Christopher Norton on the Royal Conservatory of Music (RCM) Syllabus
Christopher Norton on the Royal Conservatory of Music (RCM) Syllabus
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The latest iteration of the RCM syllabus has no less than 32 Christopher Norton pieces referenced! The pieces were selected from Connections Preparatory, the Connections series, Bright and Bluesy, the Idaho Suite and Microjazz Collection 5.
Composer performances of all of the pieces from the Connections series are available on Christopher Norton’s YouTube channel:
And there are Microlessons for all of the Christopher Norton pieces on the syllabus:
Connections Preparatory:
Connections Preparatory:
Bluebottle (Preparatory B) is from Connections Preparatory. Here is a video of a composer performance, followed by a Microlesson on the same piece:
Connections 1-10:
Connections 1-10:
Connections 1:
Connections 1:
Pieces selected from Connections 1:
Merry-go-round, No Worries (Level 1 List C)
Carol in Canon (Level 1 Inventions)
Four-wheel Drive (Level 1 Etudes)
Composer performances of all of the pieces from the Connections series are available on Christopher Norton’s YouTube channel.
All of the pieces on the RCM syllabus have Microlessons as well!
Connections 2:
Connections 2:
Pieces on the syllabus from Connections 2:
Breezy (Level 2 Inventions)
Trumpet Blues (Level 2 Etudes)
Half asleep, Sidewalk Café, Toronto Tango (Level 2 List C)
Here is the composer performance and Microlesson for Half Asleep from Connections 2:
Level 2 Inventions includes a piece called Breezy. Confusingly, it is not the piece from Connections 2 - it is a brand-new piece, which will appear in due course in a Connections Supplementary book. A pdf is below:
Connections 3-5:
Connections 3-5:
Pieces on the syllabus from Connections 3 -5:
Up and Away and White Sand (Level 3 List C)
Deep in Thought, Open Window and Positively Swinging (Level 4 List C)
A Summer Day (Level 5 Etudes)
Boxcar Blues, Moonscape and Scamp (Level 5 List C)
Connections 6-8:
Connections 6-8:
Pieces on the syllabus from Connections 6-8:
Bahama Beach, In Between and Mississauga Rag (Level 6 List C)
Fantasy Bossa (Level 7 List C) is a great student favourite.
Hanging Gardens (Level 7 List C)
Celtic Lament, Hot Day and Jane’s Song (Level 8 List C)
Bright and Bluesy:
Bright and Bluesy:
Bright and Bluesy is a book written in 1976 and is full of characteristic blues writing. Sliding Home (Level 7 List C) and Takin’ it in Stride (Level 9 List C) are both from Bright and Bluesy.
Here's a composer performance of Takin' it in Stride:
Idaho Suite:
Idaho Suite:
Aerie, from the Idaho Suite (Level 9 List C), is a mysterious, ethereal piece. Here's the composer performance and Microlesson:
Microjazz 5:
Microjazz 5:
Finally, 2 pieces from Microjazz Collection 5 - Frankly Speaking and Graceful Living.
Here's the composer performance of Frankly Speaking:
And Graceful Living:
Purchase Online!
Purchase Online!
You can purchase all of the music (apart from the Microjazz collection pieces) from:
Microjazz books (and all other Christopher Norton Boosey & Hawkes publications) are available from:
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