Orchestra d'archi giovanile

This happy 'Welcome Song', from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, is a great opportunity to introduce your strings to cut time. The arrangement is perfect to learn in a moderate 4/4 and gradually wor...

A real crowd pleaser, this cheerful tune will bring a smile to everyone's face. It's perfect as an upbeat opener or closer for any concert. This work will be a strong teaching arrangement for solid rh...

This rocking piece for beginning strings is based on the interval of a perfect fifth – thus the title! Students can practice easy string crossings on open strings, simple rhythms, and stepwise finger...

Inspired by a popular Mexican breakfast, this spicy Latin composition will help your students start their day off right. Easy syncopated rhythms and a catchy melody will have the audience wanting a se...

The Irish spirit is a direct reflection of the unique place on earth that is their native land. The rugged landscape speaks of staunch individualism, while the more idyllic settings suggest a deep lov...

Each student has a chance to play the melody with their 'finger-bones connected to their... hand bones,' in this bone-rattling arrangement of a well-known spiritual. Perfect for Halloween or any time...

Simply 4 Strings - Musica d'insieme per strumentisti elementari di Katherine e Hugh Colledge, compositori di Stepping Stones, Waggon Wheels, Fast Forward e Shooting Stars. Una suite completa di brani...

With its rich, fully-bowed lyrical passages and contrasting pizzicato, 'koto-like' textures, this original with a sophisticated sound is a great tool for teaching bowing technique that audiences will...

We welcome George Frueh to the Kendor family of writers with this western style blues original that lets young groups experience the fun of playing in the swing style. Written in the key of D major, i...

You won't believe how full the ensemble will sound performing Gershwin's endeared classic. This fabled melody is now accessible for your beginning strings by Bob Cerulli. (2:13)

A simple Island-style tune featuring pizzicato playing.

Discover the essence of Tchaikovsky's musical genius while performing a gorgeous Romantic-era classic based upon a G-major scale! The memorable themes of the Nutcracker Ballet are beloved world-wide,...

Your students' imaginations will run wild as they rehearse and perform this charming Spanish-flavored salute to cats. Glissando 'meows,' threatening 'hisses,' and even an enthusiastic visit from a dog...

'This easy arrangement of the famous gondola boat song from Offenbach's 1881 opera The Tales of Hoffman is the perfect way to strengthen your young orchestra's legato playing skills. Slurs, crescendos...

A moving tribute by Susan Day to the people we admire - whether it be family members, role models, or those serving our country - this piece in E minor uses easy rhythms, pizzicato, some divisi in the...

This work features all of your school district's string orchestras at once and was written to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the Freeport, Illinois orchestra program. The piece combines elementary...

As the title suggests, this nod to the fleet-footed dance of the 1800s, The Polka Dot Polka, is all about dots - dots over, under, and after notes! Written as an etude to enhance your young orchestra'...

Barnburner by Michael Story is a dynamic festival selection or concert opener or closer that will grab your audience's attention right from the start. It's full of energy, but very playable for develo...

This piece is a vibrant composition that will make your developing string orchestra sound mature. The accented quarter notes provide a great opportunity to teach the marcato bow stroke to all sections...

The famous first movement of Bach's Brandenburg Concerto No. 5, arranged by Richard Meyer, has been simplified and shortened for the first-year player but still retains all the energy and spirit of th...

This suite by Douglas E. Wagner for young string players is drawn from Terpsichore, a major compilation of 312 primarily French dance tunes published in 1612, compiled and arranged by Michael Praetori...

Students will love Shipwreck Coast - a dark and stormy piece by Erica Donahoe! Cello and string bass players will enjoy digging into the opening melody, and all members of the orchestra will be challe...

I principianti si divertiranno con lo stile spumeggiante di Set a Course di Doug Spata e allo stesso tempo esploreranno nuove tecniche di esecuzione! Le note e i ritmi familiari rendono la musica acce...

Arriving in the fresh, new format of score plus CD-ROM, this is the sixth suite in the ever popular 'Simply 4 Strings' series by Katherine and Hugh Colledge - composers of the well-loved Stepping Ston...

This standard for beginning strings has a new twist to it. The melody is much easier to teach in 4/4 rather than in 3/4. It is still in D major and contains no altered fingerings. The tempo marking is...