CURRENT STUDENTS: Our program for area music students (grades 8 to 12) resumes in December, with auditions in November. Please consider joining us on Tuesday evenings (Indigo @ Ravenscroft), Thursday evenings (Cerulean @ Ravenscroft), and Saturday mornings (Sapphire @ MCC). That's right! The VJC returns to MCC on Saturdays, led by Paul Brewer! Learn more by clicking HERE.
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EDUCATORS: Check out our new Flexible Instrumentation Big Band charts, released by VJC Publications. You can listen to most of these publications HERE on the VJC YouTube channel. We've added 10 additional "flex." big band charts this fall and hope you will consider buying this great new music! If you do make purchases, use the Coupon Code DB30 (from our ad in the September issue of DownBeat magazine) for big savings. Using DB30 at checkout will provide you a 30% discount on each VJC Publications purchase, through 10/30/23.
STUDENT PARTICIPANT FORMS
Provided below are various forms related to student participation in the Valley Jazz Cooperative. To open any of these forms in your web browser, simply click the corresponding document icon.
PLEASE NOTE: Only .pdf format documents are available on this web page. If you are a student musician (or the parent/guardian of one) looking for the form to APPLY to the VJC, you will not find that here. Application to the VJC is done completely online, accomplished using a form with fillable fields. To find that online form, click HERE.
VJC Consent/Waiver Form
Required to be completed by any student participating in Valley Jazz Cooperative activities, whether in-person instruction or online (as with virtual ensembles). This document must be signed by a parent or guardian, unless the student participant is 18 years of age or older, in which case the student may sign for themselves (along with submitting proof of age).
VJC Instrument Sign-Out Form
Required to be completed by any VJC student participant hoping to gain extended access to a VJC-owned instrument for use outside of the RAVENSCROFT facility. This document must be signed by a parent or guardian, regardless of the student’s age. It also requires a commitment to providing insurance for the instrument while under the student’s control.
VJC Scholarship Application Form (HS Seniors only)
Required for any current or former VJC participant to apply for the Valley Jazz Cooperative Scholarship Program. The VJCSP is designed to recognize outstanding high school seniors, in support of their post-secondary education. To learn more about the Valley Jazz Cooperative Scholarship Program, click HERE.
