Easy Sheet Music for String Orchestra

Subterranean Dance provides a fun-to-play, exciting tune using the low strings of each instrument -- a great teaching piece! The violas and cellos will explore the bottom reaches of the C and G string...

Avalanche is an expressive and energetic original composition for beginning orchestra that is also a wonderful teaching piece for bow distribution, lifts, retakes, and string crossing. The 'avalanche'...

This piece correlates with Orchestra Expressions Book One. Most listeners, young and old, are familiar with "There Stands a Little Man in the Woods Alone," a charming folk song quoted by Engelbert Hum...

Jasmine Flower is a setting of the traditional Chinese folk song "Molihua," likely originating in the southern China provinces. The tune is a vital part of Chinese New Year celebrations and was also f...

Imagine a cheery tune Santa's elves might sing while making Christmas toys! This fun polka for beginners stays on the D and A strings, uses only the first finger pattern, and is aimed at developing de...

A perfect addition for your spooky fall concert! The castanets represent bones rattling and add a scary touch! You can let the string player with the broken arm play the castanet part! Each section of...

An original tune in the style of Mexico, celebrating true love, and very easy - what's not to like? Optional, very simple guitar, piano, and percussion parts are included. This one will be fun for all...

Easy rock that is perfect for beginners! They can sound cool, have fun, and practice finger patterns. All sections have interesting parts as the piece practices the movement from F natural to F# and f...

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...

This high energy, rhythmically driven piece is fun to play for any grade level and any size group. It features easy rhythms and techniques such as detaché bowing, tremolo, accents, pizzicato, and a fe...

Enjoy this patriotic classic for any concert or to honor our veterans. Set at a level achievable for young players, this piece will also work for older groups with little rehearsal. (2:10) Correlates...

Bring a fiddle flavor to your orchestra with this simplified arrangement. Perfect for young players. Add hats, bandanas, and square dancing for a fun concert event. (1:55) Correlates to Sound Innovati...

Bring a fiddle flavor to your orchestra with this simplified arrangement. Perfect for young players. Add hats, bandanas, and square dancing for a fun concert event. (1:55) Correlates to Sound Innovati...

For Halloween or any scary time, this eerie, yet easy piece remains on the G, D, and A strings in first position and reinforces F-natural on the D string for all instruments. Add skits and theatrics a...

Paying tribute to great artists like Dick Dale, The Ventures, and Jan and Dean, here is an exciting, fast-paced piece in the style of classic 1960s surf rock. Easy eighth and quarter note rhythms and...

Paying tribute to great artists like Dick Dale, The Ventures, and Jan and Dean, here is an exciting, fast-paced piece in the style of classic 1960s surf rock. Easy eighth and quarter note rhythms and...

The perfect first orchestra experience, this tune is straightforward and beautifully simple. All parts remain in 1st position and include only the most basic rhythms. (1:45)

Stir the imagination looking for dinosaur bones with the curious melodies in this kid-friendly piece! A great teaching piece as well, with easy rhythms, lifts, accents, one optional high 3rd finger in...

A moving tribute by Susan Day to the people we admire - whether it be family members, role models, or those serving our country - this piece in E minor uses easy rhythms, pizzicato, some divisi in the...

This original piece by Doug Spata, written in the style of an American fiddle tune, features a favorite technique of young players - open-stringed double stops! While exploring bowing levels, students...

Brilliantly balancing lyrical and rhythmic playing at a fast tempo, this piece is fun and will bring a smile to all. The bouncing accompaniments and lyrical melodies will remind students of playing wi...

Imagine the sounds of the Arctic with this lively minor melody that evokes images of an exciting expedition through cold winds and rough ice. Each section plays the melody, evoking images of a trek th...

In 3/4, with some pizzicato and a few slurs, the minor melodies and gypsy-like quality make 'A Gypsy's Life' a very appealing selection composed by Susan Day. The perfect piece to introduce B-flat to...