Youth String Orchestra

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Special effects, pizzicato, and a variety of dynamics will make Robot Factory by Chris M. Bernotas exciting for your beginning orchestra students. The key of E minor provides a dark sound, and all sec...

This polka creates a unique sound just for polka lovers who are 'light on their feet.' No foot stomps! No flashy twirls! Just a light-hearted melody in the polka style provided by the plucked strings....

A holiday favorite of all kids, they will love playing this very easy arrangement that gives each section the melody. The piano accompaniment is easy enough for a student pianist to perform it.

Heard often during Chanukah, this lilting melody is memorable and loved by all. The simple melody captures you and lingers on and on. (1:55) Correlates to Orchestra Expressions Book 1.

Heard often during Chanukah, this lilting melody is memorable and loved by all. The simple melody captures you and lingers on and on. (1:55) Correlates to Orchestra Expressions Book 1.

Known for its simplistic beauty, this melody is supported by a simple, but beautiful harmonization. A lovely setting! (1:30)

The striking melodies, the simple and meaningful words, and the many ways the music can be interpreted create an immortal song that touches us all. This beautiful setting allows for adjustment of the...

The striking melodies, the simple and meaningful words, and the many ways the music can be interpreted create an immortal song that touches us all. This beautiful setting allows for adjustment of the...

Stand amid the circle of huge, thunder-head gray monoliths of obscure origin, feel the alien presence that they seem to represent, and travel the bridge between their world and ours. Layers of sound p...

Offenbach's Can Can has been a popular tune for years among young string students. Elliot has expanded the version found in most method books to create a superb arrangement with plenty of teaching pot...

This symphonic treatment of Good King Wenceslas is perfect for your next holiday concert. Easy double stops will really make your ensemble sound brilliant. The piece is voiced in simple three-part har...

Written in modal E minor with a Hebraic-sounding theme, this is a great piece for reinforcing fundamentals, such as counting, legato bowing, pizzicato, two-note slurs, and low 2s. Thematic material is...

Experience the thrill of the sailing of the Spanish Armada in this original composition. Using only six notes, this piece is perfect for working on balance and blend. Your beginners will sound like mo...

Take a tour of the Caribbean and feel the percussive breeze of the islands with 'Caribbean Breeze' by Victor López. This easy Latin piece will be a guaranteed winner for your next multicultural perfor...

Intended to introduce young players to Latin music style, this cheerful and energized composition is guaranteed to be a success as you tour the Caribbean. In addition to being solidly scored, the catc...

Intended to introduce young players to Latin music style, this cheerful and energized composition is guaranteed to be a success as you tour the Caribbean. In addition to being solidly scored, the catc...

Honor the Brave, by Victor López, is an original composition dedicated to all veterans who have served honorably on active duty in the Armed Forces. It celebrates those men and women who have made the...

Honor the Brave, by Victor López, is an original composition dedicated to all veterans who have served honorably on active duty in the Armed Forces. It celebrates those men and women who have made the...

This remarkably simple, yet sophisticated sounding piece from Mark Williams allows for the development of many expressive possibilities in young players. Syncopation and spicatto are explored and deve...

This fresh, contemporary-sounding work by Mark Williams allows your young string players to experience the changing modes and tonalities of 20th-century music within an extremely easy format. Featurin...

This stately minuet is a great introduction to the Baroque style for your beginning string orchestra. This authentic-sounding arrangement is perfect for students who have just learned their first note...

Rosin up the bow, call out the fire department, and let's go! This lively, energetic piece gives students a chance to show off their newly learned C natural (on the A string) in a modal display of beg...