The right start to create and maintain a lifelong love of music! Our KS1 music foundation course involves singing, percussion and recorder in broad ranging introduction to music intended to give young children the basic skills that will enable them to learn an instrument quickly and musically.
Age
Class
Day/Time
Reception
Micro-Springers
Saturday, 9-9.45
Year 1
Mini-Springers
Saturday, 9-9.45
Year 2
Springers Singers
Saturday, 9-9.45
Year 2
Springers Recorders
Saturday, 10-10.45
Orchestras
From the earliest days to the peak of perfection, CMA orchestras offer progression and accomplishment. The youngest groups are supported and encouraged by adult and senior student mentors. The Symphony Orchestra is the pinnacle of orchestral achievement, representing the CMA in competitions. They have performed three times in the Schools Proms.
Standard
Orchestras
Day/Time
Beg-Grade 1
String Stars
Saturday, 9-10
Grade 2-3
Stringchronise
Saturday, 9-10
Grade 4-5
Sinfonia
Saturday, 9-10.15
Grade 6-7
Philharmonic Orchestra
Friday, 6.15-7.45
Grade 7+
Symphony Orchestra
Friday, 6.15-7.45
Grade 6-8+
String Orchestra
Friday, 5-6
Bands
Buzzing with dynamism, the earliest bands encourage young players to grow in confidence in an atmosphere of enthusiastic support. The concert band is the flag-ship band of the CMA, consistently achieving Platinum awards in National Concert Band Festivals. Blazing the trail for jazz, the CMA Jazz Bands ‘swing’ wide their welcome to players eager to learn to improvise.
Standard
Group
Day/Time
Beg-Grade 1
Blast Off!
Friday 5.45-6.30
Grade 2-3
Supersonic! sponsored by
Friday 6.15-7.15
Grade 4-5
Academy Wind Band
Friday 6.15-7.30
Grade 6-7
Symphonic Wind Band
Friday, 8-9.30
Grade 7+
Concert Band
Friday, 8-9.30
Grade 3-5
Jazz Band
Tuesday, 6-7
Grade 6-8+
Big Band
Tuesday, 7.15-8.15
Choirs
No child needs an instrument to make music! Choral singing is the first step to developing the all-round musician. We at the CMA believe that all students can and should sing, developing a sense of pitch, rhythm and phrasing through fun action songs in the early stages through to complex and challenging choral singing of the highest standard.
School Year
Choir
Day/Time
Year 3
Springboard Choir
Saturday, 10-10.45
Year 4-5
Vocalise
Saturday, 11-12
Year 6-8
Vocus
Friday, 4.45-5.45
Year 9-13
Youth Choir
Saturday, 10.30-12
Recorders
A precursor to learning a woodwind instrument? Recorder playing can be so much more. CMA recorder groups continue right through, exposing young players to fabulous early music repertoire and modern chamber music.
Standard
Group
Day/Time
Beginners Y2
Springers Recorders
Saturday, 10-10.45
Beginners/Improvers Y3-5
Recorder Racers
Saturday, 11-11.45
Elementary
Junior Recorders
Saturday, 10.15-11
Intermediate
Recorder Ensemble
Saturday, 11.15-12
Advanced
Recorder Consort
Saturday, 11-12
Percussion
Standard
Group
Day/Time
Year 5-8
Percussion Pioneers
Friday, 5.45-6.30
Theory and Musicianship
Highly recommended for our Find Your Forte students, Music Explorers teaches children the theory they need to understand music through fun and engaging musical games. For students preparing for ABRSM exams, grade 5 theory is a requirement for grade 6 and above.
Standard
Group
Day/Time
Year 3-6
Music Explorers
Saturday, 10-10.45
Grade 4-5
Theory Warriors
day/time tbc, £60 per term
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