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)
Benjamin Britten: Cuckoo
Jonathan Dove: Fast Car
Audio:
Nacio Herb Brown: I’m Singing in the Rain
Audio:
Introduction Orchestra (Fiona)
Preparatory First Orchestra (Fiona)
Robin Wedderbrun- By the River
First Orchestra (Marina)
Maurice Ravel – PAVANE POUR UN INFANTE DÉFUNTE
Ernesto Nazareth – Floraux
Johann Strauß – Die Fledermaus (Overture)
Fred Ebb and John Kander – Chicago
Listen to the piece here (not quite our version , but it gives you an idea 😃)
We are playing Razzle Dazzle + And all that Jazz (not my own best friend)
Junior Orchestra (Marina)
Gabriel Fauré – Pavane
Listen to the piece here
Brahms – Hungarian Dance no 5
listen to the piece here
And this will show you how to get the right character for the piece 😉
Leo Weiner – Kleine Suite op 3 (3rd Mov.)Brahms
Sibelius – Valse Triste
Chamber Orchestra (Marina)
Dvorak – Serenade no 1 opus 22
Victor Herbert – Canzonetta from serenade from strings
Listen to the piece here – starts at 21.05 min
Händel -Concerto Grosso opus 6 no 7
Khatchaturian – Masquerade
Grieg – nordic melodie
Bach – Brandenburg concerto no 4
Parent Orchestra (George)
Britten: Simple Symphony
Mozart: Divertimento in D K334
Haydn: String Quartet in F Minor op.20 no.5
Choir
Singing in a choir is good for your soul! Join the YMC choir this term and you won’t regret it. We meet at 11:45am. We have a great range of songs in different styles. Combine pitch, rhythm and language, and…
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. Wind players should be grade 6 and…
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 Roman Lytwyniw, 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 these ensembles…
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…