Youth String Orchestra

Treat your beginning orchestra to the sounds of the ice rink this season with this very easy and fun arrangement of the famous winter classic. This arrangement provides excellent practice in slurring...

This stately minuet is a great introduction to the baroque style for your beginning string orchestra. This authentic-sounding arrangement is perfect for students who have just learned their first note...

What better way to practice early shifting than with this exciting original work by Richard Meyer. The exciting rhythms and sounds of this creative work will inspire your students to attain new height...

This all-time favorite simply sparkles in this extremely student-friendly arrangement. Students and audiences alike will love this very effective adaptation by Richard Meyer. Correlated with Strictly...

This all-time favorite simply sparkles in this extremely student-friendly arrangement. Students and audiences alike will love this very effective adaptation by Richard Meyer. Correlated with Strictly...

The pomp and circumstance of a regal ceremony are evident in this superior selection by Richard Meyer. Ideal for teaching eighth-note triplets, the rich harmonies and expressive melodies of this work...

Feature your cello section in this fun, Spanish-flavored original by Richard Meyer. This piece is a great motivator for those up-and-coming young cellists and is a great change of pace for any concert...

This well-crafted arrangement, very faithful to the original, is sure to be enjoyed by orchestras of all levels. Notes and rhythms are well within the reach of younger orchestras, while more advanced...

This well-crafted arrangement, very faithful to the original, is sure to be enjoyed by orchestras of all levels. Notes and rhythms are well within the reach of younger orchestras, while more advanced...

Your students will love the modern sound of this original by John O'Reilly. The piece begins with a lyrical 'Andante' in Phrygian mode utilizing slurred bowings, followed by a robust folk style 'Alleg...

Using only the notes of the D-major scale, this delightful original by Richard Meyer is a wonderful way to introduce your first-year students to 3/4 meter. The canonic format is sure to help develop c...

This charming minuet and lively rondo are the perfect way to introduce your students to the classical style, with hooked bowings, staccato notes and frequent dynamic changes. Accessible to the younges...

This charming minuet and lively rondo are the perfect way to introduce your students to the classical style, with hooked bowings, staccato notes and frequent dynamic changes. Accessible to the younges...

Your young orchestra will shine performing this very easy arrangement of the most famous waltz of all time. This piece is a great introduction to the Viennese waltz style, and a guaranteed crowd pleas...

Your young orchestra will shine performing this very easy arrangement of the most famous waltz of all time. This piece is a great introduction to the Viennese waltz style, and a guaranteed crowd pleas...

Simple yet mature-sounding, Elegy and Dance is a wonderful study in contrast for the first-year orchestra. A haunting, minor melody in 3/4 opens the piece, followed by a stately 4/4 dance in D major....

This delightful arrangement of Dvorak's Slavonic Dance No. 3 was created with the first-year player in mind, and is a wonderful piece for students just learning to slur. The notes and rhythms have bee...

This delightful arrangement of Antonín Dvorák's Slavonic Dance No. 3 was created with the first-year player in mind, and is a wonderful piece for students just learning to slur. The notes and rhythms...

Your first-year string students will shine as Baroque meets country in this fun, Grade 1 selection. Based on quotes from Bach's famous Menuet in G and his Brandenburg Concerto No. 5, this is the perfe...

Your first-year string students will shine as Baroque meets country in this fun, Grade 1 selection. Based on quotes from Bach's famous Menuet in G and his Brandenburg Concerto No. 5, this is the perfe...

Your first-year string students will shine as Baroque meets country in this fun, Grade 1 selection. Based on quotes from Bach's famous Menuet in G and his Brandenburg Concerto No. 5, this is the perfe...

Using only the notes of the D major scale, Richard Meyer has fashioned a medieval-sounding piece that is sure to fascinate your beginning string students. The minor key, modal harmonies and driving rh...

This original piece features colors and tonalities seldom found in pieces for young orchestras. Written in ABA form, and very simple note-wise, this piece offers outstanding opportunities for improvem...

Written in a minor mode, this thrilling piece is reminiscent of Schumann's character pieces for young musicians and has been composed to reinforce F and C naturals and give young orchestras more exper...

Join the 'Starfleet' as it explores the far reaches of the musical universe! This fun and playable piece is the perfect way to teach your students a wide variety of musical styles. The piece begins wi...