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As energetic and exhilarating as a fast-moving storm, Storm Surge catapults your orchestra to the foreground. You'll want to review hooked bowings, some chromatic fingerings and extensions, and some d...

Get ready for a bluegrass battle! You thought you got rid of that pesky groundhog, but he's back and tearin' things up again. It's upper strings against lower strings as everyone gets a turn playing f...

This beautiful arrangement by David M. Martin of the well-known Welsh folk song, All Through the Night offers a lyrical and poignant respite in your concert program that audiences and players alike wi...

Imagine a bright, moonlit evening. Suddenly, butterflies flit around, landing on flowers and even your arms! The night is special, with a feeling of magic in the air. This evocative piece for younger...

Learn to speak alien using colorful dissonances and chromaticism. Approach the rhythmic aspects of alien-speak through dotted notes and syncopation. There are opportunities to work on shifting (violin...

A beautiful, melodic tribute that has a place on any concert, it allows all players ample time in the limelight. Accurate subdivision of the beat is necessary to avoid early entrances, making this an...

Based on the Brazilian baiao rhythm, "C Here" serves to reinforce the difference between the high-2 and low-2 fingering patterns. It is a fun-filled educational experience for the students and a dance...

As energetic and exhilarating as a fast-moving storm, Storm Surge catapults your orchestra to the foreground. You'll want to review hooked bowings, some chromatic fingerings and extensions, and some d...

Don't get your fingers tangled in the chromatic fingerings! Alternating arco and pizzicato makes things even more interesting (plus some hooked bowings for the fun of it). Everyone gets the melody, wi...

Get ready for a bluegrass battle! You thought you got rid of that pesky groundhog, but he's back and tearin' things up again. It's upper strings against lower strings as everyone gets a turn playing f...

The Lost City will inspire your students to create a musical story about ancient and forgotten civilizations. The Lost City is proud and grand, with sweeping landscapes and a strong sense of an older...

Take a musical tour of the Emerald Isle. Three popular Irish tunes come to life for string orchestra with melody in all parts. From silky-slow to fiery-fast, "Tour of Ireland" begins with the stately...

This beautiful arrangement by David M. Martin of the well-known Welsh folk song, All Through the Night offers a lyrical and poignant respite in your concert program that audiences and players alike wi...

The Lambert Concerto is an original work by Brian Krinke, perfect for young violin students ready to tackle their first concerto. It was written for one of Krinke's talented violin students whose fath...

The Lambert Concerto is an original work by Brian Krinke, perfect for young violin students ready to tackle their first concerto. It was written for one of Krinke's talented violin students whose fath...

Salieri originally composed this charming "Fugue in G Major" for string quartet. Composer Steven Rosenhaus has expanded the instrumentation to string orchestra in a style consistent with Salieri's own...

Salieri originally composed this charming "Fugue in G Major" for string quartet. Composer Steven Rosenhaus has expanded the instrumentation to string orchestra in a style consistent with Salieri's own...

Salieri originally composed this charming "Fugue in G Major" for string quartet. Composer Steven Rosenhaus has expanded the instrumentation to string orchestra in a style consistent with Salieri's own...

Salieri originally composed this charming "Fugue in G Major" for string quartet. Composer Steven Rosenhaus has expanded the instrumentation to string orchestra in a style consistent with Salieri's own...

Salieri originally composed this charming "Fugue in G Major" for string quartet. Composer Steven Rosenhaus has expanded the instrumentation to string orchestra in a style consistent with Salieri's own...

Salieri originally composed this charming "Fugue in G Major" for string quartet. Composer Steven Rosenhaus has expanded the instrumentation to string orchestra in a style consistent with Salieri's own...

Super Sleuth is a funky blues in the key of D minor. There's lots of call and response action between sections to keep it interesting. The melody and background ideas are presented in variation form b...

Super Sleuth is a funky blues in the key of D minor. There's lots of call and response action between sections to keep it interesting. The melody and background ideas are presented in variation form b...

Super Sleuth is a funky blues in the key of D minor. There's lots of call and response action between sections to keep it interesting. The melody and background ideas are presented in variation form b...

Super Sleuth is a funky blues in the key of D minor. There's lots of call and response action between sections to keep it interesting. The melody and background ideas are presented in variation form b...