YMC Junior orchestra

Youth Music Centre

Group class

Ages 8–11
Autumn term: 19 Sep – 28 Nov 2026
Weekends, Term-time
Bigwood House, Bigwood Road NW11 7BD

About this club

Saturday junior string and wind orchestra for ages 8–11 in Hampstead Garden Suburb, for players around Grades 3–4.

Grades 3-4 violin/viola, Grade 3+ cello, Grade 3+ wind level
Class size: Orchestra (number not stated
Prepares for ABRSM (grade exams pathway)
Established 1967

What they learn

String
Wind orchestra

Times

Autumn term: 19 Sep – 28 Nov 2026

Autumn Term 2026: 19 Sep - 28 Nov 2026 (half term 31 Oct); Spring Term 2027: 9 Jan - 20 Mar 2027 (half term 20 Feb); Summer Term 2027: 17 Apr - 26 Jun 2027 (half term 29 May). Saturdays

Saturday mornings, term time (8:30-13:00)

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Good to know

Safety: DBS-checked staff
First aid trained
Paying: By the term
Included: All materials
Provider notes: Ensemble players expected to attend all three terms; not recommended if frequent weekend clashes

Venue

Bigwood House

Henrietta Barnett School, Bigwood Road, London NW11 7BD

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