Opportunities:
The music department at Bayview Secondary School is one of the most active departments in the school. In past years, we've had over 20 different groups operating at various times throughout the day ranging on some days, regularly, from 7:15 in the morning until 9:00 in the evening. The groups vary in size and purpose but if you like music, I'm sure there is something for you.
Please note that many ensembles require you to be taking a music course for admittance. This is not to be exclusionary but the skills required in some of these ensembles need to be developed in these courses to ensure success. Also, because the population of these ensembles are limited, favour is given to music students taking the courses so that they have an opportunity to exercise the skills they have learned.
Ensembles and Groups
Band
- Grade 9 Red Band
- Grade 9 Black Band
- Grade 10 Symphonic Band
- Grade 11 Wind Symphony
- Grade 12 Wind Ensemble
Choir
- Concert Choir (open to all students)
- Chamber Choir
- Jazz Choir
Jazz
- Grade 9 Jazz Band
- Grade 10 Jazz Band
- Senior Jazz Band
- Combos (several small groups)
Other
- Music Council
Future Careers
Music for All Careers
Taking music at Bayview is not only about investing in a future career in music. While we have plenty of grads who have gone on to play in some of the worlds greatest orchestras or in many other facets of the music industry, the goal of our department is to help students achieve their best. Our performance groups offer many opportunities to develop persistence, creativity, and imagination. Working in groups of up to 100 students all working together towards achieving great musical expression requires dedication and superior time management skills as well as a keen understanding of what it means to sacrifice the needs of the individual for the needs of the group.
Success breeds success and the skills we develop in rooms 71 and 83 are useful in all areas of life. There are countless alumni that visit our department on a regular basis who talk of how their experience in our department had a direct influence on what got them into medical school, or law school, or engineering to just name a few of the most popular fields. Our music students are attending Harvard, Yale, and Johns Hopkins University and they emphatically comment on how studying music at Bayview had a significant impact on who they are today.
Music for Music Careers
If you have a love for music and would like to incorporate music into your career, there are many options you can explore.