Practise material
These are the music pieces we are playing this term. Please scroll down the list and find the relevant practise part to print out.
String Orchestra 11 am (Marina)
Mozart – Symphony no 40
Here you can listen to the original – we are playing a string arrangement
L.Bernstein – America
Telemann – Quartet in D TWV43 (only no 2 “Ballo Vivace” for now)
You can listen to the piece here
Giacchino Rossini – Barber of Seville Overture
You can listen to the original version here
Benony Lagye – Danse Espagnol
Robert Schumann – An den Sonnenschein
You can listen to the piano version here
Senior Orchestra 10.15 am (Marina)
You can listen to the piece here
Enrique Granados – Intermezzo from “Goyescas”
Joseph Haydn – Symphony no 104
You can listen to the piece here
Finale – Allegro spiritooso
First movement
Bassoon (edited by Raj) less tenor cleff
Marianne Martines- Sinfonia in C
You can listen to the piece here
Piazzolla – Libertango
Here you can listen to the original Piazzolla recording
Hurwitz Chamber Players 9 am (Marina)
Mozart – Divertimento in B flat K 137
Wolf Ferrari – Serenade for Strings
You can listen to the piece here
J&J Strauss – Pizzicato Polka
Carl Nielson – Little Suite
Edward Elgar – Serenade
You can listen to the piece here
Vivaldi – Concerto grosso in d minor
Here is a performance on baroque instruments
Carl Jenkins – Palladio
You can listen to the piece here
Parent Orchestra (George)
Barber – Adagio for Strings
Sight Reading Class
In this class students have the opportunity to develop the hugely important skill of sight reading. Emphasis is placed on developing effective note and rhythm reading techniques through games and working together in a small group to deliver convincing performances,…
Individual Instrumental Lessons
Violin/Viola: Karin Bjork, Chloë Meade, Catarina Silva, Peng Nian, Chieko Arai Cello/Double Bass: Sheena McKenzie, Fiona Nisbett, Pauline Jones Recorder: Otto Hashmi Clarinet: Raj Bhaumik YMC has recently added individual instrumental tuition to it’s wide ranging offer. One to one…
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…
Hurwitz Chamber Players
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…
Senior 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…
String 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…
Junior 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…
YMC Prep Orchestra
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…