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Saginaw Valley State University

Music Department

Community Outreach

Service through Music Education!

Excellent professors. Talented college students. Regional high school students and their teachers looking for ways to enhance their love of music. Why not create opportunities to bring the two together? That is why the Department of Music at SVSU offers several outreach opportunities to area schools and high school students.

Clinics

As part of the Department of Music's outreach, it offers select clinics. We have several annual events including SVSU Band Day, Voice Day, Choir Festival, Jazz Festival, and others. More information will be posted as it is available. 

These opportunities are geared towards high school students and ensembles. Planned events for 2026-2027:

  • Marching Band Day: Saturday, September 5th
  • Trombonapalooza: Saturday, September 12th
    • Trombone workshops and masterclasses
    • For more information, contact Dr. Norman Wika
  • Jazz Jam Sessions: Thursdays, Once/month - 5pm Founders Hall
    • Open to all: relaxed environment to play or listen to jazz
    • 9/24, 10/22, 11/19, 1/28, 2/25, 3/25, 4/22
    • For more information, contact Dr. Colin Wood
  • Piano Day: Saturday, November 21st
    • Piano masterclasses and lectures for all levels, featuring Jose Mendez
    • For more information, contact Dr. Chia-Ying Chan 
  • Voice Day: Saturday, February 27th, 2027
  • Choir Festival: Wednesday, February 24th
  • Jazz Festival: Friday, March 19th
    • Clinics, workshops, and concerts for jazz ensembles with guest artist
    • For more information, contact Dr. Colin Wood

 

Valley Steel

Valley Steel is a steel band that formed in 2013 through a generous donation by the Joseph and Karen Krantz Family Charitable Trust. The steel band is a registered student organization (RSO). The fee per semester is $75 and more information is available through Dr. Paige Madden. The group performed at the Great Lakes Steelpan Festival in Crystal Lake, Illinois in 2014, shared the stage with St. Louis High School in a joint concert, and played in several mass steel band events at St. Louis High School as part of the Pan Rocks project..

Please contact Dr. Paige Madden for more information.