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 (Tristan)
Sight Reading Class (Catarina)
Introduction Orchestra (Fiona)
Preparatory First Orchestra (Fiona)
First Orchestra (Marina)
D. Shostakovich – Waltz
Tchaikovsky- Weiner – Humoresque
You can listen to the piece here
George Gershwin – High Hat
Ferdinand Hérold – Zampa Overture
Here is the original version for full orchestra
You can listen to our version here
Junior Orchestra (Marina)
Florence Price – The deserted Garden
You can listen to the piece here
George Bizet – Toreador Song
You can listen here to the original version (ours is slightly different but it gives you an idea)
Joseph Haydn Symphony No.78 in C minor (we are playing Menuet and Finale)
You can listen to the piece here – Menuet starts at minute 11.35
Florence Price – The Deserted Garden
You can listen to the piece here
Henry Purcell – Abdelazer – Rondeau
Chamber Orchestra (Marina)
Bartok – Rumanian Folk dances
we are only playing dance 1 ,5 and 6
(1st violins Marianne and Elsa please use your own solo part)
J.S. Bach – Brandenburg concerto no 4 (last movement)
Vasily Kalinnikov – Serenade in G minor
You can listen to the piece here.
Benjamin Britten Simple Symphony
You can listen to the piece here.
Ethel Smyth – String Quintet op 1 (start with 2nd movem. Andantino poco allegretto)
You can listen to the piece here
Amanda Maier Tranquillamente for String Orchestra
You can listen to the original violin and piano version here at minute 11.36
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
Parent Orchestra (George)
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…