Iowa City West High

A Grammy Signature Gold Music Program!

Music Department

Please follow the links above to the pages of each of our programs in the department.

 

The West High Music Department curriculum offers four Concert Bands, four Choirs and two Orchestras and a Music Theory class as elective course choices for students of varying degrees of skills and interest, providing prerequisites have been fulfilled. Three jazz bands, two show choirs, chamber choir, chamber wind and chamber string ensembles are offered as extra curricular activities for students enrolled in the curricular performance ensembles. All performances of the curricular performance ensembles are a part of the curriculum and as such are part of the grades assigned for the courses.

The West High Music Department has been recognized by the Grammy Foundation as a Signature Gold Music Program! The individual ensembles in the program have received numerous awards and recognitions.

West High Music Faculty

Rob Medd

Band Director

Department Chair

Rich Medd

Band Director

 

Ryan Person

Choir Director

 

Mary Kay Knapp

Choir Director

 

Wayne Thelander

Orchestra Director