Debra Ellis's blog

There are several performances coming up in March for music students here at VCS.  Please take note and put them on your calendar:

March 1 at 7:00p.m. in the lunch room - Middle School Choir Pops Concert

March 13 at 7:00p.m. in the lunch room - Intermediate Symphony Pops Concert and Advanced Symphony post-festival concert

March 14 at 3:15p.m. in the lunch room or music room - RAD auditions

March 20 at 1:30p.m. in the lunch room - 2nd/3rd grade program "Children of the World"

For High School students interested in participating in solo and ensemble festival, woodwind, brass, and percussion day is March 6 (yes, the day after regular festival...), and strings day is March 20 and 21.  Please let me know ASAP if you are interested in participating so I can help you choose your music.

The second week back will be a piano lab for kindergarten through 5th grades.  Students who take lessons may bring their lesson books to music January 9-12 and practice for their lessons.  The rest of the class will quickly review what we have done and then move forward to learning more!  I hope you all had a very Merry Christmas and have a Happy New Year!

Any students who  did not turn in your Christmas music at the concert need to bring it to turn in on Wednesday.  You will receive your new music at this time and learn what your playing final for first semester will be.  On Friday, you will be working on your playing final and receive a study guide for your written final.  Your playing final will be on January 9, and your written final will be on January 12.  I hope you had a very Merry Christmas and have a Happy New Year!