Extra Curricular Activities

Extra-Curricular Music Activities 2011-2012

I hope your son/daughter enjoys their music making at the Loughborough Endowed Schools; if I or any of my staff can be of assistance to improve their experience please do let us know. We are constantly striving to refine and improve what we offer, but I hope you would agree that the range of opportunities outlined is an impressive one.

Alex Osiatynski
LES Director of Music

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Please note that ensemble rehearsal times and rooms are subject to change

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SENIOR SCHOOL ACTIVITIES

LES Senior Choir                                    Thursdays       4.15pm – 5.15pm
Room: Recital Hall
Conductor: Mr A Osiatynski
Repertoire: A variety of styles culminating in a major choral work each term
Membership: LGS & LHS Year 9 - 13

LES Chamber Choir                                Tuesdays         1.15pm – 2.00pm
Room: Briggs Room
Conductor: Mr D Morris and Mr Osiatynski
Standard:  Experienced
Repertoire: Mixed, sacred and secular
Membership: By audition/invitation

LES Intermediate Girls Choir             Thursdays       1.45pm – 2.15pm
Room: Recital Hall – Thursdays              Mondays          4.15pm – 4.45pm
MS6 - Mondays                              NB Attend either rehearsal or both
Conductor: Mrs E Foulds  
Repertoire: Mixed
Membership: LHS Year 7 - 8
 

LES Intermediate Boys Choir               Wednesdays   1.45pm – 2.15pm
Room: Drama Studio, LGS                        
Conductor: Mr D Morris  
Repertoire: Mixed
Membership: LGS Year 6 - 8

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LES Symphony Orchestra        Mondays  4.15pm – 5.15pm
Room: Recital Hall
Conductor: Mr A Osiatynski
Minimum Standard: Strings Grade 4+ (unlimited numbers)
    Woodwind, Brass and Percussion Grade 7+ (limited)
Repertoire: Challenging classical repertoire
Instruments: Strings, Woodwind, Brass and Percussion
Membership: By audition/invitation

LES Symphonic Wind Band                Tuesdays         4.00pm – 5.20pm

Room: Recital Hall
Minimum Standard: Grade 6
Repertoire: Challenging classical and lighter music such as film music light classics and pop
Instruments: Woodwind, Brass and Percussion
Membership: By audition/invitation

LES Big Band                                          Wednesdays   4.00pm – 5.20pm
Room: Recital Hall
Conductor: Mr T Lax 
Minimum Standard: Grade 6
Repertoire: Big Band, Jazz and Swing Classics
Instruments: Saxophones, Brass and Rhythm section
Membership: By audition/invitation

LES Intermediate Orchestra                 Wednesdays   4.00pm – 5.00pm
Room: MS2
Conductor: Mrs K Burns & Mrs S Douglas
Minimum Standard: Strings Grade 3+ (unlimited numbers)
     Woodwind, Brass and Percussion Grade 5+ (limited)
Repertoire: A variety of styles from musicals to arranged classics
Instruments: Strings, Woodwind, Brass and Percussion
Membership:Wind/percussion - invitation/audition, string membership is open
 

LES Cello Ensemble                  Fridays (monthly)             1.45pm – 2.15pm
Room: MS2
Conductor: Mr J Bean 
Minimum Standard: Grade 3+
Repertoire: Mixed: Classics and Light Music
Instruments: Cello
Membership: All cellists above Grade 3 standard

LES Jazz Ensemble                                Mondays          1.45pm – 2.15pm
Room: MS2
Conductor: Mr T Lax
Minimum Standard: Grade 6
Repertoire: Big Band, Jazz and Swing Classics
Instruments: Saxophones, Brass and Rhythm section
Membership: By audition

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FAIRFIELD ACTIVITIES

 
Orchestra                                                  Mondays          12.45pm – 1.25pm    
Room: MS3
Conductor: Mrs A McGee
Standard: Strings Grade 1+, Others Grade 2+

Wind Band                                                Mondays          12.45pm - 1.25pm  
Room: MS3
Conductor: Mr T Lax and Mrs A Gillies - Loach
Standard: Woodwind, Brass and Percussion Grade 1+

Senior Boys’ Choir                                  Tuesdays           8.55am – 9.20am
Room: MS3
Director: Mr A Osiatynski
Membership: Years 5 – 6

Junior Boys’ Choir                                  Mondays           12.15pm – 12.45pm
Room: MS3
Director : Mr D Morris
Membership: Years 3 – 4

Flute Choir                                                Tuesdays           12.45pm – 1.15pm         
Room: MS3
Conductor: Mrs A Gillies-Loach
Membership: Years 3 - 6

Junior Percussion Ensemble               Fridays          12.45pm – 1-15pm
Room: F7
Conductor: Mr M Newnham
Standard: At least one year’s experience/Years 3 and 4

Brass Ensemble                                      Tuesdays          3.45pm – 4.15pm
Room: MS3
Conductor: Mr T Lax
Standard: At least one year’s experience

Fairfield Aural and Theory
Coach: Mrs S Douglas

Aural tuition is usually recommended by Individual Music Tutors for the duration of the term in which a practical exam is to be taken. Theory tuition is usually required for pupils working towards or at Grade 5, beyond which level they may need to demonstrate successful completion of the Grade 5 theory exam.

Group sessions, for which a charge of £5.19 per session is made, are scheduled to take place at the times indicated below. Pupils’ parents must first complete and hand in to the office an application form; they will then be told the date and time of the first session they should attend. The LES Music School reserves the right not to run classes if there is insufficient take-up.

If other commitments preclude a pupil’s attendance at the relevant group session then they will need to book individual sessions, for which the current rate of instrumental tuition applies.
 
Aural                   Briggs Room       Wednesdays   12.45pm – 1.15pm

Theory                Briggs Room       Wednesdays   12.15pm – 12.45pm

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Burton Choristers                                   Mon & Fri         8.15am-8.55am

Room: Briggs Room
Conductor: Mr A Osiatynski
Membership: Boys in Y5-8 (FFD & LGS); entry by audition

Please click here if your son is in Year 4 at Fairfield and is interested in becoming a probationer in Summer 2011.

Please click here if your son will be joining Loughborough Grammar School in Year 6 or 7 in September 2011 and would be interested in joining the choir at that time

Young Strings                                          Mondays         4.00pm – 4.45pm
Room: MS5
Conductor: Mr J Bean and Mrs C Lee
Standard: Pupils in the first years of learning
Repertoire: varied
Instruments: Strings
Membership: Open

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