Support
We invite you to learn more information about each of our programs at Waubonsie Valley High School.
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Advocate
We welcome your active involvement in our parent associations to support students in the Band, Choir and Orchestra programs at Waubonsie Valley High School.
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Hear about the Benefits of Music from Professor Barry Houser at the University of Illinois.
Why stay in music if you aren't going to make it a career?
Hear directly from Northwestern University Admissions about the benefits of an Arts Education:
Watch this amazing video from a high school student who affirms the need for the arts in a high school education.
Does being a musician actually benefit your brain? Yes...
TED Ed Lessons Worth Sharing: Scientifically-Based Impacts of Music on Students by Anita Collins
Check out the science of how to practice effectively...
Sample Schedule
This document gives examples of actual music student schedules during their four years at Waubonsie Valley High School. This will help illustrate what classes students took and when they took them. For some, scheduling is a matter of patience and fitting in electives as they have time. For others, summer school is a fantastic option to help make room in a schedule during the school year.
Face the Music
This is an interesting article by San Francisco Symphony Orchestra conductor Michael Tillson Thomas in which he discusses the importance of having the ability to think like a musician.
21st Century Education and Skills
These two essays affirm why a Fine Arts education is essential for all students and the benefits they gain from studying the arts.
This document gives examples of actual music student schedules during their four years at Waubonsie Valley High School. This will help illustrate what classes students took and when they took them. For some, scheduling is a matter of patience and fitting in electives as they have time. For others, summer school is a fantastic option to help make room in a schedule during the school year.
Face the Music
This is an interesting article by San Francisco Symphony Orchestra conductor Michael Tillson Thomas in which he discusses the importance of having the ability to think like a musician.
21st Century Education and Skills
These two essays affirm why a Fine Arts education is essential for all students and the benefits they gain from studying the arts.
TED Talk: Importance of Aesthetic & Engaging Educational Experiences upon Students by Sir Ken Robinson
