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)

Violin-I Can Read Rhythm

Violin-I Can Read Pitch

Flute and Oboe-I Can Read

Clarinet-I Can Read

Cello-I Can Read Rhythm

Cello-I Can Read Pitch


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

Violin I

Violin II

Viola

Cello

Contrabass.pdf

Franz Lehar – Waltz from Merry Widow

Here you can listen top the Wiener Volksopernorchester, we are playing a a string arrangement

violin 1

violin 2

viola

cello 

bass 

Mexican Hat Dance

This should get you in the mood for La Cucaracha

And here a taste of Cielito Lindo

Mexican hat dance 🕺

violin 1

violin 2

violin 3

viola

cello/bass

Henry Purcell – Abdelazer – Rondeau (this piece will be played by all orchestras)

You can listen here

Violins

Violas

Cellos

DoubeBasses

Flutes

Junior Orchestra 10.15 am (Marina)

Edward Elgar –  Menuett

You can listen to the piece here

Violins_I

Violins_II

Violas

Cellos/bass

Flute_1

Oboe_1

Clarinet 1-2

Bassoon_1

Franz Schubert – Menuett from Symphony no 1

You can listen to the piece here

violin 1

violin 2

viola

cello

bass

flute (clar)

oboe 1 +(2)

clarinet 1

bassoon 1

bassoon 2

Tchaikovsky  – Nutcracker themes

Trepak original (we are playing an arrangement)

Flower Waltz original (we are playing an arrangement)

Violins 1

Violins 2

Violas

Cellos

DoubleBasses

Flute 1

Flute2

 Oboes

ClarinetsinBb

Bassoons

Henry Purcell – Abdelazer – Rondeau (this piece will be played by all orchestras)

You can listen here

Flute1

Flute2

Oboes

Clarinets in Bb

Bassoons

Violins1

Violins2

Violas

Cellos

DoubleBasses

Chamber Orchestra 9 am (Marina)

Felix Mendelssohn Sinfonia for Strings no.4 in C minor

You can listen here

violin 1

violin 2

 viola

cello

bass

Johannes Brahms – Liebeslieder Walzer Op.52 (1,2,5,11)

Listen to Waltz no 1

Listen to Waltz no 2

Listen to Waltz no 5

Listen to Waltz no 11

Violin_I 

Violin_II 

Viola

Cello 

Doublebass 

Antonia Vivaldi – Double cello g minor RV531

You can listen here

violin 1

violin 2

viola

cello/bass

solo parts:

solo cello 1

solo cello 2

Louise Farrenc – Scherzo from quintet E flat

Here you can listen to the wind and string version (there is no recording of the string version…. will we be the first????)

violin 1

violin 2

Viola

Cello (+Bass)

Cello

Bass

Henry Purcell – Abdelazer – Rondeau (this piece will be played by all orchestras)

You can listen here

Obligato violin (flute)

Violins1

Violins2

Violas

Cellos

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

Violin 1

Violin 2

Viola

Cello 1

Cello 2


Parent Orchestra (George)

Barber – Adagio for Strings

V1

V2

Va

Cello

Bass

full-score

Mozart Divertimento in D K.136

Violin 1

Violin 2

Viola

Cello

Mozart Divertimento in B flat K.137

Violin 1

Violin 2

Viola

Cello

Mozart Divertimento in F K.138

violin 1 bowed

violin 2 bowed

viola bowed

cello bass bowed

Mozart Flute Quartet in D Major K.285

Flute

Violin

Viola

Cello

Mendelssohn Sinfonia 1

Violin 1

Violin 2

Viola

Cello

Double Bass

 

Sight Reading Class

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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…