Welcome to our Online Course Calendar!
Keep checking this page for more classes as they’re announced. Course Calendar classes are subject to change.
The health of our students and faculty are of utmost importance. For full details on how we’re keeping you safe, see:
Updated April 12, 2021
VCM Downtown COVID-19 Safety Plan
VCM Westhills COVID-19 Safety Plan
Quick Links
New Students – How to Register
Referral Form – Individual Lessons
Tuition Fees and Payment Information
Contemporary
Referral Form – Individual Lessons
Adult Rock Band | Spring Term: Feb 1 – Jun 14
Youth Rock Band | Spring Term: Feb 8 – Jun 21
BCFO – Fiddle | Full Year: Sept 10 – June 24
BCFO- Band | Full Year: Sept 10 – June 24
Folkestra | Jan 13 – Mar 10 | Mar 31 – May 26
Improvise Blues on Keyboard! | Summer Term: Jul 21 – Aug 25
Intro to Fiddle (8-12 years) | Returning Fall 2021, Registration opens May 2021
Intro to BCFO –Fiddle | Full Year: Sept 10 – June 24
Intro to BCFO- Band | Full Year: Sept 10 – June 24
Joy of Life Choir IN-PERSON | Jan 13 – Mar 10 | Mar 31 – May 26
Joy of Life Choir ONLINE | Jan 13 – Mar 10 | Mar 31 – May 26
Old- Time Dance Orchestra- Fiddle | Full Year: Sept 10 – June 24
Old- Time Dance Orchestra- Band | Full Year: Sept 10 – June 24
Online Sing & Strum | Module 3: Apr 12 – May 31
Vocal Jazz Choir | Returning Fall 2021, Registration opens May 2021
Early Childhood Music
Families Making Music (0-4 years) | Session 4: Feb 4 – Apr 8 | Session 5: Apr 15 – Jun 17
Online Musical Storytime (2-5 years) | Session 5: Apr 16 – May 21
Summer Intensive – Strings: Junior | June 28-July 9
Keyboard
Referral Form – Individual Lessons
Piano for Adult Beginners | Summer Term: Jun 9 – Aug 25
Piano for Beginners (5-6 years) | Tue | Summer Term: Jun 8 – Aug 24
Piano for Beginners (5-6 years) | Thu | Summer Term: Jun 10 – Aug 26
Sinfonia I: Recorder Consorts | Outdoor classes returning in April! Check back for details.
Sinfonia II: String Quartets | Session 3: Mar 6 – Apr 17
Summer Intensive – Baroque for Instrumentalists | July 12-17
Summer Intensive – Piano | July 19-30 | Registration coming soon!
Music Technology
Referral Form – Individual Lessons
Learn Push! (Ableton Live Suite 11) | Summer Term: Jul 6-27
Producer’s Recording Club
Level 1 (Learning the new Logic Pro 10.5) | Summer Term: Jul 5 – Aug 14
Level 2 (EDM and Pop Music Production using LP 10.5) | Summer Term: Aug 16-20
Music Therapy
vcm.bc.ca/program-areas/therapy
Music Therapy Summer Camp | August 2-6 (Westhills), August 9-13 (Downtown)
Strings
Referral Form – Individual Lessons
Adult Introductory String Orchestra | Session 5: May 8 – Jun 12
Cello Chamber Ensemble | Spring Term: Jan 11 – May 17
Cello Orchestra | Spring Term: Jan 8 – May 7
Folkestra | Jan 13 – Mar 10 | Mar 31 – May 26
Group Cello for Adult Beginners | Spring Term: Apr 1 – Jun 3 *Now on Thursdays!
Guitar for Adults | Returning Fall 2021, Registration opens May 2021
Guitar Orchestra | Spring Term: Feb 6 – Jun 5
Intro to Fiddle (8-12 years) | Returning Fall 2021, Registration opens May 2021
Sinfonia I: Recorder Consorts | Session 3: May 8 – Jun 12
Sinfonia II: String Quartets | Session 4: Apr 17 – May 22
String Orchestra – Intermediate | Full Year: Sep 9 – Jun 2
String Orchestra – Preparatory | Full Year: Sep 15 – May 18
Summer Intensive – Baroque for Instrumentalists | July 12-17
Summer Intensive – Guitar | August 17-21
Summer Intensive – Strings: Junior, Intermediate, Senior & Re-Boot | June 28-July 9
Suzuki Cello Books 1 – 3 | Spring Term: Feb 6 – Jun 5
Suzuki Violin (Ages 3+) | Spring Term: Feb 6 – Jun 5
Ukulele for Adults | Returning Fall 2021, Registration opens May 2021
Ukulele for Beginners (7+ years) | Returning Fall 2021, Registration opens May 2021
Westhills Cello Choir | Returning Fall 2021, Registration opens May 2021
Theory
Referral Form – Individual Lessons
Sound Advice Theory – All Levels
Online Composition Club | Session 3: Apr 10 – May 15
Online Foundations of Stage Presence | Returning Fall 2021, Registration opens May 2021
Online Fundamentals of Music Theory 1 | Summer Term: May 3 – Aug 4
Online Fundamentals of Music Theory 2 | Summer Term: May 3 – Aug 5
Online History 9 | Full Year: Sep 16 – May 19
Online History 10 | Full Year: Sep 16 – May 19
Online History ARTC | Full Year: Sep 16 – May 19
Online History of Blues and Rock | Summer Term: May 5 – Aug 5
Online Intro to Basic Conducting | Returning Fall 2021, Registration opens May 2021
Online Intro to Folk and World Music | Returning Fall 2021, Registration opens May 2021
Online Intro to Performance Awareness | Summer Term: May 4 – Aug 6
Online Intro to Songwriting | Returning Fall 2021, Registration opens May 2021
Online Music in the Western World | Summer Term: May 4 – Aug 3
Sight-Singing for Choristers | Spring Term: Feb 2 – May 18 *New!
Summer Intensive – Theory | July 5 – August 4
Voice
Referral Form – Individual Lessons
Advanced Voice Workshop | Spring Term: Jan 12 – Mar 30
Classical Choir/VCM Chorale | Returning Fall 2021, Registration opens May 2021
Online Vocal Diction and IPA | Returning Fall 2021, Registration opens May 2021
Opera Studio | Spring Term: January 2021
Sight-Singing for Choristers | Spring Term: Feb 2 – May 18 *New!
Summer Intensive – Choral | August 16-21
Summer Intensive – Vocal: Advanced Singers Course | June 11-22
Vocal Jazz Choir | Returning Fall 2021, Registration opens May 2021
Winds & Brass
Referral Form – Individual Lessons
Academy Flute Choir | Returning Fall 2021, Registration opens May 2021
Basic Brass (7-10 years) | Returning Fall 2021, Registration opens May 2021
Basic Brass – Westhills (7-10 years) | Returning Fall 2021, Registration opens May 2021
Online Recorder Sonata Class | Session 2: Mar 18 – Apr 29
Recorder Band | Session 3: Mar 9 – Apr 20
Simple Trumpet Tunes (6-9 years) | Returning Fall 2021, Registration opens May 2021
Simple Trumpet Tunes – Westhills (6-9 years) | Returning Fall 2021, Registration opens May 2021
Sinfonia I: Recorder Consorts | Session 3: May 8 – Jun 12
Sinfonia II: String Quartets | Session 4: Apr 17 – May 22
Summer Intensive – Baroque for Instrumentalists | July 12-17
Winds & Brass Youth Chamber Intensive | Returning Fall 2021, Registration opens May 2021
Westhills
Basic Brass – Westhills (7-10 years) | Returning Fall 2021, Registration opens May 2021
Sound Advice Theory – All Levels – Online
Simple Trumpet Tunes – Westhills (6-9 years) | Returning Fall 2021, Registration opens May 2021
Westhills Cello Choir | Returning Fall 2021, Registration opens May 2021
Advanced Training
Collegium – Young Artists Program
Department of Postsecondary Studies: Diploma in Music Performance | Certificate in Music Technologies | Certificate in Music Creativity and Performance Foundations | Certificate in Music Teaching