About this Piece
Mañana de Primavera (Spring morning in Spanish) is a Samba-inspired tune written by Peter Edwards. The bright and joyful melody is fun to play and will give you a solid foundation in playing samba tunes.
On this page you will find:
High quality ‘minus one’ style playalong tracks.
Individual recordings (‘stems’) for each instrument.
A downloadable resource with exercises & ideas to support your learning.
Downloadable charts and a full score.
Tutorial videos featuring the composer and NYJO young musicians.
Playlist
Here you can find the full recording of Mañana de Primavera and the ‘minus one’ playalong tracks for each instrument.
Individual Parts
Here you can listen to the individual tracks (stems) of each part in the full Mañana de Primavera recording (please scroll down inside the playlist to see the full selection available).
Please note that these stems were recorded live by NYJO musicians. You might hear them try sections more than once, and there may be some slight differences between these recordings and what is written on the charts for Mañana de Primavera. These recordings are not designed to be exact playalongs, but to give you an idea of the rhythms, style, and feel that you can aim for in each part.
Sheet Music
Here you can access downloadable individual charts and a full score for Mañana de Primavera!
Click the ‘Download Charts’ button below to be taken to the Mañana de Primavera Charts page. You can then scroll down the page to find all the individual charts for this piece, and download them by clicking on their individual links.
Support Materials
NYJO +You learning resources are here to help you learn the +You pieces – they break down how to approach each piece and help you develop the musical skills you’ll need for each tune.
You can work your way through each section in our Mañana de Primavera learning resource (downloadable below), having a go at the various exercises outlined. Our Young Musician videos accompany these exercises with demonstrations from NYJO members – they give some great tips and advice on how to approach the pieces too!
You can also find videos from the +You composers themselves below, which will give you a more in-depth explanation on how to learn the tunes.
Check out the Mañana de Primavera learning resource:
Young Musicians' Videos
Get some tips from our NYJO young musicians!
Composer Videos
Hear more from our composer Peter Edwards!