Practice material
Here is a list of music pieces we are playing this term. Please scroll down the list and find the relevant practise part to print out. Many thanks
Choir + voice/aural classes (Alison)
Händel – Hallelujah Chorus from Messiah
Bugsy Malone – Bad Guys
Introduction Orchestra (Henry)
David Burndrett – Little Tango
Purcell – Menuet in E minor
Prep Orchestra (Fiona)
R. Scott Whittington – Urbanicity
William Owens – Hopak
First Orchestra (Marina)
Kurt Weill – Mack the Knife
Listen to a jazz version of this piece here
Béla Bartók – 2 pieces for Children
Vivaldi – Concerto for Strings in D major RV 121
and
Florence Price – Adoration
Junior Orchestra (Marina)
Sibelius- Valse Triste
Händel – Hallelujah Chorus from Messiah
Albeniz – Tango op 165 no 2
Chamber Orchestra (Marina)
Mozart -Divertimento in F K138
Tchaikovsky – String Serenade
and
Vivaldi – Bassoon Concerto RV 484 Andante
9.30 String Quartet (Catherine)
Haydn – string quartet op 42
10.15 String Quartet (Catherine)
Haydn String Quartet opus 50 no 5
11.00 String ensemble (Catherine)
Haydn String Quartet opus 20 no 1
violin 1 pages 2,3 and 4 of this
violin 2 pages 3,4 and 5 of this
Wind Ensemble (David)
Vivaldi – chamber concerto in g minor RV 103
Fauré – Sicilienne
James Hook (arr Evans) – The Lass of Richmond Hill
Ensemble Tutti Mundi (10.15 Fiona)
Swift Ensemble (11.00 Fiona)
Flute beginner class (David)
Bach and more scales for Easter
Bach Minuet Duet_2_6 – Full Score
Minor scales, Bb exercises – Full Score
Scales and arpeggios for Easter
Scales and arpeggios for Easter – Full Score
Parent Orchestra (David)
W. F. Bach – Adagio and Fugue
Gluck – Danse des Chams Elysées
Haydn – London Trios (for smaller ensemble)
This is case of lots of absences. Flute will play 1st Flute part and violins 2nd Flute part.
haydn_londoner_trios_Flute 2 or violin
Mozart Symphony No37 G Major (Micheal Haydn)
Tchaikovsky – String Serenade
Amy Beach – theme and Variations (flute and strings)
Beach_Theme_and_Variations_Op.80 score
Beach – Theme_and_Variations_Op.80 flute
Beach – Theme_and_Variations_Op.80 violin1
Beach – Theme_and_Variations_Op.80 violin2
Choir
Singing in a choir is good for your soul! Join the YMC choir online this term and you won’t regret it. We meet at 11am (online at present- via Zoom). We have a great range of songs in different styles….
Chamber Orchestra
This is our flagship orchestra. Children usually will have achieved Grade 7 – 8 on their violin and Grade 6 on violas or cellos to take part. We play some very challenging repertoire including works specially written for us, therefore…
Junior Orchestra
In the Junior Orchestra (for string and wind players) we aim to work on more advanced repertoire and therefore Grade 6 is expected from violinists and a good Grade 5 violists and cellists. Some of the repertoire includes wind players…
First Orchestra
This is a string orchestra made up of children who are usually about grade 5 standard on violin and viola and grade 4 on cello. By this stage they should have a good degree of ‘instrumental’ knowledge in all the…
Preparatory First Orchestra
This is an orchestra for string and wind players mostly made up of children around the ages of 8-11 and the standard of playing ranges from children who have a good working knowledge of 3rd position i.e. grades 3-4 on…
Introduction to Orchestral Playing
This is a string ensemble mostly made up of children 6-8 years of age. The standard of playing ranges from children who have just left their first year group lessons on violin, viola and cello to children who have taken…
Junior Musicianship
These are pre instrumental musicianship classes which are organised into small groups for our youngest YMC members between the ages of 2-6 years. These classes run every half hour through the Saturday morning arranged by age. The aim of the…
Instrumental beginner classes
These are group beginner classes for children from 5 years of age for violin, viola, cello and recorder or for flute from 7 years upwards. The classes start every September and run for one year only, after which children are…
String Ensembles
Run by Tanja Goldberg, Elsa Cusido, Sheena McKenzie and Fiona Nisbett These ensembles are smaller chamber groups (3 -8 players) of students from the same orchestra coached by one of our specialist teachers. Children who wish to join one of…
Wind Ensemble
The wind ensembles are aimed at players of all woodwind instruments of grade 3+ standard to give them a gentle introduction to the necessary art and enjoyment of ensemble playing. It should provide them with a solid base for future…