Sheet Music for String Orchestra

Your students will have a lot to cluck about with this grade 1, swing-based piece. Based in the key of D major, it features easy repetitive rhythms throughout and offers a mix of pizzicato and arco pl...

Here's a fun piece that your beginning string students will ask to play again and again!

Why not invite your students to imagine their favorite confectionery treats when playing this fun-loving swing tune in D major?! Sure to satisfy any sweet tooth, it can be played as written or as an a...

Why not invite your students to imagine their favorite confectionery treats when playing this fun-loving swing tune in D major?! Sure to satisfy any sweet tooth, it can be played as written or as an a...

Your students will be grooving to the sweet, fruit-filled sounds of this 12-bar blues based tune for grade 1+ groups. The easy syncopated rhythms will be fun to play and the piece can be played in eit...

Your students will be grooving to the sweet, fruit-filled sounds of this 12-bar blues based tune for grade 1+ groups. The easy syncopated rhythms will be fun to play and the piece can be played in eit...

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...

This imaginative jazz waltz based on a standard blues chord progression will be a refreshing change-of-pace for any concert program and provides a great opportunity to teach students to swing 8th note...

This imaginative jazz waltz based on a standard blues chord progression will be a refreshing change-of-pace for any concert program and provides a great opportunity to teach students to swing 8th note...

This upbeat, rock-style piece featuring three themes was written to portray an adventurous journey or escape. Driving rhythms, major and minor tonalities, and fun-loving parts for all are features.

Uni-Tunes is an elementary level supplement that reinforces note reading and basic finger patterns in the keys of D, G, and C Major. The 28 unison exercises in each key are progressive, and culminate...

A great novelty piece for any program. A fun way to reinforce accurate counting.

CORCOVADO (Quiet Night of Quiet Stars) will be a standout moment on any concert. The arrangement for strings and jazz rhythm section is an effective contrast to strings alone. Conservative ranges and...

As the title implies, this is a foray into the world of jazz and swing for the string orchestra (with optional drum set). Melodic content is shared among all sections, flatted thirds and sevenths are...

This is sure to be a great concert closer! Funky and the Bass Cats does much more than just feature the basses. It explores the world of swing eighth note versus straight eighth notes with a very cool...

Although associated with the bebop and hard bop jazz movements, trumpeter Freddie Hubbard brought a sweet delicacy to the gem, Little Sunflower, which Bert Ligon smooths out for jazz orchestra. A perf...

This is a great way to introduce your strings to Jazz! This easy-to-play selection inspired by the "Be-Bop" style uses short swing-eighth note patterns over a walking bass line, and sounds good at var...

A three movement work for solo violin, string orchestra, and optional rhythm sections. This first movement in 6/4 alternates between swing 8ths and straight 8ths. The second movement is a jazz ballad...

This clever arrangement is an audience participation game that will add sparkle to your Holiday Concert. Print the provided game card in your program and have the audience check how many times they he...

Teach students how to play with long bows and make lush long phrases on their instruments with this easy beautiful work. You can feature your four best players with the addition of the solo quartet. A...

Create excitement at the opening of your next concert with this wonderful work! A bold fanfare sets the stage with anticipation for what is to come. The brisk rhythmic allegro section is joyous and ex...

This dynamic piece in triple meter is reminiscent of swashbuckling heroes! The aggressive style main theme contrasted by a lyrical middle section makes this a perfect selection for contest or festival...

Looking for the perfect vehicle to teach musicianship, elegant phrasing, balance, blend and beauty of tone? Create a musical journey for all with this heartfelt composition in a lyrical style. Beautif...

This knock out arrangement takes the string orchestra to new swingin' heights. The popular 'When the Saints Go Marching In' is taken into the twenty-first Century with a New Orleans style of Jazz feel...