The Arts

With our own recording studio and a dedication to playing live, VVS is a great place to study music.  Our Rock Band and Jazz Band practice often and play concerts at the school, in Sedona and compete regionally.  Introductory music classes focus on fundamental concepts and the skills needed to be a well-rounded and knowledgeable musician. Concepts covered include instruments, sound, music rudiments, musicianship skills, listening, and music technology. VVS has guitars, keyboards and percussion instruments available for use.  IB Music focuses on music theory, Western classical music, Jazz, world music, instruments, sound, music rudiments, score reading, music analysis, musicianship skills and basic music technology.

Our 2D Studio, which is accessed directly from the VVS Main Office patio and its beautiful pond and fountain, offers space for student creativity in every medium from drawing to painting to everything in between. The large, naturally-lit space with Cathedral Rock and Sacred Warrior facing windows is the perfect space for students to develop their 2D specific skills. The well-equipped space offers ample supply storage as well as student work storage of all kinds. The flexible space allows students enough room to set up easels, work at tables, or set up a laptop at a high counter and plug in. While paper, a printing press, pencils, inks, easels, canvas, and paints are all readily available, the space is also ready for digital creation through a pair of modern Apple desktop computers and a professional large-format photo printer. Courses include Drawing, Acrylic Painting, Watercolor Painting, Printmaking, and a rotation of additional 2D specific courses based on student needs and availability.