Youth String Orchestra

A country-dance tune from Playford's English Dancing Master, this is an excellent introduction to simple cut time. The work contains only a few dotted note rhythms and has interesting parts for all pl...

A country-dance tune from Playford's English Dancing Master, this is an excellent introduction to simple cut time. The work contains only a few dotted note rhythms and has interesting parts for all pl...

This popular folk/fiddle tune, set in D Major, is a productive exercise in syncopation and maintaining a steady tempo. All sections have a shot at the familiar tune and Atwell's signature twists of ha...

In E minor, this lively piece mirrors Baroque period rhythms and textures. First violins will go to 3rd position, and basses are featured in the B section with a walking pizzicato bassline.

In E minor, this lively piece mirrors Baroque period rhythms and textures. First violins will go to 3rd position, and basses are featured in the B section with a walking pizzicato bassline.

Celebrate 75 years of wizarding! 'We're Off to See the Wizard,' 'If I Only Had a Brain (A Heart, the Nerve),' 'Ding Dong! The Witch Is Dead,' and 'Over the Rainbow' will delight all generations.

Totally cool! Written in a Latin-rock style popularized in the 1960's by Carlos Santana, "Puerto de Libertad" has three sections: a recurring call and response riff, a lyrical melody in four part harm...

This excellent arrangement by Susan Brown is written in theme and variations format. It includes "warm-up" exercises and beginner string parts (also included in the score). Piano and percussion parts...

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A complete concert in one! Wonderful arrangements for young players including Schubert's Ecossaisses with the feel of a contradance, Haydn's lyrical Andantino and concluding with the crisp staccato of...

Hola! A serene, singing original melody with a 'south of the border' accompaniment that's perfect for including cross-cultural themes in the string class! The delicate, flowing sound simulates an even...

Hola! A serene, singing original melody with a 'south of the border' accompaniment that's perfect for including cross-cultural themes in the string class! The delicate, flowing sound simulates an even...

This beautiful tune is an opportunity to introduce or reinforce 6/8 time. Played delicately, the violins and violas will experience the richness of their low registers in contrast to the brilliance of...

The upbeat and happy melodic and rhythmic feel of the calypso style will capture the hearts of your ensemble. Opportunities for audience participation, arco and pizzicato playing as each section takes...

This patriotic classic, 'The Marines' Hymn,' is sure to become a go-to piece in your library as it introduces basic march style and provides teaching opportunities! Arranged by Bob Cerulli, this stirr...

This piece will make your students and audience feel like they are paddling through the waterways of Venice. Optional tremolo imitates the sound of mandolins, and the beautiful melody sounds like an I...

This piece will make your students and audience feel like they are paddling through the waterways of Venice. Optional tremolo imitates the sound of mandolins, and the beautiful melody sounds like an I...

For either viola or cello solo, this concerto is easily accessible to middle school players. In C major, with a few chromatic diversions, the solo part can be played in first position. All of the orna...

Each of the 12 days brings a snippet from a different holiday tune in this fun arrangement that uses the easy keys of G and D. As the days are added, it becomes a fun-filled challenge. Surprise comes...

One of several popular dances from time of the French Renaissance, 'jouissance' refers to a dance in which the feet stay on the floor, as opposed to one with leaps or lifts. This setting by Deborah Ba...

Here is a lovely setting of the traditional Oh Chanuka melody, but with a new twist: Bernofsky takes motives from the melody and spins them into a fugue. You'll be amazed how such easily-playable part...