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Canyon Vista Middle School Electives - Orchestra
Welcome to Canyon Vista OrchestrasWe are proud of the many honors the orchestras and their individual members have received in recognition of their excellent performances. We know that you will be a valuable part of our orchestra family and that you will discover the joy and pride that comes from a fine performance of good music.
As director of the Canyon Vista Orchestras, I would like to take the opportunity to thank you parents for entrusting your fine children to my care. I consider myself fortunate to teach such talented and dedicated students. If you have any problems or questions, please call me. The orchestra office number is 464-8196. If I am in class, I will return your call as soon as possible.
Sincerely yours,
Why Orchestra?
Playing a stringed instrument is a skill you can enjoy as an individual player or as a part of a musical group for the rest of your life. Orchestra membership can teach self-confidence, self-awareness, coordination, concentration, personal discipline, and attention to detail. It teaches decision making as well as music making. That is probably why orchestra students usually earn better grades in other studies and get along better in school.
The skills and study habits learned within this framework carry over into adulthood and into life. Orchestra provides excitement through performance. It's a special group of young people working together as a team. Students need to be somebody special...balanced by the equally basic need to "belong" to something unique, a peer group, a set-aside circle of friends.
Playing in the orchestra teaches children to be creative, to work towards a common goal. It gives a sense of belonging. It teaches them to work together and helps them make friends.
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