Sound Innovations For Strings

Explore the vibrancy of Mexico with Luz de la Mañana, perfect for 1st-year orchestras. Arranged by Bob Phillips, Sarah Lenhart, and Becky Bush, simple rhythms and harmonies are blended to remind the l...

Suo Gan is a traditional Welsh lullaby written by an anonymous composer in the early 1800s and arranged by Richard Meyer. The title (pronounced "see-oh-gan" with "gan" rhyming with "can") simply means...

Take your young musicians and the audience to the Dark Continent with this tuneful and rhythmic offering. The tribal Swahili beat and authentic-sounding harmonies will provide a colorful and vibrant m...

This work contains notes and rhythms in the printed music - but no tempo indication or expressive markings (such as dynamics or articulations). Those missing items are the 'music' that you, the teache...

This piece is based on a minor version of 'Frère Jacques' as heard in Gustav Mahler's first symphony. The haunting melody and creative variations will capture the students' interest right away. The wi...

Dorian Doodles, by Jim Palmer, gives beginners a chance to try out new techniques, including playing melodic lines with pizzicato, exploring dynamic changes, and using the Dorian mode. Students will e...

New World Variations, arranged by Jim Palmer, is a grade 1 variation based on two themes from Symphony No. 9 by Antonín Dvorák. The variations feature lyrical playing, accented playing, and pizzicato....

New World Variations, arranged by Jim Palmer, is a grade 1 variation based on two themes from Symphony No. 9 by Antonín Dvorák. The variations feature lyrical playing, accented playing, and pizzicato....

An engaging and playful piece for beginning string orchestra, Playlist takes students on a whirlwind tour of nine iconic classical themes. Imagining the experience of flipping through tracks on a smar...

Captain Hook, by Chris M. Bernotas, delivers the perfect blend of skill-building and swashbuckling fun! It is the ideal piece for reinforcing hooked bowing in a context your students will love. With i...

A perfect rhythmic skill-builder, this exciting piece by Bob Phillips uses classic Spanish rhythms and the famous Andalusian chord progression found in the music of Spain, Central America, and South A...

Sparks by Chris M. Bernotas will light up the concert hall with energy and excitement. A variety of textures and techniques are featured while everyone in the string orchestra has an important role. S...

Yes! For the first time, just like the recording and in its entirety, here's The Mash for orchestra. With written-out narration, chorus parts for the string section or a choir, drumset, optional guita...

Yes! For the first time, just like the recording and in its entirety, here's The Mash for orchestra. With written-out narration, chorus parts for the string section or a choir, drumset, optional guita...

Yes! For the first time, just like the recording and in its entirety, here's The Mash for orchestra. With written-out narration, chorus parts for the string section or a choir, drumset, optional guita...

Your cello and string bass sections take center stage in this rockin' piece by Chris M. Bernotas. Heavy Lifting is a driving, hard-rock selection that gives everyone in the orchestra the opportunity t...

Your cello and string bass sections take center stage in this rockin' piece by Chris M. Bernotas. Heavy Lifting is a driving, hard-rock selection that gives everyone in the orchestra the opportunity t...

Your cello and string bass sections take center stage in this rockin' piece by Chris M. Bernotas. Heavy Lifting is a driving, hard-rock selection that gives everyone in the orchestra the opportunity t...

Your cello and string bass sections take center stage in this rockin' piece by Chris M. Bernotas. Heavy Lifting is a driving, hard-rock selection that gives everyone in the orchestra the opportunity t...

All sections are featured, including the cellos and basses, in this bouncy tango. With romantic tension building in the middle section, you can make this one romantic and dramatic, or comedic by envis...

All sections are featured, including the cellos and basses, in this bouncy tango. With romantic tension building in the middle section, you can make this one romantic and dramatic, or comedic by envis...

All sections are featured, including the cellos and basses, in this bouncy tango. With romantic tension building in the middle section, you can make this one romantic and dramatic, or comedic by envis...

A wonderful opportunity for first year string players to work on legato bowing. After an original introduction, the full ensemble plays the African-American spiritual 'Deep River.' Cellos and basses u...

A wonderful opportunity for first year string players to work on legato bowing. After an original introduction, the full ensemble plays the African-American spiritual 'Deep River.' Cellos and basses u...

A wonderful opportunity for first year string players to work on legato bowing. After an original introduction, the full ensemble plays the African-American spiritual 'Deep River.' Cellos and basses u...