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Homer OPUS

Upcoming Events

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2024-04-21
Homer OPUS Earth Day Concert
Islands and Ocean Visitor's Center
A Celebration of Music and Nature with the Homer Youth String Orchestra Club OPUS players aged 3rd grade through high
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Chapman Eagle Ensemble, Fireweed Frescoes

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Why Music Education

Our Goals

Master Skills
To teach students to master skills that will enable them to perform music well on their chosen instrument, leading to lifelong enjoyment and personal fulfillment through musi
Decision Making
To teach students to make decisions in situations where there are no standard answers.
Self-Expression
To develop students’ understanding of and appreciation for music as a vehicle for creative self-expression and as a key to understanding past and present human experience.
Nonverbal Communication
To teach students to analyze and interpret nonverbal forms of communication and make informed judgments of cultural products and issues.
Respect Others
To teach students to adapt to and respect others’ ways of thinking, working, and expressing themselves.
Problem Solving Skills
To teach students artistic modes of problem solving, which bring analytical and developmental tools to every situation.
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Past Events

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2024-04-14
Strings Take Wing
Island and Ocean Visitor's Center
Second grade students from the OPUS programs at Paul Banks Elementary, Fireweed Academy, and Chapman School perform a free public
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2024-04-04
The Alaska Trio in Concert
Faith Luthern Church of Homer
The Alaska Trio from the University of Alaska Fairbanks performs a FREE CONCERT featuring works by Beethoven, Chopin, and Tchaikovsky.
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