Welcome to MVHS Orchestra!

This class is open to students in 11th and 12th grade, and exceptional 9th and 10th graders. It does require an audition and/or instructor approval. Auditions are held each spring for the following school year. Students will study and perform more advanced literature of past and present. Students will continue to learn about music theory and history while participating in after school concerts and festivals throughout the year. Students perform a variety of styles of music including pop, sacred, secular, andspirituals.

Students will study and perform quality literature suited to ability level. Students will learn concepts of orchestra technique and elements of music such as music theory and history while continuing to develop individual skill on their instrument. Students perform a variety of styles of music including pop, sacred, secular, and spirituals. Students who take this course will have a variety of extracurricular performance and rehearsal opportunities available to them.