Youth String Orchestra

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Hot Potato is a 'perpetual motion' for beginning orchestras. Simple eighth-note melodies pass seamlessly between parts over a simple, pizzicato accompaniment. Designed to build part independence, impr...

Hot Potato is a 'perpetual motion' for beginning orchestras. Simple eighth-note melodies pass seamlessly between parts over a simple, pizzicato accompaniment. Designed to build part independence, impr...

This title is available in SmartMusic.

Hot Potato is a 'perpetual motion' for beginning orchestras. Simple eighth-note melodies pass seamlessly between parts over a simple, pizzicato accompaniment. Designed to build part independence, impr...

This title is available in SmartMusic.

A super simple presentation of a classic Baroque tune! In the key of G, each section plays the melody in very comfortable ranges. The perfect piece to make a young orchestra sound good on classic repe...

A super simple presentation of a classic Baroque tune! In the key of G, each section plays the melody in very comfortable ranges. The perfect piece to make a young orchestra sound good on classic repe...

A super simple presentation of a classic Baroque tune! In the key of G, each section plays the melody in very comfortable ranges. The perfect piece to make a young orchestra sound good on classic repe...

Great fun will be had by all playing in 'cartoon tiptoe' style! The piece also features call-and-response sections that advance good counting and listening skills, a distinctive minor key, and a chanc...

Great fun will be had by all playing in 'cartoon tiptoe' style! The piece also features call-and-response sections that advance good counting and listening skills, a distinctive minor key, and a chanc...

Great fun will be had by all playing in 'cartoon tiptoe' style! The piece also features call-and-response sections that advance good counting and listening skills, a distinctive minor key, and a chanc...

Two tunes traditionally played as rounds create a perfect first orchestra piece for young players and are arranged in D Major with no hi 3s or forward extensions. All sections have interesting parts u...

Two tunes traditionally played as rounds create a perfect first orchestra piece for young players and are arranged in D Major with no hi 3s or forward extensions. All sections have interesting parts u...

Two tunes traditionally played as rounds create a perfect first orchestra piece for young players and are arranged in D Major with no hi 3s or forward extensions. All sections have interesting parts u...

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,...

Written in memory of the composer's grandfather, a Korean War Veteran, this piece is perfect to program as a tribute to all service men and women. The heroic melodies and harmonies, set in D Major, ar...

Hidden treasure chests motivate this pirate to action on the high seas! Legato bowings, pizzicato, lifts, and some marcato bowing express the pirate's determination in his quest. All sections share th...

Edmund Siennicki has arranged this classic fiddle tune for young strings with more than just the fiddles in mind. Including the usual eight-note fiddling rhythmic figures (4/4), left-hand pizzicato, d...

Mark Williams creates a vivid 'Old English' flavor in his modal variations. The nocturne-like 3/4 Andante is nicely complemented by a strongly rhythmic 4/4 Allegro Moderato. Students will love the sty...

A modern, joyful piece by Doug Spata that uses only the notes of the D major scale on the D and A strings with quarter and eighth notes, this piece is a great way for beginners to proudly demonstrate...

A modern, joyful piece by Doug Spata that uses only the notes of the D major scale on the D and A strings with quarter and eighth notes, this piece is a great way for beginners to proudly demonstrate...

A modern, joyful piece by Doug Spata that uses only the notes of the D major scale on the D and A strings with quarter and eighth notes, this piece is a great way for beginners to proudly demonstrate...

Perfect for your fall concert, here is a piece that has spooky lyrics to teach the rhythms in the easy melodic line. Upper string parts are doubled, and the cello part doubles the bass line. Everyone...

The perfect grade 1 piece for beginning string students, 'Bottomless Pizz.' by Andrew H. Dabczynski requires no bows and uses only open strings and the pitches of a one-octave D scale. Remarkably simp...