Youth String Orchestra

Written during a long stay at home, this introspective work for string orchestras is charming and boasts a catchy melody too! Students will enjoy the intrigue in all the 'blue' notes.

Written during a long stay at home, this introspective work for string orchestras is charming and boasts a catchy melody too! Students will enjoy the intrigue in all the 'blue' notes.

Super Sleuth is a funky blues in the key of D minor. There's lots of call and response action between sections to keep it interesting. The melody and background ideas are presented in variation form b...

Super Sleuth is a funky blues in the key of D minor. There's lots of call and response action between sections to keep it interesting. The melody and background ideas are presented in variation form b...

All school festivals really bring your program into focus, excite the younger players, and make the older kids into leaders! This exciting piece, perfectly suited to close your all-school concert, has...

Experience adventures in 3rd position for Violin 1 with experimentation in easy flat keys, 6/8 time and mixed meters! With thematic material in all parts, this set is a technique-builder for intermedi...

Blue Valley Spirit is an intermediate string orchestra piece inspired by the adventurous spirit of pioneers. Set in C major and structured in ternary form, it portrays the excitement of embarking on a...

Blue Valley Spirit is an intermediate string orchestra piece inspired by the adventurous spirit of pioneers. Set in C major and structured in ternary form, it portrays the excitement of embarking on a...

This dark and shadowy waltz elegantly weaves a spell in D minor, dancing through a twisted web of accidentals as it shifts and changes to E minor. Players get to work on extended and low-1 finger patt...

This courageous, forceful melody uses frequent doubling of sections to add strength and volume to the developing string orchestra. Fearless legends are heard in the determined theme, punctuated with h...

From Album for the Young, here are two movements arranged for younger players to help build confidence, teach important performance concepts and introduce them to the distinct musical talent of Tchaik...

From veteran educational writer and teacher Lloyd Conley comes this solid teaching piece for developing strings, using a popular Early music dance form with strong intervals and great ensemble writing...

From veteran educational writer and teacher Lloyd Conley comes this solid teaching piece for developing strings, using a popular Early music dance form with strong intervals and great ensemble writing...

A solid original work that is set in the minor mode with contrasting sections, Vortex has a bold, edgy style in the main theme that will appeal to younger players. Opportunities to teach important ens...

A solid original work that is set in the minor mode with contrasting sections, Vortex has a bold, edgy style in the main theme that will appeal to younger players. Opportunities to teach important ens...

John Moss has transformed this traditional holiday tune by placing it in a lighthearted duple meter style (not 6/8), making it more playable by younger players. Always a treat, John's holiday arrangem...

Finally, here is a version of the national anthem that works for most any string ensemble and should be in your library for all those special occasions. A practical, straight-ahead arrangement (key of...

Finally, here is a version of the national anthem that works for most any string ensemble and should be in your library for all those special occasions. A practical, straight-ahead arrangement (key of...

Taken from one of Tchaikovsky's string quartets, this edition features primarily tutti scoring and provides an opportunity to teach basic meter changes (2/4 to 3/4).

Long known for his inventive teaching pieces, Lloyd Conley has devised a clever tune to introduce tetrachords to beginning players. The special notation along with the approachable use of meter (3/4 a...

Long known for his inventive teaching pieces, Lloyd Conley has devised a clever tune to introduce tetrachords to beginning players. The special notation along with the approachable use of meter (3/4 a...