June-July 2010
For students completing grades 5-12

Band Bash (Grades 5-12)
Opportunities for instrumental music students to develop important skills to be members of elementary, junior high and eventually Valley High School band. Includes private and/or group lessons as well as rehearsal band (grades 5-6). If signing up for group lessons, please find your own partner and receive instructor approval before registering.

• A concert will be held July 24 at 7:00 pm in the Valley High School Auditorium.
• Rehearsal Band meets every day for two weeks.
• On the final day, June 25, students will visit Adventureland to perform then enjoy the park.
  

Summer Jazz Jam Workshop
This is a fun, four-day workshop! In each class students will learn to play jazz focusing on blues, swing, Latin and rock styles. On the last day, there will be an informal concert for parents, family and friends. Classes meet four times (6/28, 6/29, 6/30 and 7/1) with each class session lasting one hour and thirty minutes. Combos range from 6-9 instruments in size and utilize mixed instrumentation. Students are assigned to a combo through director recommendation/ability grouping.

Super Summer Strings (Grades 4-8)

PRIVATE STRING LESSONS – Over a four-week period, students will have four, one half-hour private lessons based on instructor availability. The goal of private lessons is to help string students grow in their skills and prepare for more advanced study.

ORCHESTRA –Students participate in orchestra rehearsals, musicianship classes (including ear training and theory) and sectional rehearsals. This is an intensive study of orchestra music and listening skills, culminating with a concert at Adventureland on June 25.

*Adventureland admission included in the registration fee

PLEASE NOTE:
For PRIVATE LESSONS in band or strings, you MUST come to the Community Education office which is located at 3550 Mills Civic Parkway, to register and secure a space on the sign-up sheet.

For REHEARSAL BAND or ORCHESTRA ONLY & the JAZZ JAM WORKSHOP, you may register online, call or mail in your registration to Community Education, 3550 Mills Civic Parkway, West Des Moines, IA 50265 or (515) 633-5001. Office hours are 8:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m.

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