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Shiver me timbers, matey! What a terrific training work for the young string orchestra with its syncopation and carefully marked bowings and fingerings. And wouldn't you, the conductor, cut a swashbuc...

This arrangement of Mouret's famous work is set up like a Baroque concerto grosso, allowing you to feature soloists at an early grade level. Minimal hooked bowings, slurs on adjacent notes, and some l...

This arrangement, in D Major, is based on an 18th-century dance tune. Each section gets pieces of the theme. Teaching points include string crossings, changing to pizzicato from arco and back, and cou...

With the fun addition of "woofs" and percussion to spell out B-I-N-G-O, this arrangement strengthens the counting and note reading skills of your beginning ensemble.

An absolute Chinese treasure from the pen of Albert Wang, this very simple tune has nothing more complicated than eighth and quarter notes. The theme is passed throughout the orchestra and remains in...

Shiver me timbers, matey! What a terrific training work for the young string orchestra with its syncopation and carefully marked bowings and fingerings. And wouldn't you, the conductor, cut a swashbuc...

An E minor driving rock beat and two sets of parts will allow you to combine absolute beginners and second year students with great success. The easier parts are all high 2s, simple rhythms, and use l...

This arrangement of Mouret's famous work is set up like a Baroque concerto grosso, allowing you to feature soloists at an early grade level. Minimal hooked bowings, slurs on adjacent notes, and some l...

A light and cheerful arrangement in D Major where all sections get the melody. Your bass section will venture briefly into 4th position for their turn at the tune. Everyone else will remain in 1st pos...

This arrangement, in D Major, is based on an 18th-century dance tune. Each section gets pieces of the theme. Teaching points include string crossings, changing to pizzicato from arco and back, and cou...

With the fun addition of "woofs" and percussion to spell out B-I-N-G-O, this arrangement strengthens the counting and note reading skills of your beginning ensemble.

This is a cheerful arrangement that gives your players a simple tune and lets everyone play it in two keys. It opens with the upper strings introducing the theme in the key of D. Then the cellos and b...

This is a cheerful arrangement that gives your players a simple tune and lets everyone play it in two keys. It opens with the upper strings introducing the theme in the key of D. Then the cellos and b...

WOW for string orchestra is a great new way to integrate basic bowing patterns and ensemble playing into one fun experience. Everybody plays the same rhythms, but each section has different harmonized...

Recreate the pageantry of the 17th-century British Cavaliers with this stirring string orchestra piece. Depicting the loyal horsemen who helped restore the Stuart Dynasty to the throne, Procession Of...

A Midwinter Daydream is a beautiful piece for young string orchestras, featuring emotional melodies and a colorful chord progression. It encourages students to play expressively while warming the hear...

Travel back to the age of castles and kings with this catchy dance music of the royal court jester. Easy notes and engaging rhythms make learning The King's Jester fun for young players, making it a g...

Spanning grades 1 through 2+, this collection of 30 arrangements and original works is sequenced from simple pieces for young string players up through more complex works for intermediate students.The...

A very basic collection of six well known carols which can be performed individually or as a medley. Perfect for audience Sing-A-Longs. Carols included are: Jingle Bells, Bring A Torch, Silent Night,...

Die ersten vier Frühlingslieder sind für das erste Unterrichtsjahr gedacht, stehen in D-Dur und sind in der ersten Griffart spielbar: 1. Alles neu, macht der Mai 2. Kuckuck 3. Winter ade 4. Der Kuckuc...

Into the Midnight Forest is a perfect selection for a string orchestra’s first concert! Using only quarter notes and half notes in B minor (relative of D Major), the composition has a “mysterious marc...

Early in 1781, during the American War for Independence, Colonial General Nathaniel Greene and British General Lord Cornwallis covered over 250 miles across North Carolina with their armies in an atte...