Valparaiso University Student Builds Connection and Confidence Through Music

Olivia Sobel playing the Concerto Competition 2024

At Valparaiso University, music builds community, inspires growth, and gives students like Liv Sobel ’27 the space to radiate their passion. A music education student, Liv has been immersed in music her entire life. She began playing piano at age two and violin at six. In her junior year of high school, she realized music […]

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Making a Joyful Noise: Valpo Music Education Students Give Back to a Local Preschool

Campus in the fall

Tuesday mornings at Hilltop Neighborhood House are always a cacophony of excited rhythms as preschool students shake maracas, bang on cymbals, and jingle tambourines. For Stephanie O’Mahoney, who is leading these jam sessions as a part of her school music class, the excitement she sees in the kids reminds her of her own childhood. “All […]

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