Valley Class Schedule
1st Period - Mixed & Girls Choir
2nd Period - Int/ Adv Musical Theatre
3rd Period - Beg Musical Theatre*
4th Period - Prep
ENCORE - 6th Grade
5th Period - Beg Musical Theatre*
6th Period - Beg Musical Theatre*
* Semester-Based Class
Fox Class Schedule
1st Period - Off Campus
2nd Period - Off Campus
3rd Period - Beginning Strings
4th Period - Advanced Strings
5th Period - Off Campus
6th Period - Off Campus
Van Orman
Class Schedule
1st Period - Prep
2nd Period - Beginning Band
3rd Period - Beginning Band
ENCORE - 6th grade
4th Period - Concert Band
5th - Period - Intermediate Band
6th - Period - Advanced Band
7th Period - Jazz Band
Meet our AMAZING Carson Middle School Music Staff!
Briana Valley
Choir & Musical Theater
Miss. Briana Valley grew up in Carson City participating in local Theatre programs at the Brewery Arts Center and Western Nevada Musical Theatre Company. She then moved to Reno to obtain her Bachelors of Music Education from UNR. While at UNR she enjoyed being a part of the University of Nevada Chamber choir and other music ensembles. While in Nevada Chamber Singers she was excited to perform at Carnage Hall in New York City, New York, and at the National MENC convention in Milwaukee. This past year she finished up her Masters in Music program through Kent State University. Miss. Valley is happy to be back at Carson Middle School (her own middle school) teaching musical theatre and choir and is excited for the year! While back in Carson She has been working as the Musical Director for Youth Theatre Carson City, we are excited to start our 10th season this year! At YTCC she has been involved in the production of shows such as; "Annie Jr.", "Cinderella", "Shrek the Musical" and "The Little Mermaid Jr". Ms. Valley also started performing again with local performing arts groups such as the Western Nevada Musical Theater Company associated with the Western Nevada College. She was last seen performing in their musical review "Home Again", "Mamma Mia" and"Mary Poppins" she has also performed in shows like "Les Miserable" and "The Pajama Game". Since 2010 she has been teaching Choir and Musical Theater at Carson Middle School.
Dr. Brian Fox
Orchestra
Brian Fox is Director of Orchestras for the Carson City School District, where he coordinates the Northern Zone Honor Orchestra, conducts pit orchestra for Carson High School musicals, and serves as Co-Chairperson for the NMEA All-State Orchestra. He is Concertmaster of the Carson City Symphony and Co-Concertmaster of TOCCATA Tahoe Symphony Orchestra and Chorus. Brian also performs with the Reno Philharmonic Orchestra, Nerds of Paradise (a string quartet), and gives annual summer recitals with pianist Eric Kao. He holds a Ph.D. in Latin American Literature from University of California, Riverside. Brian loves to spend time with family and friends, go hiking, and read Latin American Literature.
Stephanie Van Orman
Band
Stephanie Van Orman was born and raised in Carson City and is the Director of Bands at Carson Middle School. She attended Berklee College of Music, Texas Woman's University, and the University of Nevada Reno studying both Music Education and Business. She has directed and performed locally with both community orchestras and jazz bands. Mrs. V primarily plays the Trombone or can sometimes be found singing jazz tunes. Her passion is sharing her "nerdy" fascination with both Music and Language as well as making music together with others. Outside the Band Room, Mrs. V can be found enjoying the outdoors with her family and her dogs.