Youth String Orchestra

This creative original depicts a galactic battle infused with tender moments in outer space and beyond! Students will really enjoy using their open-string harmonics to create special sound effects --...

With strong accents, vibrant tremolos, a suspenseful trill, and pizzicatos in just the right places, this pulsating portrait of bulls running freely through the streets of Pamplona, Spain is destined...

This entertaining Del Borgo original features the finger patterns and scale passages that are so important to young players. Very easy double stops create a strong, full sound and simple rhythms prope...

Picture the Twilight Express as it leaves the station sometime after sunset and speeds off into the darkness. Then when a bell sounds, the train slows, the skies clear, the stars are shimmering and th...

An incredibly motivational set of two fiddle tunes that can be used to teach string crossings on all instruments in the orchestra. Almost every measure includes a string crossing for each instrument!...

An incredibly motivational set of two fiddle tunes that can be used to teach string crossings on all instruments in the orchestra. Almost every measure includes a string crossing for each instrument!...

Originally the pentatonic air I fee d a lad at Michaelmas, Auld Lang Syne, a folk song from Scotland, is a favorite for ringing in the New Year. Recognized around the world, this well-loved folk song...

Originally the pentatonic air I fee d a lad at Michaelmas, Auld Lang Syne, a folk song from Scotland, is a favorite for ringing in the New Year. Recognized around the world, this well-loved folk song...

In the style of moto perpetuo. Enjoyable and well written for elementary school level. Simple ideas that are fun to play.

In the style of moto perpetuo. Enjoyable and well written for elementary school level. Simple ideas that are fun to play.

The rhythms used in this piece are repetitive, so will be easily learned and recognized in the future. The feel of a canon is utilized in each four-bar phrase and the melody is shared right around the...

The rhythms used in this piece are repetitive, so will be easily learned and recognized in the future. The feel of a canon is utilized in each four-bar phrase and the melody is shared right around the...

This piece features pretty melodies, using slurs and dotted rhythms, while teaching bow division between half notes and quarter notes. The music is not difficult, but students should be encouraged to...

This piece features pretty melodies, using slurs and dotted rhythms, while teaching bow division between half notes and quarter notes. The music is not difficult, but students should be encouraged to...

For the past 15 years, Junior and Training Strings at Somerville House School rehearse on a Wednesday morning. Hence, the name. This piece features string crossing and block rhythms with nice harmonie...

For the past 15 years, Junior and Training Strings at Somerville House School rehearse on a Wednesday morning. Hence, the name. This piece features string crossing and block rhythms with nice harmonie...

The energy of this piece is inspired by and matches the energy level of beginning players! Imagine the whirling, spinning excitement that occurs among children stuck in the house on a rainy day or cel...

The energy of this piece is inspired by and matches the energy level of beginning players! Imagine the whirling, spinning excitement that occurs among children stuck in the house on a rainy day or cel...

With the essence of a French lullaby, yet possessing a distinct character, this simple lullaby has all the charm of concert music. Arranged perfectly for a first ensemble experience, the tempo is easi...

With the essence of a French lullaby, yet possessing a distinct character, this simple lullaby has all the charm of concert music. Arranged perfectly for a first ensemble experience, the tempo is easi...

The familiar German song, also known as 'O Tannenbaum,' is a favorite during the holiday season because of the stately melody and the message of the lyrics, 'O Christmas Tree, You stand in verdant bea...

The familiar German song, also known as 'O Tannenbaum,' is a favorite during the holiday season because of the stately melody and the message of the lyrics, 'O Christmas Tree, You stand in verdant bea...

Sweeping dynamic changes, dark melodies that flow between the sections, and driving ostinatos add to the shadowy allure of the dramatic journey of Harrowland. Teachers will appreciate the technical wo...

Sweeping dynamic changes, dark melodies that flow between the sections, and driving ostinatos add to the shadowy allure of the dramatic journey of Harrowland. Teachers will appreciate the technical wo...

Using the first few notes presented in most beginning string methods and no eighth notes, this original piece will make your beginning ensemble sound very advanced. Solid scoring and doubling througho...