VanderCook hosts a number of workshops and festivals throughout the year for middle school and high school music students. These events provide students with an opportunity to learn outside the classroom and to make new friends.
Whether you're interested in student enrichment at special events outside of the classroom, or one of the many band, choir and orchestra clinics held at the college, there's something here for you.
Chicagoland Marching Band
Leadership Academy
July 23, 2020
Formerly known as 7 Steps to a Better Band, this single-day event prepares directors and their student leaders for a successful school year and marching band season.
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 Athena Camp Chicago
2021 details coming soon!
Athena Music & Leadership Camp is a weeklong all-girls experience for middle and high school band and orchestra students. Specialized sessions cover conducting, chamber music, leadership workshops, music theory, empowerment seminars and more!
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Middle Level HonorFest
October 3, 2020
Advanced middle school musicians spend a day working with a master clinician in a higher education setting. This one-day festival is designed to give your best students an opportunity to perform in an honor-band environment early in the school year.
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 Day of Guitar
November 17, 2020
Designed for classical, jazz, pop and acoustic guitarists of all levels, from beginners to the technically advanced, Day of Guitar is a great opportunity for students to meet, rehearse and perform with peers from other area schools.
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Day of Percussion
February 23, 2021
Advanced middle school musicians spend a day working with a master clinician in a higher education setting. This one-day festival is designed to give your best students an opportunity to perform in an honor band environment early in the school year.
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 Junior Day of Guitar
2021 details coming soon!
Designed especially for younger and less-experienced players,
Junior Day of Guitar is a day of rehearsals and performance
techniques for students and their instructors.
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_CROP_REDUCED.jpg) High School HonorFest
May 1, 2021
This daylong event gives Chicagoland high school students an opportunity to perform quality repertoire with peer students ranked at the highest performance level.
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VanderCook College of Music - (312) 225-6288