Practice 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.
Choir (Eleanor)
Sight Reading Class (Catarina)
Introduction Orchestra (Fiona)
Preparatory First Orchestra (Fiona)
First Orchestra 11 am (Marina)
Edward Grieg – Popular Melody Folkevise
Here you can listen to the original piano version. We are playing a string arrangement
Franz Lehar – Waltz from Merry Widow
Here you can listen top the Wiener Volksopernorchester, we are playing a a string arrangement
Mexican Hat Dance
This should get you in the mood for La Cucaracha
And here a taste of Cielito Lindo
Henry Purcell – Abdelazer – Rondeau (this piece will be played by all orchestras)
Junior Orchestra 10.15 am (Marina)
Edward Elgar – Menuett
You can listen to the piece here
Franz Schubert – Menuett from Symphony no 1
You can listen to the piece here
Tchaikovsky – Nutcracker themes
Trepak original (we are playing an arrangement)
Flower Waltz original (we are playing an arrangement)
Henry Purcell – Abdelazer – Rondeau (this piece will be played by all orchestras)
Chamber Orchestra 9 am (Marina)
Felix Mendelssohn Sinfonia for Strings no.4 in C minor
Johannes Brahms – Liebeslieder Walzer Op.52 (1,2,5,11)
Listen to Waltz no 11
Antonia Vivaldi – Double cello g minor RV531
solo parts:
Louise Farrenc – Scherzo from quintet E flat
Henry Purcell – Abdelazer – Rondeau (this piece will be played by all orchestras)
Lets keep these parts in the folder for now
Ethel Smyth – String Quintet op 1 (start with 2nd movement Andantino poco allegretto)
You can listen to the piece here
Parent Orchestra (George)
Barber – Adagio for Strings
Mozart Divertimento in D K.136
Mozart Divertimento in B flat K.137
Mozart Divertimento in F K.138
Mozart Flute Quartet in D Major K.285
Mendelssohn Sinfonia 1
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, Iona McDonald, Chloë Meade Cello/Double Bass: Sheena McKenzie, Fiona Nisbett, Dinah Beamish Flute: Luke Strevens Recorder/Clarinet: Elizabeth Knatt YMC has recently added individual instrumental tuition to it’s wide ranging offer. One to one tuition is where students…
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…