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VALLEY CENTER
INSTRUMENTAL  MUSIC

The Valley Center Band Program is under the direction of 

Jan Verboom, Crystal Strawder, & Mary Wagoner

VCHS Concert Band 3-25-2019
VCHS Wind Ensemble 3-25-2019
HS Percussion Ensemble 2019
WSU Honor Band 2019 1
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The Valley Center Band Program maintains a very active schedule. Please check out the calendar or your individual school's page for more detailed information.

Event/Performance Schedules are posted in the Docments & Schedule Section of the Website.

UPCOMING EVENTS

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Look at the VCHS/VCMS/VCIS Band Sections of the Website for more details on Info/Schedules & Times.​​​

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November 2024 Band Events & Performances:​​​​​

  • Nov. 4th:

    • HS Pep Band Rehearsals Begin

    • VCIS 5th/VCMS 6th Grade Band Concert

  • Nov. 9th: SCKMEA District Auditions & Jazz Concerts 

  • Nov. 15th & 16th: VCHS Fall Drama Production

December 2024 Band Events & Performances:

  • Dec. 2nd-13th: HS Concert Auditions

  • Dec. 7th: VC Christmas Tree Lighting 

  • Dec. 9th: VCHS/VCMS Holiday Band Concert

  • Dec. 12th: HS Pep Band BB vs Winfield

  • Dec. 17th: HS Pep Band BB vs Maize South

January 2025 Band Events & Performances:

  • Jan. 3rd: HS Pep Band BB vs Salina Central

  • Jan. 7th: HS Pep Band BB vs Derby

  • Jan. 10th: HS Pep Band BB vs Campus

  • Jan. 11th: KMEA State Band/Orch/Jazz Auditions

  • Jan. 13th: HS Solo/Ensembles/Perc Ensemble Evenings Begin

  • Jan. 23rd-25th: HS Pep Band BB January Jam

February 2025 Band Events & Performances:​​

  • Feb. 8th: KSHAA Regional Piano Festival 

  • Feb. 11th: HS Pep Band BB vs Hutchinson

  • Feb. 14th: HS Pep Band BB vs Maize (Homecoming)

  • Feb. 18th: 5th/6th Grade Band Concert

  • Feb. 21st: HS Pep Band BB vs Salina South (Senior Night)

  • Feb. 22nd: KSHAA State Piano Festival 

  • Feb. 22nd & 23rd: VCHS Hornet Highlights

  • Feb. 26th: MS WSL League Band Festival 

  • Feb. 27th-Mar. 1st:  HS Pep Band BB Sub-State (TBD) 

  • Feb. 27th-Mar. 1st: KMEA State Convention

March 2025 Band Events & Performances:​​

  • Mar 6th-8th: HS Pep Band BB State (TBD)

  • Mar. 11th: HS/MS Festival Bands & LA Band Concerts

  • Mar. 18th-22nd: VCHS Band Trip to Los Angeles, California 

  • Mar. 29th: KSHAA Regional Solo and Ensemble Festival

April 2025 Band Events & Performances:​​​

  • April/May: HS Band Leadership/Colorguard/Drumline Clinics/Auditions (Dates TBA) 

  • April 9th: KSHAA State Large Group Festival 

  • April 26th: KSHAA State Solo/Ensemble Festival 

May 2025 Band Events & Performances:​​​

  • April/May: HS Band Leadership/Colorguard/Drumline Clinics/Auditions (Dates TBA) 

  • May 7th: VC Mass Band Concert

  • May 11th: VCHS Graduation 

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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.

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