Feb and were in jazz band or beginning band for five months.

For many of the jazz students, this was their first experience in jazz class. Jazz will run Tues and Thursdays before school Sept 13th- June, 2022. We are accepting registrations at this time.

For the beginning elementary band(s), due to Covid protocols we had to do two separate recordings. The Mon/Friday class and the Wed class can both be found on this link. We affectionately dub their first performance: 'Squeak and Squawk'. Every student is new to their instrument in this class.

Information about the Advanced Band 6-7 class for the fall has been now sent home via email. Registration is still open.

Registration for BEGINNING Band 6/7 is also open at this time!

June 2021 Concert.mp4

INFORMATION FOR BEGINNING BAND can be found here (below) or on the BAND 5/6/7 page :) STARTING SEPT 2021

Beginning Elem.Reg.Form 2021-22 HM etc.pdf

Hammond/ MRE/FV

Beginning Elementary Band 5-6-7

2021-2022

Beginning Elem.Reg.Form 2021-22 LV.pdf

Laity View Elementary

Beginning Band 5-6-7

2021-2022

Band 8 atWesdtview Secondart.pdf

Are you interested in learning how to play a concert band instrument? Band 8

Fill this in to be part of our Band 8 class

Band 8 registration for Sept 2021 is now OPEN. Please see info on the Band 7/8 page/ tab. Open as of Feb 22nd, 2021.

Advanced Band 6 &7 now open, google form on the Band 5-6-7 page

Beginning Band 5-6-7 for Sept 2021 now open, google form on the Band 5-6-7 page

Concert 2.mp4

January WSS Winter Concert 2021

Band 7/8

Band 8

Band 9-12

Band Concert.mp4

December Christmas Concert

Band 7/8, Band 8 &

Band 9-12.

2020

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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.”

Beginning Elementary Band Starts this week

Welcome to the 75+ new beginning band students starting Feb 8-12!

Homework this week is page 6 in the SOE red book 1. Working on producing a sound and placing our fingers in the right spots :)

Whole Note= 4 counts Whole Rest= counts of silence

Jazz Band 8-12 starts

Feb 9th 8am-9am

Beginning Band starts Feb 8,10 &12 8:30- 9:30 am

Advanced Band 7 has a new TIME !

Feb 12th at 10:25-11:25am

*at recess

Beginning Band 5-6-7 Registration

Laityview Registration is now CLOSED as the class is FULL.

Fairview, MRE and Hammond Registrations is now CLOSED.

All beginning Band classes are FULL

Jan 25, 2021

Beginning Band will run Feb 5th - June 11th this year.

If your child is interested, Mrs. Jensen will be around to visit each school in January. Registration forms below.

Hammond.: MRE: FV Registration pdf.pdf

Hammond/ MRE/ FV

Laityview Beginning Band.docx

Laityvew

If you are interested in Beginning Band 5/ 6/7 for Sept 2021, please complete this form

Laityview/ MRE/ Hammond? Fairview Registration is now open for September 2021 start

Registration is now OPEN for September 2021 start, only.

This February start up dates and times:

1st class Feb 8th at 8:30-9:30am for Laityview students

1st class Feb 10th for Hammond, MRE and Fairview LV Div 15, 16 & 3 students at 8:30-9:30

Interested students may wish to attend either Feb 5th at 8:30 or Feb 5th at 2:30 to see the instruments demonstrated/ chose an instrument. Students only permitted into WSS at this time.

This class is open to students at Fairview, Hammond, Laityview and Maple Ridge Elementary schools and run for an hour a week until June11th.

grad 2020 msg.mp4

Message to Grads of 2020

Interested in Band 8?

grade 8 Welcome2020.mp4

Welcome to Band 8!

Band 8 is open to ALL students, no experience necessary. Class runs Nov19-Feb2.

For more info and to register please see Mrs. Jensen prior to Sept 23rd and / or drop her an email at: linda_jensen@sd42.ca

I put this together for staff in 2013 :)

WSS Video for the Grad class of 2016 :)

June 10th: Last Zoom today for 7-12

Lessons are wrapping up for the year. All 9 assignments are due by June 18th, 2020

See your page for your final lesson. Assignments will be assessed up until June 18th, 2020.

If you have a WSS instrument please return it by June 16th.

Email Mrs. Jensen to arrange this.

Thank you for a memorable year!

"Passion, Positivity and Playfulness"

***June 9-12th lessons are now posted!

*****interested in Jazz Band or Vocal Jazz for the fall? Email Mrs. Jensen!

Registration for Band 8 and/or Choir 8 is open, check the Band 8/ Choir 8 page

Registration for Band 6/7 is open, check the Band 6/7 page

Just a note to say, I miss every single one of you!

I hope you are well. I hope you are singing and playing your music.

Look for an email on 'Office Hours' for drop in questions starting May 20th. Link will be sent out on e-mail for Zoom.

Zooming

with music

students

WSS Music

Welcome to the Music program. Students will be able to access lessons under their class headings, moving forward. Parents wishing to enrol their child into the band program for September 2020 will find registration information under Band 6/7 or Band 7/8 .

I continue to teach students through music as we head into unchartered territories of education during a pandemic. Please be kind, stay safe and be well. Mrs.J

Please e-mail Mrs. Jensen if you need a copy of any band charts! Choir students, the notes and lyrics are on your page for the new songs.

Please email Mrs. Jensen that you have seen this website and thank you for the survey feedback. Miss you all!!!!!!

This is how I feel about music!

Tells a story!This is how I teach....

Spiderman May 2020 .mp4

Spiderman

@7pm May 9th in the Jensen household.

This is a great piece

Thanks Audrey!

Quite a few years ago now. :)

Love this

(May 11th)

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Mrs. J's bear sighting May 7th

Please, keep your distance if you come across a bear! Bears are dangerous. DO NOT APPROACH. Back away slowly, eyes down, try to stay calm and no screaming!

Personal Note April 27th

One of the silver linings during this COVID-19 pandemic, is that I as am being forced to stay at home, I have looked to my roots with regards to playing and singing music. I play my flute more now in my personal life than at any other time in the past 23 years. I lost my voice yesterday, from singing so much to Karaoke!

When I was in high school I fell in love with music. I played in the Concert Band, Jazz Band, sang in the school choir club and my church choir as well played flute in the Community Concert Band. My life was full of music, so when my dad told me at age 13 to ..."get a job doing what you'll love and you will never work a day in your life..." I looked around me. I loved music and Guiding. I loved working with other children my age (11-18). So, from that moment in grade 8, I made it my personal goal to become a teacher and learn all the instruments I possibly could (and could afford). I love teaching :) I teach through music and I look forward to getting up and going to 'work' every single day.

I miss my students. I miss the personal interactions. I miss giving feedback (like a coach). I miss the team work. It is difficult for us all, at this time. Please.... don't give up on your musical journey.... I won't give up on you, either.

Be well,

Mrs. Jensen

Inspirational

Love this version!

"Lean on me when you're not strong..."

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 or Instagram @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 :)

What I am listening to this week....I know we covered this in choir this year, but man, this is a great song and it warms my heart. I hope you like it too!

Check this out! Especially our Jazz Band students! Now, if we could pull something like this off, wouldn't that be memorable?

Lenea, thank you for this song recommendation. Music helps us through our most difficult times, for sure! April 14th, 2020

Students! Keep sending me your favourite songs!

Term 3 lessons starting April 6th, 2020 can be found for each music class under the headings above. Lessons will be posted weekly until further notice.

Survey feedback from the music students:

1) overall you would like to continue learning about music through the songs/charts that we would normally be learning in class.

2) We are able to communicate through e-mail rather than phone calls or zoom.

3) Most students will spend aprox 2 hours playing or singing music per week.

4) This WILL NOT become a music theory and history course.

5) Stay tuned on how Mrs. Jensen will be assessing your progress later in April/May.

6) Check this website weekly for new lessons starting April 14th for choir and April 15th for all band students.

All About Me:

I have been teaching since 1996 and I still have a passion for teaching through music and recently, through helping our International Students (I am the Liaison for WSS and have been for four years now...I taught Eng 9 for 9 years, then ELL for another 10 years). My degree is Bachelor of Education with a double major in Socials and Music. I have known since I was 13 that I wanted to go into teaching as a profession.

I have been teaching at Westview since the fall of 1998!

I am married, I have two sons (Westview Alumni) and love nature and photography. During my time away from work you will find me either reading a book or enjoying the great outdoors. I love to travel in Canada, bike ride, kayak, hike, camp, walk, and swim. I enjoy the weight room and yoga too. My true hobby is photography and my family members call me the 'Doctumentarian'. This spring we are trying our hand at growing veggies in a greenhouse! I have enjoyed playing my various instruments at 7 pm on the deck, to salute everyone working in essential services at this time. I am a flutist first, then an alto sax player, however I do also play: all four saxes, trumpet, clarinet, oboe, trombone, french horn, piccolo, all percussion, some piano, and I sing. I do not play guitar or any string instrument you would find in an orchestra.

My one vice? Coffee.

I hope to see you back in the classroom very soon everyone!

Mrs. Jensen

sunrise at Jerry Sultana Park

saw an eagle fishing- dive bombed into the water

3 herons in this shot

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Old Time Rock N Roll

Zoom for Band 8 Information Night at Westivew is at 7 pm Wed April 14th. Zoom link was sent out to every family in March. :) email linda_jensen@sd42.ca for the link!

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Concert Band Block D Sept - Oct 2024

Dec 10th concert recordings, now available!

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