Youth String Orchestra

Here's a great way to teach easy syncopation. Students will love the fun, rhythmic flavor and will want to play the tune over and over. Each section is featured in this classic fiddle tune.

Here's a great way to teach easy syncopation. Students will love the fun, rhythmic flavor and will want to play the tune over and over. Each section is featured in this classic fiddle tune.

Here's a great way to teach easy syncopation. Students will love the fun, rhythmic flavor and will want to play the tune over and over. Each section is featured in this classic fiddle tune.

Have some toe-tapping fun with this rocking arrangement of Jolly Old St. Nicholas for young string orchestra. All sections get to play the melody, and students have the opportunity to practice easy ch...

Take your orchestra on a soaring journey with upward rising phrases in this original work for young players. All sections explore the key of B minor with no extended finger patterns in this exciting t...

Written as an accessible introduction to 3/4 time, this Grade 1 work offers young ensembles the opportunity to explore basic rhythms, easy voice independence, and notes on the D, G, and A strings with...

An adventurous concert experience for developing orchestras, Mystic Fire uses familiar notes on the D and G string, doubling violin 2 with viola and cello with bass. Easy whole notes and staccato patt...

At night, there are many possible dangers that lurk in the dark. With intense energy, this piece depicts the daring determination of protectors who keep watch in the night. The music is energetic and...

Set out exploring the D major scale! This easy piece uses only quarter, half, and whole notes with frequent unison rhythms to help young players build confidence as they venture into independent harmo...

Set out exploring the D major scale! This easy piece uses only quarter, half, and whole notes with frequent unison rhythms to help young players build confidence as they venture into independent harmo...

This charming suite for beginning orchestra brings the magical joy of snowy scenes to life. In three short movements, players will experience the delicate lightness of "Snowflakes," an all-pizzicato m...

Shadowland is a fun and exciting piece using familiar notes, finger patterns, and rhythms in E minor. A mysterious introduction abruptly explodes into a thrilling segment that takes the listener on a...

Shadowland is a fun and exciting piece using familiar notes, finger patterns, and rhythms in E minor. A mysterious introduction abruptly explodes into a thrilling segment that takes the listener on a...

Broad, noble melodies soar over brisk eighth-note ostinatos in this animated adventure in ¾ time. With melodic material spread throughout the orchestra, the uplifting G major theme brings opportunitie...

Broad, noble melodies soar over brisk eighth-note ostinatos in this animated adventure in ¾ time. With melodic material spread throughout the orchestra, the uplifting G major theme brings opportunitie...

The "endgame" is the final stage of a game such as chess, when only a few pieces or cards remain. This spirited piece describes the intensity of the last moments of an epic game. A mysterious-sounding...

The "endgame" is the final stage of a game such as chess, when only a few pieces or cards remain. This spirited piece describes the intensity of the last moments of an epic game. A mysterious-sounding...

This grade 1.5 piece uses staccato articulations to depict the celestial twinkling of stars stars in the night sky. In bright D major, players get to explore the dance-like feeling of 3/4 time with a...

This grade 1.5 piece uses staccato articulations to depict the celestial twinkling of stars stars in the night sky. In bright D major, players get to explore the dance-like feeling of 3/4 time with a...