Accent String Orchestra

Your students will be grooving to the sweet, fruit-filled sounds of this 12-bar blues based tune for grade 1+ groups. The easy syncopated rhythms will be fun to play and the piece can be played in eit...

We welcome George Frueh to the Kendor family of writers with this western style blues original that lets young groups experience the fun of playing in the swing style. Written in the key of D major, i...

Here's a fun piece that your beginning string students will ask to play again and again!

As one of the best-known early American spirituals, this song embodies in word and music the emotions and convictions of the African-American people during the 19th century. The music is well suited t...

Composer Matt Arnett is known for vivid fantasy storytelling in his music. In this piece, treasure-seeking adventurers clash with a fearsome dragon! Who will emerge victorious? Students can draw their...

Composer Matt Arnett is known for vivid fantasy storytelling in his music. In this piece, treasure-seeking adventurers clash with a fearsome dragon! Who will emerge victorious? Students can draw their...

Composer Matt Arnett is known for vivid fantasy storytelling in his music. In this piece, treasure-seeking adventurers clash with a fearsome dragon! Who will emerge victorious? Students can draw their...

While easy from a technical standpoint, "Topaz Dawn" offers students a challenge in the form of musicality and emotive playing. This piece is about connecting with audiences and each other through hea...

While easy from a technical standpoint, "Topaz Dawn" offers students a challenge in the form of musicality and emotive playing. This piece is about connecting with audiences and each other through hea...

While easy from a technical standpoint, "Topaz Dawn" offers students a challenge in the form of musicality and emotive playing. This piece is about connecting with audiences and each other through hea...

This piece by Deborah Baker Monday offers some technical rigor that is still appropriate for younger musicians. A fun and educationally beneficial work for spring concerts or instant success back-to-s...

This piece by Deborah Baker Monday offers some technical rigor that is still appropriate for younger musicians. A fun and educationally beneficial work for spring concerts or instant success back-to-s...

Inspired by the composer's love and nostalgia for the season, this rock-inspired arrangement of "Angels We Have Heard on High" and "Up on the Housetop" will add an undeniable air of cheer to your prog...

Inspired by the composer's love and nostalgia for the season, this rock-inspired arrangement of "Angels We Have Heard on High" and "Up on the Housetop" will add an undeniable air of cheer to your prog...

Inspired by the composer's love and nostalgia for the season, this rock-inspired arrangement of "Angels We Have Heard on High" and "Up on the Housetop" will add an undeniable air of cheer to your prog...

This adaptation of a piece originally written by Henry Purcell in the 17th century is a marvelous addition to the concert literature for string orchestras of today. Playable entirely in first position...

This five-part rondo showcases the high, middle and low registers of the orchestra in contrasting passages. A mix of majestic and lyrical themes adds to the overall appeal. If the optional percussion...

In this adaptation of the first movement from Vivaldi's familiar Baroque masterpiece, the two solo parts have been cleverly incorporated into the standard string orchestra parts. Lively canonic melodi...

William Billings' illustrious hymn Chester is scored here in a very playable concert setting that allows for a full sound and interesting lines in all parts. The simple nobility of the melodic line an...

This fun grade 1+ piece is designed to help students develop the skill of quickly switching between arco and pizzicato, while also providing experience playing left hand pizzicato and using the 4th fi...

The dark sound of D minor along with the aggressive mood created by repeated down-bow strokes will surely motivate your students to practice. This is a great piece for teaching low 2nd finger, double...

These charming minuets in 3/4 time are perfect for developing good intonation, rhythm, bowing and musical expression skills. Some easy contrapuntal textures will familiarize students with the Baroque...

Introduce your students to the gallant style of Georg Philipp Telemann with this grade 1+ arrangement. This is an excellent piece to develop bowing technique, dynamic contrasts, phrasing and tempo cha...

Young string players will absolutely love the vocalized cat sounds (meow and hissss!) that punctuate this highly imaginative original! Educational features here include playing F-naturals in a minor k...

This clever original introduces young players to the time-honored tradition of a classic dance suite in a way that will definitely capture their imaginations -- using a variety of bowings, pizzicato p...