{"id":24,"date":"2016-06-21T19:15:43","date_gmt":"2016-06-21T23:15:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wellesleyps.org\/performingarts\/?page_id=24"},"modified":"2025-12-01T09:22:22","modified_gmt":"2025-12-01T14:22:22","slug":"ivep","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wellesleyps.org\/performingarts\/ivep\/","title":{"rendered":"Instrumental and Vocal Extension Program (IVEP)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n<div class=\"display-posts-listing\"><div class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/wellesleyps.org\/performingarts\/2022\/08\/09\/what-instrument-should-i-choose\/\">What instrument should I choose?<\/a><div class=\"content\">Are you interested in learning a band or orchestra instrument but not sure which instrument to choose?\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/sites.google.com\/wellesleyps.org\/wpsivep\/home\">Take a look at these videos featuring Wellesley students to help you decide!<\/a>\r\n\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-853 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/wellesleyps.org\/performingarts\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/09\/instruments-1024x483.png\" alt=\"Band and Orchestra instruments\" width=\"750\" height=\"354\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wellesleyps.org\/performingarts\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/09\/instruments-1024x483.png 1024w, https:\/\/wellesleyps.org\/performingarts\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/09\/instruments-150x71.png 150w, https:\/\/wellesleyps.org\/performingarts\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/09\/instruments-300x142.png 300w, https:\/\/wellesleyps.org\/performingarts\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/09\/instruments.png 1113w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:0px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">About the&nbsp;Instrumental and Vocal Extension Program (IVEP)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As part of the K-12 Wellesley Public Schools Music Education curriculum, the Wellesley Public School District offers students the opportunity to take private voice and&nbsp;instrumental music lessons. Lessons are taught after school by highly qualified professional musicians, who have demonstrated excellence in their performing and teaching.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The mission of the Instrumental and Vocal Extension (IVEP) Program of the Wellesley Public Schools is three-fold:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>&nbsp;To help students develop a life-long love of music and joyful confidence in music-making through high-quality instruction&nbsp;on band and orchestra instruments and voice<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>To teach a body of core musical performance skills and techniques to a mastery level, through quality vocal and instrumental repertoire<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>To prepare all students for entry into and successful participation in school&nbsp;ensembles, and to support continued participation in these ensembles from elementary through high school.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.google.com\/wellesleyps.org\/wpsivep\/home\">Learn more about the band and orchestra instruments we offer here.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lessons are scheduled after-school, Monday through Friday. Schedules are arranged with the teachers in person, by phone, or by email. Scheduling will depend on the availability of each teacher at a mutually agreed upon time. Please see the <a href=\"https:\/\/wellesleyps.org\/performingarts\/ivep\/teachers\/\">Teacher Directory<\/a> for contact information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>QUESTIONS?&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you have any questions regarding IVEP lessons or teachers please contact the Performing Arts Office: MusicLessons@wellesleyps.org or (781) 446-6210 ;5722.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:1em\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table aligncenter\"><table><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Strings<\/strong><br><em>Kindergarten<\/em><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Woodwinds<\/strong><br><em>Grade 3<\/em><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Brass<\/strong><br><em>Grade 3<\/em><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Percussion<br>Piano<br>Voice<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Violin<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Flute<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Trumpet<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Percussion (<em>gr 3<\/em>)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Viola<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Clarinet<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Horn<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Cello<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Oboe<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Trombone<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Voice (<em>gr 6<\/em>)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Bass<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Bassoon<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Euphonium<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Guitar (<em>gr 4)<\/em><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Saxophone<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Tuba<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Piano (Kindergarten)<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About the&nbsp;Instrumental and Vocal Extension Program (IVEP) As part of the K-12 Wellesley Public Schools Music Education curriculum, the Wellesley Public School District offers students the opportunity to take private voice and&nbsp;instrumental music lessons. Lessons are taught after school by&hellip; <a class=\"continue\" href=\"https:\/\/wellesleyps.org\/performingarts\/2022\/08\/09\/what-instrument-should-i-choose\/\">Continue reading <span> What instrument should I choose?<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":4,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_cbd_carousel_blocks":"[]","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-24","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","","tg-column-two"],"aioseo_notices":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-04-16 05:08:05","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wellesleyps.org\/performingarts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/24","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wellesleyps.org\/performingarts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wellesleyps.org\/performingarts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wellesleyps.org\/performingarts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wellesleyps.org\/performingarts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=24"}],"version-history":[{"count":52,"href":"https:\/\/wellesleyps.org\/performingarts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/24\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2221,"href":"https:\/\/wellesleyps.org\/performingarts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/24\/revisions\/2221"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wellesleyps.org\/performingarts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}