Dear VC Music School Community,
As we continue to monitor COVID-19 updates at the local and state level, VC Music School also continues to suspend regular operations on campus.
While the building is closed, VCMus instructors continue to be remotely accessible during the closure, including the move to online lessons, now available for current students and open to new registrants. Instructors have remained flexible in the online formats available such as Facetime, Google Duo, Skype, Zoom and the like.
If you would like to learn more about what we are doing, please visit our website or follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.
Events: VCMus will continue to hold November recitals via Zoom. Please contact your instructor directly for the schedule.
At Valley Catholic Music School, we believe music should be an opportunity for everyone to learn and grow through music. Come share the joy of music today…
Private Music Lessons
Our music school is open to all interested students within the community. You do not have to attend Valley Catholic school to register for private lessons.
You may register by completing our 2020-2021 registration form.
- K-12
- 18 and over
Instruments offered
- Piano
- Violin
- Flute
- Voice
- Viola
- Clarinet
- Harp
- Cello
- Saxophone
- Guitar
- Bass
- Percussion
Valley Catholic Music School offers private instruction and is open to all youth and adults on and off the Sisters of St. Mary of Oregon (SSMO) campus. We offer:
- Dedicated and trusted educators to help you learn a new instrument or enhance existing musical skills
- One-on-one instruction
- Expertise in music education and performance
- Beginner to advanced levels; pre-kindergarten to adult
- Participation in a least two recital performances per year
- Instruction in brass, woodwinds, strings, piano, harp and voice
Students can also participate in public performances, solo & ensemble contests and audition for scholarships. Lessons are offered Monday through Saturday at three locations on the Sisters of St. Mary of Oregon campus: the SSMO Motherhouse, Valley Catholic Elementary and Middle School, and Valley Catholic High School.
Registration
Fee: A $25 non-refundable fee will be billed on the first month’s statement.
Tuition:
30-minute lesson per week: $30.00
45-minute lesson per week: $45.00
60-minute lesson per week: $60.00
Missed lessons
Consistency and commitment are the keys to developing and mastering any pursuit, including music. Therefore, students are encouraged to attend every lesson in order to advance their skills. If your student must miss a lesson, we ask that you please call the instructor first followed by a call or email to the music school office a minimum of 24 hours in advance of the lesson day that will be missed whenever possible. We do not issue refunds for missed lessons and missed lessons are not made up.
While students are responsible for lessons missed, each student is entitled to one excused absence credit per semester block. The blocks are as follows: Fall/Winter (Sept 14 – Dec 18) and Winter/Spring (Jan 4-June 11). To utilize your excused absence credit, it must be specifically requested through the instructor at a mutually agreed upon time.
If your teacher is absent, then there will be no charge for that lesson, and the teacher is expected to give 24 hour notice of a cancellation unless it is an emergency. It will be up to the discretion of the instructor and the student to arrange a make-up lesson if desired. There are no credits for lessons missed if a student misses the make-up lesson.
Discontinued Lessons: As a courtesy, we require two lessons notice to the instructor and music school office when a student discontinues lessons.
It is expected that parents will work together with music teachers for the good of each student, showing the utmost respect for each other’s roles. If issues regarding lessons cannot be resolved between the teacher and parents or adult students, please contact Music School Director at: [email protected]
Payment
Note: We are temporarily unable to process credit card payments online. To pay by credit card, call our Finance Office at 503-718-0425 or 503-718-0423. Do not leave credit card information on voicemail. Please leave your name and a phone number where you can be reached during business hours.
Instrument rental
Violins, violas, flutes and clarinets may be available to rent from the music school for $150.00/year.
Cellos and string bass may be available to rent for $225.00/year.
Additional fee for summer rentals: $50.00
Practice Room
Pianos, organs and harps are available to use in a music school practice room for $75.00/quarter.
Students practicing voice or another instrument will be asked to pay $50.00/quarter for the use of a practice room.
Scholarships
Students who have been registered in Valley Catholic Music School for at least two years are eligible to apply for a scholarship.
The scholarships are to be applied toward music school tuition. Music teacher recommendation is required. For more information, contact the music school office at 503-718-6499.
Questions?
For more information, please email Music School Director, Beckie Hocker or call 503-718-6499
Flute Choir
Flute Choir currently not available.
Valley Catholic Music School Flute Choir program is designed to expand small ensemble skills and individual player skills while performing as a group. We will explore a variety of fun music while learning the basics of reading parts, training the ear, rhythm and more. Students will learn how to conduct themselves in duet, trio, quartet and small ensemble opportunities. The Piccolo (half-size flute) and the Alto Flute will be available to learn when the students feels ready. Students will have various performance opportunities on campus and in the community.
Please email Beckie Hocker at [email protected] for more information.
Summer Music Lessons
Lessons are available from June through August. Click here to register.
Summer Music Camp
June 21-25, 2021 | Registration opens March 1, 2021 | Click here to register
What makes a summer music camp special?
Great teachers. Learning something new. Having fun with people who like music as much as you do.
Make new friends
Students entering Kindergarten through 5th grade learn in groups (by grade/age). They practice and perform in ensembles, making music and friendships.
Discover new things
Learn more about your favorite musical instrument and discover new ones:
Piano, violin, harp, percussion, wind instruments and voice.
Having fun
We bring fun to music fundamentals through music theory, songs, games, rhythm, ear training and more
What to bring
Your enthusiasm for music, your instrument (if applicable), water and a sack lunch. We provide lunch on the last day of camp. T-shirts and snacks are provided too!
Dates:
Monday, June 21 through Friday, June 25, 2021
We will have a program on the last day of camp to demonstrate and share what we learned during the week. Program starts at 2:00 p.m.
9:00-3:00 p.m. daily
Cost
$325 per student
Music Readiness
Music Readiness Program Currently Not Available.
The Valley Catholic Music Readiness Program is designed to help prepare pre-kindergarten students ages 4 and 5.
Please note that this program is designed for off-campus students only.
Children will learn notes, rhythms, ear training, dynamics, solfege and more all in a group setting, singing fun songs with movement and play. This is an opportunity for a child to build a solid foundation for a successful musical journey and prepare them for the choice of a future instrument. Our trusted staff is dedicated to teaching your child in a fun and safe environment.
Designed to give children their first group experience in music by introducing letter names of notes and note values, basic rhythm, percussion instruments, instrument recognition, time signature and solfege (DO, RE, MI, FA, SOL, LA, TI, DO) through interactive songs, games and movement. Maximum class size: 10.
Our current fall program. Online registration will be available closer to the fall term.
Wednesdays
10:00-10:30 a.m.
10 week session
October 2, 2019 through December 11, 2019
January 8 through March 18, 2020
April 1 through June 3, 2020
$300.00
Contact Information:
For more information, please email Beckie Hocker, or call 503-718-6499.
Contact Information
For more information, please email Beckie Hocker or call 503-718-6499.