Welcome to AFYM – Abertawe Festival for Young Musicians

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Discover one of the many classes we offer Young & Adult performers, with both competitive and non-competitive performance opportunities for players of all abilities from Grades 1 to 8.

Age

Instrument

Standard

Grade

Age

Piano Classes

Piano Classes

🎹 Grade 1 Piano Recital

Open to any performer who has not yet passed a Grade 2 examination or above, of...

Class P01C Competitive

🎹 Grade 2 Piano Recital

Open to any performer who has not yet passed a Grade 3 examination or above, of...

Class P02C Competitive

🎹 Grade 3 Piano Recital

Open to any performer who has not yet passed a Grade 4 examination or above, of...

Class P03C Competitive

🎹 Grade 4 Piano

Open to any performer who has not yet passed a Grade 5 examination or above, of...

Class P04C Competitive

🎹 Grade 5 Piano

Open to any performer who has not yet passed a Grade 6 examination or above, of...

Class P05C Competitive

🎹 Grade 6 Piano

Open to any performer who has not yet passed a Grade 7 examination or above, of...

Class P06C Competitive

🎹 Grade 7 and 8 Piano

Own choice of one piece. Open to any performer who has not yet passed an ARSM o...

Class P07C Competitive

🎹 Piano Senior Recital Class (18 Years and Under)

Own choice of two contrasting pieces of at least Grade 6 standard. Performers a...

Class P08C Competitive

🎹 Piano Beginners & Grade 1

For players aged 11 years and under. Own choice of one solo piece. Ti...

Class P50N Non-Competitive

🎹 Piano Grades 2 &3

11 years and under. Own choice of one solo piece. Time Limit: 3 minut...

Class P51N Non-Competitive

🎹 Piano Duet (Aged 8 Years and Under)

Performance with a teacher, parent, or advanced student. Own choice of one...

Class P52N Non-Competitive

🎹 Piano Duet (Aged 9-11 Years)

Performance with a teacher, parent, or advanced student. Own choice of one...

Class P53N Non-Competitive

🎹 Piano Duet (Aged 12-18 Years)

Performance with a teacher, parent, or advanced student. Own choice of one...

Class P54N Non-Competitive

🎹 Piano Intermediate Recital Grade 4-6

Open to any performer on any instrument who has not passed a Grade 7 examinatio...

Class P55N Non-Competitive

🎹 Piano Concert (Ages 7 Years and Under)

Own choice of any one or two pieces. A chance for the youngest students to give...

Class P56N Non-Competitive

🎹 Piano Concert (Ages 8-10)

Own choice of any one or two pieces. A chance for the youngest students to give...

Class P57N Non-Competitive

🎹 Piano Informal Performance (Ages 11-18 Years) Grades 1-5

For performers of Grade 5 and under. Includes expert feedback from our adjudica...

Class P58N Non-Competitive

🎹 Piano Informal Performance (Ages 11-18 Years) Grades 6-8

For performers of Grade 6 and above. Includes expert feedback from our adjudica...

Class P59N Non-Competitive

🎹 Piano Informal Performance (Over 18 Years)

Own choice of one or two pieces. Open to adult performers of any ability; as so...

Class P60N Non-Competitive

🎹 The Willshire Duo Piano Workshop

The Willshire Duo present an interactive workshop for all ages, showcasing duo ...

Class P61N Non-Competitive

🎹 Own Composition

Following on the success of this class last year, the AFYM are encouraging perf...

Class C01 Non-Competitive

🎹 Women Composers

This class was introduced in 2023 and was met with great enthusiasm. The exam s...

Class C02 Non-Competitive

🎹 Unaccompanied Bach (Minimum Grade 6)

Own choice of one piece of music by J S Bach for any instrument, to be played u...

Class M01C Competitive

🎹 British Music (Minimum Grade 5)

Own choice of one piece by a British composer. Open to all instruments. Time Li...

Class M03N Non-Competitive

🎹 Piano Junior Duets (Grade 3 & Under)

Any one piece for two performers, playing the piano. Neither performer to have ...

Class M06C Competitive

🎹 Intermediate Duets (Grades 4 & 5)

Any one piece for two performers, playing the same or different instruments, in...

Class M07C Competitive

🎹 Senior Duets (Grades 6 and Above)

Any one piece for two performers, playing the same or different instruments, in...

Class M08C Competitive

🎹 Junior Ensembles (Grades 5 and Under)

Any one piece for 3 to 6 performers on any instrument, without conductor. No me...

Class M09C Competitive

🎹 Senior Ensemble (Grade 6 and Above)

Any one piece for 3 to 6 players on any instrument, at any grade, without condu...

Class M10C Competitive

🎹 Welsh Music, Traditional, Folk and Ethnic Music

A class to celebrate traditional, folk and ethnic music of all styles and natio...

Class M11aN Non-Competitive

🎹 Jazz Performance

A class to celebrate all styles of Jazz, including improvisations within the pi...

Class M11bN Non-Competitive

🎹 Baroque Composers (Minimum Grade 5)

Your own choice of one piece on any instrument for any age, solo, duet or ensem...

Class M12aN Non-Competitive

🎹 Classical Composers (Minimum Grade 5)

Your own choice of one piece on any instrument for any age, solo, duet or ensem...

Class M12bN Non-Competitive

🎹 Romantic Composers (Minimum Grade 5)

Your own choice of one piece on any instrument for any age, solo, duet or ensem...

Class M13aN Non-Competitive

🎹 Contemporary Music – 20th & 21st Century (Minimum Grade 5)

Your own choice of one piece on any instrument for any age, solo, duet or ensem...

Class M13bN Non-Competitive

🎹 Family Music Performance

Music-making as it used to be! For any groups comprising two or more players wi...

Class M14N Non-Competitive

🎹 Pam Wedgwood Syllabus: 11 Years & Under

Open to any performer up to and including age 11 years. Own choice of one piece...

Class PW1 Non-Competitive

🎹 Pam Wedgwood Syllabus: Ages 12 – 18

Open to any performer up to and including age 12 to 18 years. Own choice of one...

Class PW2 Non-Competitive

🎹 Pam Wedgwood Syllabus: 18 Years & Over

Open to any adult performers. Own choice of one piece, solo, duet or ensemble, ...

Class PW3 Non-Competitive

🎹 Rehearse With The Adjudicator

This is a new class conceived by last years string adjudicator Haim Choi whereb...

Class N3 Non-Competitive

String Classes

String Classes

Open to players of all bowed strings, harp and guitar

🎻 Grade 1 Bowed Strings & Harps Recital

Open to any performer who has not yet passed a Grade 2 examination or above, of...

Class S01C Competitive

🎻 Grade 2 Bowed Strings & Harps Recital

Open to any performer who has not yet passed a Grade 3 examination or above, of...

Class S02C Competitive

🎻 Grade 3 Bowed Strings & Harps Recital

Open to any performer who has not yet passed a Grade 4 examination or above, of...

Class S03C Competitive

🎻 Grade 4 Bowed Strings & Harps Recital

Open to any performer who has not yet passed a Grade 5 examination or above, of...

Class S04C Competitive

🎻 Grade 5 Bowed Strings & Harps Recital

Open to any performer who has not yet passed a Grade 6 examination or above, of...

Class S05C Competitive

🎻 Grade 6 Bowed Strings & Harps Recital

Open to any performer who has not yet passed a Grade 7 examination or above, of...

Class S06C Competitive

🎻 Grade 7 & 8 Bowed Strings & Harps Recital

Open to any performer who has not yet passed an ARSM or other Diploma examinati...

Class S07C Competitive

🎻 Bowed Strings and Harps Senior Recital (Under 18)

Own choice of two contrasting pieces, minimum Grade 6 strandard. Performers are...

Class S08C Competitive

🎻 Violin Beginners Under Grade 3

For ages 11 years and under. Own choice of one solo piece. Time Limit...

Class S50N Non-Competitive

🎻 Cello Beginners Under Grade 3

For ages 11 years and under. Own choice of one solo piece. Time Limit...

Class S51N Non-Competitive

🎻 Harp Beginners Under Grade 3

For ages 11 years and under. Own choice of one solo piece. Time Limit...

Class S52N Non-Competitive

🎻 Strings & Harp Concert

Own choice of any one or two pieces.  A chance for the youngest students t...

Class S53N Non-Competitive

🎻 Strings & Harp Informal Performance and Feedback (11-18 Years)

Own choice of one or two pieces. Open to performers as soloist, duet or ensembl...

Class S54N Non-Competitive

🎻 Strings & Harp Informal Performance and Feedback (Over 18)

Own choice of one or two pieces. Open to adult performers of any ability; as so...

Class S55N Non-Competitive

🎻 Own Composition

Following on the success of this class last year, the AFYM are encouraging perf...

Class C01 Non-Competitive

🎻 Women Composers

This class was introduced in 2023 and was met with great enthusiasm. The exam s...

Class C02 Non-Competitive

🎻 Unaccompanied Bach (Minimum Grade 6)

Own choice of one piece of music by J S Bach for any instrument, to be played u...

Class M01C Competitive

🎻 British Music (Minimum Grade 5)

Own choice of one piece by a British composer. Open to all instruments. Time Li...

Class M03N Non-Competitive

🎻 Concerto (Ages 20 Years & Under)

Any one movement from a Concerto for any instrument, excluding piano (unfortuna...

Class M04C Competitive

🎻 Wind & Strings Junior Duets (Grade 3 & Under)

Any one piece for two performers, playing the same or different instruments. Ne...

Class M05C Competitive

🎻 Intermediate Duets (Grades 4 & 5)

Any one piece for two performers, playing the same or different instruments, in...

Class M07C Competitive

🎻 Senior Duets (Grades 6 and Above)

Any one piece for two performers, playing the same or different instruments, in...

Class M08C Competitive

🎻 Junior Ensembles (Grades 5 and Under)

Any one piece for 3 to 6 performers on any instrument, without conductor. No me...

Class M09C Competitive

🎻 Senior Ensemble (Grade 6 and Above)

Any one piece for 3 to 6 players on any instrument, at any grade, without condu...

Class M10C Competitive

🎻 Welsh Music, Traditional, Folk and Ethnic Music

A class to celebrate traditional, folk and ethnic music of all styles and natio...

Class M11aN Non-Competitive

🎻 Jazz Performance

A class to celebrate all styles of Jazz, including improvisations within the pi...

Class M11bN Non-Competitive

🎻 Baroque Composers (Minimum Grade 5)

Your own choice of one piece on any instrument for any age, solo, duet or ensem...

Class M12aN Non-Competitive

🎻 Classical Composers (Minimum Grade 5)

Your own choice of one piece on any instrument for any age, solo, duet or ensem...

Class M12bN Non-Competitive

🎻 Romantic Composers (Minimum Grade 5)

Your own choice of one piece on any instrument for any age, solo, duet or ensem...

Class M13aN Non-Competitive

🎻 Contemporary Music – 20th & 21st Century (Minimum Grade 5)

Your own choice of one piece on any instrument for any age, solo, duet or ensem...

Class M13bN Non-Competitive

🎻 Family Music Performance

Music-making as it used to be! For any groups comprising two or more players wi...

Class M14N Non-Competitive

🎻 Pam Wedgwood Syllabus: 11 Years & Under

Open to any performer up to and including age 11 years. Own choice of one piece...

Class PW1 Non-Competitive

🎻 Pam Wedgwood Syllabus: Ages 12 – 18

Open to any performer up to and including age 12 to 18 years. Own choice of one...

Class PW2 Non-Competitive

🎻 Pam Wedgwood Syllabus: 18 Years & Over

Open to any adult performers. Own choice of one piece, solo, duet or ensemble, ...

Class PW3 Non-Competitive

🎻 Rehearse With The Adjudicator

This is a new class conceived by last years string adjudicator Haim Choi whereb...

Class N3 Non-Competitive

Wind & Brass Classes

Wind and Brass Classes

Open to all woodwind (including recorder and saxophone) and all brass instruments

🎺 Grades 1 and 2 Woodwind & Brass Recital

Own choice of two contrasting pieces of Grade 1 or 2 standard. Open to any perf...

Class W01C Competitive

🎺 Grades 3 and 4 Woodwind & Brass Recital

Own choice of two contrasting pieces of Grade 3 or 4 standard. Open to any perf...

Class W02C Competitive

🎺 Grade 5 Woodwind & Brass Recital

Own choice of two contrasting pieces which must be of Grade 5 standard. Open to...

Class W03C Competitive

🎺 Wind Senior Recital (18 Years and Under)

Minimum standard Grade 6. Own choice of two contrasting pieces. Performers are ...

Class W04C Competitive

🎺 Wind & Brass Concert (Ages 11 and Under)

Own choice of any one or two pieces. A chance for the youngest students to give...

Class W60N Non-Competitive

🎺 Wind & Brass Informal Performance and Feedback (12-18 Years)

Own choice of one or two pieces. Includes expert feedback from our adjudicators...

Class W61N Non-Competitive

🎺 Wind & Brass Informal Performance and Feedback (Over 18 Years)

Own choice of one or two pieces. Includes expert feedback from our adjudicators...

Class W62N Non-Competitive

🎺 Own Composition

Following on the success of this class last year, the AFYM are encouraging perf...

Class C01 Non-Competitive

🎺 Women Composers

This class was introduced in 2023 and was met with great enthusiasm. The exam s...

Class C02 Non-Competitive

🎺 Unaccompanied Bach (Minimum Grade 6)

Own choice of one piece of music by J S Bach for any instrument, to be played u...

Class M01C Competitive

🎺 British Music (Minimum Grade 5)

Own choice of one piece by a British composer. Open to all instruments. Time Li...

Class M03N Non-Competitive

🎺 Concerto (Ages 20 Years & Under)

Any one movement from a Concerto for any instrument, excluding piano (unfortuna...

Class M04C Competitive

🎺 Wind & Strings Junior Duets (Grade 3 & Under)

Any one piece for two performers, playing the same or different instruments. Ne...

Class M05C Competitive

🎺 Intermediate Duets (Grades 4 & 5)

Any one piece for two performers, playing the same or different instruments, in...

Class M07C Competitive

🎺 Senior Duets (Grades 6 and Above)

Any one piece for two performers, playing the same or different instruments, in...

Class M08C Competitive

🎺 Junior Ensembles (Grades 5 and Under)

Any one piece for 3 to 6 performers on any instrument, without conductor. No me...

Class M09C Competitive

🎺 Senior Ensemble (Grade 6 and Above)

Any one piece for 3 to 6 players on any instrument, at any grade, without condu...

Class M10C Competitive

🎺 Welsh Music, Traditional, Folk and Ethnic Music

A class to celebrate traditional, folk and ethnic music of all styles and natio...

Class M11aN Non-Competitive

🎺 Jazz Performance

A class to celebrate all styles of Jazz, including improvisations within the pi...

Class M11bN Non-Competitive

🎺 Baroque Composers (Minimum Grade 5)

Your own choice of one piece on any instrument for any age, solo, duet or ensem...

Class M12aN Non-Competitive

🎺 Classical Composers (Minimum Grade 5)

Your own choice of one piece on any instrument for any age, solo, duet or ensem...

Class M12bN Non-Competitive

🎺 Romantic Composers (Minimum Grade 5)

Your own choice of one piece on any instrument for any age, solo, duet or ensem...

Class M13aN Non-Competitive

🎺 Contemporary Music – 20th & 21st Century (Minimum Grade 5)

Your own choice of one piece on any instrument for any age, solo, duet or ensem...

Class M13bN Non-Competitive

🎺 Family Music Performance

Music-making as it used to be! For any groups comprising two or more players wi...

Class M14N Non-Competitive

🎺 Pam Wedgwood Syllabus: 11 Years & Under

Open to any performer up to and including age 11 years. Own choice of one piece...

Class PW1 Non-Competitive

🎺 Pam Wedgwood Syllabus: Ages 12 – 18

Open to any performer up to and including age 12 to 18 years. Own choice of one...

Class PW2 Non-Competitive

🎺 Pam Wedgwood Syllabus: 18 Years & Over

Open to any adult performers. Own choice of one piece, solo, duet or ensemble, ...

Class PW3 Non-Competitive

🎺 Rehearse With The Adjudicator

This is a new class conceived by last years string adjudicator Haim Choi whereb...

Class N3 Non-Competitive

A "Young Musician" Does NOT ONLY Mean a "Young Person"

AFYM is open to performers of all ages and abilities, with a broad range of classes for both children and adults.

Top Reasons To Perform At AFYM 2024

Improve your musical performance with expert feedback from world-class adjuicators

Improve your musical performance with expert feedback from world-class adjudicators.

Perform in a safe and encouraging space in front of a supportive live audience.

Perform in a safe and encouraging space in front of a supportive live audience.

Take part a wide range of exciting classes for musicians of every age and ability.

Take part in a wide range of exciting classes for musicians of every age and ability.