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Brenda Bush is the K-5 Vocal Music Specialist at Westview Elementary.  She is also on the summer staff of the Allegro Performing Arts.  Ms. Bush earned a Bachelor of Music in Vocal / Choral and Music Education from Alverno College and Master of Arts in Music Education from New York University.  She holds Orff-Schulwerk Certification from Eastman School of Music.  Brenda completed Kodaly Certification at NYU and continued her studies at the Kodaly Institute of Music, Kecskemet, Hungary.  She has been part of the World Music Drumming training for many years.  Brenda is passionate about singing and can be found digging into the study of traditional musics and world music drumming. Currently, Brenda is a member of UpBeats and Women Who Groove at the Women’s Drum Center.  

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Brenda Bush

General Music Teacher
School: 651-683-6969 x84246

WV MUSIC OPPORTUNITIES 2026 - 2027:   

Contact: brenda.bush@district196.org

Music Club: Grades 3-5                                                                                                                                                                                                Tuesdays 8:15 – 9:15 am in music room 503 (max 25 students)
Doors open at 8:05 am

  1. October 6
  2. October 13
  3. October 20
  4. October 27
  5. November 3 
  6. November 10- Visitors Day

3rd Grade Family Folk Dance Night:  
All 3rd grade students and their adults.                                                                                                                                        Thursday, November 19, 2026, 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm in the gym; all families and guests

196 Sings - All of 5th Grade only during the day walking field trip in the a.m.
AVHS will hold this event on Thursday, January 7th, 2026

5th Grade Music & Band Concert:  
Students arrive at 6:15 pm in the music room.
Wednesday, January 20th, performance 6:30 pm for families

All 5th Grade District Choir – Dakota Valley Singers – Sunday, January 31, 2027

Sunday, January 31.  Rehearsal at Eastview High School from 3:45-5:15 with a concert at 7:00 pm.  Eagan High School choral director Amy Jo Cherner runs it. The choir has students from all 20 elementary schools throughout ISD196.  

ALL STAR CHOIR – Saturday, February 20, 2027  *3-6 auditioned 5th graders 

5th Grade Witness Program:                                                                                                                                                                5th Grade field trip to Northrop Auditorium in Minneapolis, 50-minute performance on Friday, February 26, 2027, 11:35 am 

Da Capo Choir: Grades 3-5                                                                                                                                                                                            Tuesdays 8:15 – 9:15 am in music room 503 (doors open at 8:05 am) 

  1. March 9
  2. March 16
  3. March 23
  4. April 6
  5. April 13
  6. April 20- last rehearsal (donut party!)

Concert: Wednesday, April 21st, 2027. School Concert at 9:45 am in the gym. Family Concert at 6:30 pm (students arrive at 6:15 pm).

2nd Grade Concert: Wednesday, March 3rd, 2027 at 2:30 pm.

4th Grade Concert:  Wednesday, March 3rd, 2027 at 6:30 pm (students arrive at 6:15 pm).

1st Grade Music Concert / Celebration of Learning: Birds! Friday, May 7, 2027 at 2:00 pm in the gym for families.

Kindergarten: Celebration of Learning: Friday, May 28, 2027, 2:00 – 3:00 pm: Starts in the gym for a short music performance, then moves to classroom celebrations.

 5th Grade Graduation  Tuesday, June 8, 2027, in the gym. 

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