What are you listening to this half term?

The Latymer Saturday Music Centre CIC is now closed for the half term break. We remind students not to attend on Saturdays 24th & 31st October! Lessons resume on 7th November, and there are limited vacancies in piano, other instruments and Music Makers classes. Do feel free to enquire via info@thelatymersaturdaymusiccentre.co.uk

Our highly dedicated team of teachers are frequently busy performers and recording artists. We perhaps don’t get to celebrate this creative output quite as much as we should.

We at TLSMC are very pleased to share that our wonderful saxophone & clarinet teacher, Kyle Horch, has a new album ‘Fantasia’

Fantasia is an album seeking to bring attention to six excellent pieces for saxophone: sonatas, sonatinas, and other recital works that are mostly not widely known, even to specialist saxophone audiences. There is a common thread of melodic lyricism running through all of these works, contrasted by a variety of atmospheres: the rich Romanticism of William Lovelock’s Sonata, the beautifully hypnotic modernism of Harriet Steinke’s Strange Lights, the mysterious harmonies and dancing rhythms of Boris Mersson’s Fantasia, the religious allusions in Frank William Brazinski’s Sonatina, and the moments of both humour and pathos in John Carmichael’s Sonata: Music Grave and Gay and Melvin Solomon’s Sonatina. The album title of Fantasia captures the essence of this group of pieces: a dream collection of ‘strange lights’ in the saxophone repertoire, which form a pleasing programme of music ranging ‘from grave to gay.’

With Anya Fadina, piano
Produced by Michael Whight

Links to places it is available:

Bandcamp: https://kylehorch.bandcamp.com/album/fantasia (here the album can be streamed, downloaded including a pdf of the booklet as a free extra, and it is available for physical purchase too)

YouTube: https://youtu.be/81aXH4gHLdQ

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/6TsvnGXd0WNmcaQ64xQ1dw

Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/album/fantasia/6802426055

Norwood Recordings NR202601

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Pass your theory exam with flying colours!

Take your Grade 5 theory (or Grade 8!) exam at The Latymer Saturday Music Centre!

Now that we are back in full swing at TLSMC, we thought that we’d mention our team of expert theory teachers, who support our instrumental and vocal students.

As many of you will know, to qualify for entry of the higher grade ABRSM exams (6-8), a student needs to have passed Grade 5 Theory.  A high proportion of the musicians studying at TLSMC take one to one theory lessons, and a proportion enjoy it so much, that they choose to continue to higher theory grades.

You don’t even need to be studying an instrument with us to access theory lessons, you can join us for this class only, should you wish! We also offer support in GCSE Music and A Level Music studies.

apply here –

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Also currently available: one to one lessons in piano, recorder, flute, trumpet/trombone, mini bassoon and our ever popular Music Makers classes, from Nursery to Year  2. Apply now and start by this coming Saturday!

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We’re back! A new school year begins!

On Saturday 12th September, we opened our doors once more, with an event packed term ahead with three concerts and an ABRSM exam session in December.

We have around 140 students and 18 teachers, 3 early years Music Makers classes and plus five ensembles (which are free to anyone learning an instrument with us) scheduled.

It’s not too late to join us – we have spaces in the Music Makers classes (Nursery to Year 2) plus some availability in piano, flute, recorder, trumpet/trombone, and bassoon/mini bassoon!

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Music making with Music Makers – musicianship for youngest musicians!

The Latymer Saturday Music Centre CIC provides popular classes for the youngest musicians, starting from three years old!

The aim of these sessions is to provide opportunities for children to develop musicianship through a variety of musical games and activities including singing, playing classroom percussion instruments and listening.

As the children progress to having formal instrumental tuition, the benefits of  having attended the musicianship classes (in terms of ‘sharpening up’ their ears, developing music reading skills and co-ordination) are invaluable.

The classes are offered for children in the following age groups:

10:15-10:55 Music Makers 1 (Reception and Year One)

11:00-11:40 Early Ears (Nursery)

11:45-12:25 Music Makers 2 (Year 2 – compulsory for children in Year 2 studying an instrument with us)

We are starting back on Saturday 12th September.

We also have a limited availability in one to one lessons in piano, recorder/flute, saxophone/clarinet (1 place only), trumpet/trombone (1 place only), guitar (1 place only) and music theory. We also have two subsidised places available for bassoon/mini bassoon.

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Any questions to info@thelatymersaturdaymusiccentre.co.uk

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Free lesson offer for TLSMC families

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Looking towards a new musical term

The Latymer Saturday Music Centre recently completed a very busy term, with four concerts, and an ABRSM exam session with a 100% pass rate, and a very high proportion of merits and distinctions. Well done to all the students and teachers involved!

We are busy planning the timetable for the new academic year, starting back on 12th September.

We have some availability in piano, flute, recorder, clarinet, saxophone, bassoon & mini bassoon, music theory, GCSE & A Level support.

Our Music Makers sessions also have availability and classes for children from Nursery to Year 2.

Apply here – https://thelatymersaturdaymusiccentre.co.uk/apply/

Enquiries to thelatymersaturdaymusiccentre.co.uk

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