Step-Up to Music! is an opportunity for 5 – 9 year olds to get hands on experience of musical instruments.
Step-Up to Music! will explore aspects of music making through fun activities which will include performing songs and creating sound pictures using tuned and untuned percussion instruments, all based on a carefully selected theme.
All the children will use the recorder and be introduced to the Lyons C Clarinet, as well as other orchestral and band instruments.
The week ends with a presentation by the children in front of an audience of family and friends, showing a selection of the musical skills they have learnt.
Children who have just started instrumental lessons, and who feel that they are not quite ready for the instrumental course, are also very welcome to apply for Step-Up to Music!
To sum up
Step-Up to Music! is designed to inspire children to play a musical instrument. It is very pleasing that each year, a significant number of past Step-Up to Music! children return to Musicale Holidays as instrumentalists.
If you’d like to book your child onto this course, please complete the form below.
This instrumental course is designed to introduce young musicians to key musical concepts and etiquette that will help them throughout their musical careers. This course is for primary school age children and caters for all standards.
Through a range of different activities your youngster can participate in sectional rehearsals, wind band rehearsals, full orchestra rehearsals, string orchestra rehearsals, and choir rehearsals, all leading towards a final concert. There is also an opportunity to perform solos in front of a friendly audience, and children are encouraged to bring solo items with them to the course. The musical activities during the week are balanced with lots of ‘fun stuff’.
If you’d like to book your child onto this course, please complete the form below.
This is an instrumental course for children of all standards, who work together on orchestra repertoire specifically chosen for their ability. With specialist tutors, we also provide smaller chamber music coaching during the week with string groups and wind ensembles.
There is an opportunity to perform in a midweek Solos Concert which is open to parents and friends. The course culminates in a formal concert on the last evening of the week in St. Catherine’s Concert Hall.
If you’d like to book your child onto this course, please complete the form below.
This instrumental course is a fun week of music making and learning. Generally for players with a standard of Grade3+ to Grade 8.
The string players and wind players play both separately and together in a full orchestra, and specialist tutors take sectional rehearsals. Different styles of music, classics to jazz, and everything in between are explored and enjoyed. All break times are taken together, and lifelong friendships are made year after year.
If you’d like to book your child onto this course, please complete the form below.
