Youth String Orchestra

This delightful original features the pentatonic A minor scale. Set in a brisk tempo (quarter note = 120-132), the thematic material is highly rhythmic and effectively drives the music from the introd...

With all the energy and excitement of a top 40 song, this grade 1+ original will make your young orchestra students feel like pop superstars! Driving rhythms and simple syncopations give it an authent...

This delightful original features the pentatonic A minor scale. Set in a brisk tempo (quarter note = 120-132), the thematic material is highly rhythmic and effectively drives the music from the introd...

This familiar folk song from Mexico, arranged for beginning String Orchestra, is a perfect work to introduce multicultural music in the instrumental music curriculum. The arrangement, which correlates...

This catchy, high-spirited, and great-sounding arrangement of the popular Brazilian Carnaval song features bouncy yet repetitive eighth note patterns and contrasting styles. Arranged by Michael Story,...

This catchy, high-spirited, and great-sounding arrangement of the popular Brazilian Carnaval song features bouncy yet repetitive eighth note patterns and contrasting styles. Arranged by Michael Story,...

String educator Keith Sharp offers this lighthearted work with a Mexican theme. Dancing Peppers is both fun to play and packed with wonderful teaching opportunities to help encourage both left- and ri...

String educator Keith Sharp offers this lighthearted work with a Mexican theme. Dancing Peppers is both fun to play and packed with wonderful teaching opportunities to help encourage both left- and ri...

Finally, an accessible piece for young string students with options to teach improvisation! Written by jazz composer and violinist Martin Norgaard, Calypso is based on rhythms and singable melodies in...

This beautiful Latin piece contrasts a lyrical A theme and a rhythmic B theme with convincing results. It gives everyone a chance to shine, especially violas and cellos when they carry the melodic lea...

Written in an appealing Latin style, this inventive original will excite first-year players with a melody that is passed throughout the orchestra. The tempo can be played slightly faster or slower, an...

This beautiful Latin piece contrasts a lyrical A theme and a rhythmic B theme with convincing results. It gives everyone a chance to shine, especially violas and cellos when they carry the melodic lea...

This spicy Latin style piece will energize any concert! Written in D major, it has several driving melodies and incorporates simple, but fun-to-play rhythms. Pizzicato and arco sections appear in all...

Sure to bring a welcome breath of fresh air to any concert program, this creative Caribbean-style original features harmonically rich passages and light pizzicato sections that'll make audiences feel...

Based on the charming Japanese folk song Yuki. Robert has combined this song with an original festive melody to create a tuneful, winter holiday piece. Everyone gets a chance to shine in this beginnin...

This lovely Scottish folk song provides a wonderful opportunity for young string performers to learn how to play in an expressive manner. All sections get a chance to play part of the beautiful melody...

This lovely Scottish folk song provides a wonderful opportunity for young string performers to learn how to play in an expressive manner. All sections get a chance to play part of the beautiful melody...

This lovely Scottish folk song provides a wonderful opportunity for young string performers to learn how to play in an expressive manner. All sections get a chance to play part of the beautiful melody...

The Irish spirit is a direct reflection of the unique place on earth that is their native land. The rugged landscape speaks of staunch individualism, while the more idyllic settings suggest a deep lov...

The Irish spirit is a direct reflection of the unique place on earth that is their native land. The rugged landscape speaks of staunch individualism, while the more idyllic settings suggest a deep lov...

The rich heritage of musical Americana is delightfully presented in three contrasting movements based on traditional folk songs from the Southern Appalachian Mountains. 'At the Foot of Yonder Mountain...

The rich heritage of musical Americana is delightfully presented in three contrasting movements based on traditional folk songs from the Southern Appalachian Mountains. 'At the Foot of Yonder Mountain...

The rich heritage of musical Americana is delightfully presented in three contrasting movements based on traditional folk songs from the Southern Appalachian Mountains. 'At the Foot of Yonder Mountain...