VALLEY CENTER
INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC
The Valley Center Band Program is under the direction of
Jan Verboom, Crystal Strawder, & Mary Wagoner
UPCOMING EVENTS
Look at the VCHS/VCMS/VCIS Band Sections of the Website for more details on Info/Schedules & Times.
Upcoming Fundraisers & Ornament Forms:
December 2024 Band Events & Performances:
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Nov. 11th-Dec. 6th: HS Concert Auditions Window Open
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Dec. 6th: VCHS Jazz/Christmas Brass & Winds @ Town East
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Dec. 7th:
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SCKMEA District Band/Orchestra Rehearsals & Concerts @ Maize HS
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VC Christmas Tree Lighting
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Dec. 9th: VCHS/VCMS Holiday Band Concert
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Dec 10th: Tentative Performance @ Botanica Illuminations
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Dec. 12th: HS Pep Band BB vs Winfield
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Dec. 17th: HS Pep Band BB vs Maize South
January 2025 Band Events & Performances:
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Jan. 3rd: HS Pep Band BB vs Salina Central
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Jan. 7th: HS Pep Band BB vs Derby
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Jan. 10th: HS Pep Band BB vs Campus
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Jan. 11th: KMEA State Band/Orch/Jazz Auditions
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Jan. 13th: HS Solo/Ensembles/Perc Ensemble Evenings Begin
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Jan. 23rd-25th: HS Pep Band BB January Jam
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Jan 31st-Feb 1st: WSU Honor Band
February 2025 Band Events & Performances:
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Feb. 8th: KSHAA Regional Piano Festival
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Feb. 11th: HS Pep Band BB vs Hutchinson
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Feb. 14th: HS Pep Band BB vs Maize (Homecoming)
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Feb. 18th: 5th/6th Grade Band Concert
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Feb. 21st: HS Pep Band BB vs Salina South (Senior Night)
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Feb. 22nd: KSHAA State Piano Festival
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Feb. 22nd & 23rd: VCHS Hornet Highlights
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Feb. 26th: MS WSL League Band Festival
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Feb. 27th-Mar. 1st: HS Pep Band BB Sub-State (TBD)
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Feb. 27th-Mar. 1st: KMEA State Convention
March 2025 Band Events & Performances:
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Mar 6th-8th: HS Pep Band BB State (TBD)
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Mar. 11th: HS/MS Festival Bands & LA Band Concerts
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Mar. 18th-22nd: VCHS Band Trip to Los Angeles, California
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Mar. 29th: KSHAA Regional Solo and Ensemble Festival
April 2025 Band Events & Performances:
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April/May: HS Band Leadership/Colorguard/Drumline Clinics/Auditions (Dates TBA)
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April 9th: KSHAA State Large Group Festival
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April 26th: KSHAA State Solo/Ensemble Festival
May 2025 Band Events & Performances:
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April/May: HS Band Leadership/Colorguard/Drumline Clinics/Auditions (Dates TBA)
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May 7th: VC Mass Band Concert
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May 11th: VCHS Graduation
ABOUT THE VALLEY CENTER BAND PROGRAM
We are excited about our upcoming events and hope that you'll be able to join us for some of them! Music education is a valuable part of developing well rounded students. We strive to present our students with as many opportunities as possible in a supportive environment.
Often a single concert or presentation measures the success of a music program. While it is true that a performance demonstrates the students' mastery of skills, it is only one aspect of our comprehensive music curriculum. Instrumental music classes in Valley Center are designed to prepare students to be responsible citizens in tomorrow's society. What is it about music learning that offers young musicians a head start over their non-musician counterparts?
* Music develops interpersonal skills such as teamwork, leadership, communication, negotiation and working with others; the basic personal attributes required for problem-solving in our modern day workplace.
* Music stimulates the creative, curious, and imaginative mind - the mental building blocks for critical thinking and self-motivation.
* Since much of music is active learning, it links the creative thought process to reality. The following quote is an excerpt from The Value of the Arts, created by the President's Committee on the Arts and Humanities - 1993:
...Some skills taught only in the arts are as important to science as they are to art. Among these tools are playing, abstracting, building models and recognizing patterns. Non-verbal skills allow people to imagine and visualize new realities before they can be proven by logic or scientific experiment.....
When our students are in the act of making decisions based on present moment choices, they replicate the same thought processes used in expressing music. This is a human quality that must be developed; it is the foundation for all problem-solving skills.
When we take a holistic view of music learning, we develop a new perspective and appreciation for our school's music program. Music is important in the life of your child, our community, and our society as a whole.