CURRENT STUDENTS: The main educational & ensemble program for area music students in grades 8-12 will resume in November 2025 (when auditions take place) and December 2025 (when rehearsals start). Notices​​​​​​​​​ regarding the upcoming season will go out to area music educators and their music students in late August. We hope you will consider joining the VJC for its 10th anniversary season in 2025-26!
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​​EDUCATORS: Check out the Flexible Instrumentation Big Band charts from VJC Publications. And hear this great new music on our YouTube channel. VJC Publications offers flex. charts without compromise, designed to sound great—and complete—​with just the minimum instrumentation (11 pieces). And of course, they sound truly spectacular with a full, 18-piece big band. Given the unpredictable nature of band program size from year to year, VJC Publications represents a great investment for any music library.
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Please note that 100% of every VJC Publication purchase goes back into supporting the educational activities of the Valley Jazz Cooperative.
VJC APPLICATION (STUDENT IN GRADES 8-12)
For Ensembles @ Ravenscroft & MCC
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Interested in joining the VJC @ Ravenscroft and/or VJC @ MCC? Please fill out the application form below, confirming your interest and commitment to participate. Within 48 hours of applying, you should receive an email response, providing pertinent follow-up information.
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Please note: Students are asked to provide an email address as part of the application. However, as an increasing number of school districts implement filters to block "outside" emails from reaching students, it is growing more difficult to connect. As such, students are encouraged to provide an alternate (non-district) email address as part of their application. It need not be the student's primary, personal email address, but could be a parent or guardian's email address instead (if that is preferable).
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Need to learn more about VJC programs before applying? Visit the VJC Ensembles page before coming back here to apply to our main program. VJC instruction is offered free of charge to passionate, committed, area music students in grades 8-12, following a successful placement audition.