Youth String Orchestra

This title features Alfred Music's String Orchestra FLEX options. That means that every part in this set is now transposed into every other part, so you can play this title with any combination of lik...

Wolfpack Reel, by Tanner Otto, is an original modern fiddle tune in D dorian/D major and is excellent for reinforcing the F-natural (low-2) hand frame. This tuneful piece focuses on string crossings,...

A delightful arrangement of this captivating tune that is easy to play! Teaching opportunities abound, including reinforcing C natural on the A string, F natural on the E string, and contrasting stacc...

An old silly song, this tune should be performed with the feeling of a rowdy party! Every section has great parts that will provide plenty of learning opportunities.

Students will love playing The Ascent by Tanner Otto for its upbeat, driving rhythms and beautiful melodies. This piece begins with a triumphant ostinato pattern that reappears throughout the work. Th...

Easy music for string groups. Playstrings provides an enjoyable and varied repertoire for young string orchestras, carefully structured in two levels. The 'Easy' level does not normally exceed Grade 2...

Easy music for string groups. Playstrings provides an enjoyable and varied repertoire for young string orchestras, carefully structured in two levels. The 'Easy' level does not normally exceed Grade 2...

Easy music for string groups. Playstrings provides an enjoyable and varied repertoire for young string orchestras, carefully structured in two levels. The 'Easy' level does not normally exceed Grade 2...

Teachers will find this a fun and easy way to teach glissandi to your young players and prepare them for shifting. Pitch bends are also used, to mimic techniques in bluegrass fiddling. There is no wor...

Hola, Violas is an excellent way to highlight the viola section in your orchestra. The words, "hola, violas" provide the samba rhythm on which the piece is based. The piece is in E minor and its harmo...

Hola, Violas is an excellent way to highlight the viola section in your orchestra. The words, "hola, violas" provide the samba rhythm on which the piece is based. The piece is in E minor and its harmo...

Choose your own soloists! Solos parts are provided for violin, viola and cello, allowing flexibility in this Mozart-inspired work. It's an excellent motivator for your players.

Choose your own soloists! Solos parts are provided for violin, viola and cello, allowing flexibility in this Mozart-inspired work. It's an excellent motivator for your players.

The traditional Irish melody 'Denis Murphy' is used as the basis for this rollicking 'Irish Fiddle' tune that features melodies for all instruments. Other techniques explored in this very playable arr...

La Paloma is a popular Spanish song that was written by Sebastian Yradier after he visited Cuba. The song is written in the musical style of an Habanera, which combines Cuban rhythms with traditional...

This arrangement was written to celebrate a popular Latin American Carol, 'Los Peces en el Rio', translated as, 'Fish in the River.' In a nutshell, the song is about fish in a river that swim by Mary,...

Suitable for year two of study, this lovely pentatonic melody is harmonized in fourths, fifths, and sixths. A few dotted rhythms may require attention, but the focus will be on beautiful tone and deve...

British Isles Travelogue features a folksong from each of the four UK countries. "The Ash Grove" from Wales highlights first and second violin harmonies, followed by the lively "English Morris Dance."...

Suitable for year two of study, this lovely pentatonic melody is harmonized in fourths, fifths, and sixths. A few dotted rhythms may require attention, but the focus will be on beautiful tone and deve...

This excellent adaptation of our national anthem is scored in D major and is ideal to work on hooked bowing. All instruments are given an important role in this very playable arrangement which is also...

A thoughtful lyric movement for strings, Reverie for String Orchestra continues to be a favorite of orchestra directors, particularly as an expressive program piece for festival and contest. This work...

Expert Level (correlates with Book 2, p. 30).

Horseshoe Falls' is a striking and vivid selection inspired by the Canadian side of Niagara Falls. An intense theme is introduced in the powerful introduction which later gives way to a faster, menaci...