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Students: You can start Orchestra in 6th or 7th grade!
Students: You can start Orchestra in 6th or 7th grade!
No previous experience is required!
No previous experience is required!
How do you choose an instrument? By deciding which one sounds best to YOU!
How do you choose an instrument? By deciding which one sounds best to YOU!
Listen to some great music to help you decide! (Choose any button below.)
Any person can play any instrument! The important question is - which one do you enjoy listening to the most? If you like how your instrument sounds, then you will enjoy learning how to play it!
Do you have a favorite instrument yet?
In the videos below, professionals explain the differences between each string instrument.
VIOLIN
VIOLIN
Plays high sounds
VIOLA
VIOLA
Plays high & medium sounds
CELLO
CELLO
Plays medium & low sounds
BASS
BASS
Plays low sounds
What Does the W.C.S. orchestra Sound like?
What Does the W.C.S. orchestra Sound like?
Watch the videos: Viva La Vida (top) and Don't Stop Believin' (below) were performed by all 6th - 12th grade WCS Orchestra students!
We also included WCHS Alumni who returned to the Orchestra and joined us for this year-end tradition.
Viva La Vida Encore Orchestra 2022.mp4What other kinds of music do orchestras play?
What other kinds of music do orchestras play?
School orchestras play many different kinds of music including: rock, classical, jazz, & movie music!
Click the button to hear examples.
These are videos of students from all over the country. The WCS Orchestras have also played each one of these songs!
Remember: You don't have to know anything about music in order to start learning an instrument!
Remember: You don't have to know anything about music in order to start learning an instrument!
At any grade level, Orchestra is a full-year elective class. Each year of orchestra builds on the next. The skills you learn in your first year will allow you to play more fun music the following year. And even more fun music the year after that! Just imagine the amazing music you will play in the future!
At any grade level, Orchestra is a full-year elective class. Each year of orchestra builds on the next. The skills you learn in your first year will allow you to play more fun music the following year. And even more fun music the year after that! Just imagine the amazing music you will play in the future!
Ready for more music?
Ready for more music?
Click the button for more string instrument mash-ups!
These people kept playing their instruments through high school and beyond!
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