Welcome to Exeter Young Strings
Exeter Young Strings: for any child or teenager in the Exeter area who wants to play a classical stringed instrument.
Pursue your love of music with us, develop your musical potential, learn true musicianship.
You will get individual tuition with great professional teachers and group work with wonderful friends.
Join EYS; learn to play, make friends, be challenged!
EYS Public Events
Come and join us at:
Kodaly Workshop with David Vinden: Sunday, June 13, 2010
We are delighted to have David Vinden coming to us on Sunday 13th June to give a one-day Workshop for string teachers.
David’s musical life started as a choirboy at Truro Cathedral in Cornwall. After leaving school he studied at the Royal Academy of Music (1967 – 71) and Royal Holloway College (1971 – 4). His first job was as Director of Music at Tiffin Girls’ School in Kingston Upon Thames. Concerned at the basic lack of musicianship in children David explored ways of developing this. He went to Hungary for two years 1981 – 1983 to absorb the Kodály approach to music education. He returned to take up a position at the Purcell School later becoming its director of music until 1995. In 1987 he was awarded an ARAM for his services to music education. He and his wife Yuko set up the Kodály centre of London in 1992. He is currently a part time lecturer in Kodály musicianship and choral conducting at Trinity College of Music, and the Guildhall School of Music & Drama.
David also works for Colourstrings on Saturdays teaching children and has produced some 30 books and teaching aids. He has collaborated with Cyrilla Rowsell to produce a seven year programme of Kodaly- based music lessons published as ‘Jolly Music’.
This workshop promises to be highly inspiring, starting with an introduction to the Kodaly concept; David will include rhythm work, cadences (with the A.B exams in mind), and some simple compositional work.
Sunday 13th June 2010
10.00 for 10.15am until 4.00pm
Start: 10:00am
A Musical Coffee Morning: Sunday, June 20, 2010
Summer Recital Concert: Wednesday, June 23, 2010
Summer Concert 2010: Sunday, July 04, 2010
Super-Stars!
Well done to: Ayesha and Nadhila Ichsan Ella Norwich Flora Farquharson
Comments
I like playing the cello because it’s fun. Mummy and Daddy play too. The picture is of me with my new cello.
Lowena
Old violins, unwanted cellos, unused music…
Help us to help others - we need your old instruments.
Give us your outgrown or disused fiddles, cellos, basses and violas.
Give us music stands, sheet music or anything that might be helpful for a young musician. We can use them right now!
EYS Reviews
CHILDREN naturally like to sing and try and make music. But as well as being fun it can also help with their development.
It is widely recognised by experts that listening to and participating in music and movement stimulates a child’s senses, enhances their language development, improves social interaction, encourages self-expression and builds confidence.
Talented Kirsty is in tune with how music enriches young lives: full review...
Mini Music Makers
A simple introduction to stringed instruments and musicianship.
Make your child's musical development fun! With us, they will learn basic musical concepts via games and song and activities with percussion instruments. These classes also provide a simple introduction to violin, viola or cello playing using violinbabies
While they play & enjoy themselves, the children will grow in co-ordination and general aural training, without tears.
Chamber Groups
We have chamber groups for all levels of skill:
There's a group just for you! Try a free session with one and see how great they are!
All groups rehearse at the Maria Montessori School in Exeter.
Theory
Music theory does not need to be dull. Put solid understanding behind your practical playing skills.
The theory group is for any teenager or child when you are about to start the higher practical grades [grade 5+].