Listening to recordings, attending concerts and
generally finding out about the music you are playing is all crucial to
your playing. Pupils should be listening to recordings of the music
they are playing every day. Some will find that having the CDs in the
car is a good place, others will find that putting all the music on an
iPod so that it can be listened to quietly while walking or travelling.
For others, an iPod or CD player playing last thing at night works well.
Early
on the children will be listening to their Suzuki recordings only;
later, as the repertoire broadens out, it is important to find good
recordings of the pieces that are to be played. You tube is a wonderful
resource - you can find magnificent renditions of the pieces to be
played, and equally you can find some that are laughably bad. We will
put links to both - use your ears and discretion to decide which videos
are worth playing often, and which can be used to, perhaps, demonstrate
something less good.
These pages is going to be used to give links
and pointers to recordings of the music the children in the three
orchestras should be listening to.
Suzuki recordings can be purchased from most London Music shops, or ordered online.
Follow the links below for recommended recordings and videos for all the groups.
Suzuki Repertoire on youtube - played by professionals ...
Click here to see
links to Suzuki repertoire ....
Retro Listening
See the LSG on Blue Peter in 1976 ...Ideas for Concerts to attend
Click
here to see concert listings and recommendations.
Autumn 2009 - Groups
Orcehstra III are playing the Flop Eared Mule by Dabczynski
Orchestra II are playing teh Theme from Peter and the Wolf, by Prokofiev, arranged by Simon Foxley (!)
Orchestra | are playing "Winter" from the Four Seasons by vivaldi
Click here to see youtube links for these pieces ...Summer 2009 - Groups
Orchestra 1 are in gypsy mode with :
Rumanian Dances by BartokSummer 2009 Chamber Music Course
Go to this page for a series of YouTube links related to the 2009 Chamber Music Course.Autumn 2009
Orchestra 1 - Winter from the Four Seasons by Antonio Vivaldi
