About Us...
West Ashley High School is in Charleston, South Carolina with an enrollment of 2,300 students. Multiple levels of strings and piano classes are now offered. We now offer Piano 1, and Piano 2-5 Honors, Strings 1 and Strings 2-4 Honors Strings.
WAHS Piano Program We offer Piano 1, Piano 2-5 Honors. Piano is the PERFECT elective if students have SOME or NO experience playing the Piano and want to learn more about music. It is ALSO the elective for you if you are taking private lessons or may have quit playing piano and want to pick it back up. If you like to work hard, meet new people and perform in public or private, and want free lessons during school for a credit PIANO IS FOR YOU!!! The WAHS Piano Program has challenging, individually tailored, dynamic and socially interactive courses designed for students who seek to develop their piano playing skills at all levels. Students will learn: good technique, different types of music, and learn some basic music reading. They will also develop an understanding of the concepts of music and the cultural heritage of the music studied as well as music theory skills. All students are required to perform in one Piano Recital. Advanced students will perform at the SCMEA Fall & Spring Piano Festivals and will have the chance to qualify for the All State Honors Piano Recital & Master class.
The WAHS String Orchestra: In addition to updating quality stringed instruments, purchasing new music, we are committed to strengthening the entire string feeder pattern in West Ashley and Johns Island grades 5-12. We participate in a multitude of different activities like Concert Performance Assessment, Region Orchestra, concerts, Solo & Ensemble, and so much more! This group is an Honors ensemble for 9-12 students with advanced performance ability. Students will be enrolled in Strings 1 Honors, 2 Honors, 3 Honors, or 4 Honors. Students in this group enjoy the additional challenge, performing at special functions, playing music graded 3-5 and playing chamber music.
The Beginning Orchestra is for 9-12 grade students who have no experience in Strings.