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Tone, intonation, phrasing, and legato style are the foundational aspects of band musicianship. Coraggio by Quincy Hilliard is a lovely ballad that allows your students to concentrate on these skills...

Drum set is featured with your orchestra in this e minor modal rock tune. Quarter and eighth notes are the rhythmic foundation with plenty of rests to make counting interesting.

Queen's Quest depicts an intense chase through the kingdom as our titular queen seeks to help her citizens in times of trouble! Your students will love playing the intense staccato rhythms and the pow...

No bows required! This unison pizzicato piece for beginning strings and piano is perfect for the very first concert. Using only quarter rests and quarter notes of the D major scale, the upbeat tune gi...

Beginners will be able to play a melody at your holiday concert by using this wonderful medley of How Great Our Joy, Joy to the World, and Jingle Bells. The key is D major and no rhythms other than qu...

Like Pachelbel's original, this open-string and first-finger masterpiece written in D major builds in intensity and rhythmic interest throughout. All four strings are used, and technique is very eleme...

Like Pachelbel's original, this open-string and first-finger masterpiece written in D major builds in intensity and rhythmic interest throughout. All four strings are used, and technique is very eleme...

Your first-years will fiddle their hearts out during this foot-stomper. This selection focuses on repeated 16th note patterns at a quick tempo, building confidence through lots of unison playing. Get...

This delightful Latin-flavored work has percussion parts that are easily played by anyone in the orchestra. The strings use only open strings and one finger, while everyone gets a chance at the melody...

Here's an easygoing, flowing melody that is passed around the orchestra using easy notes in D major so the focus can be on bowing. String crossings, hooked bowing, and two-note slurs between adjacent...

Your first-years will fiddle their hearts out during this foot-stomper. This selection focuses on repeated 16th note patterns at a quick tempo, building confidence through lots of unison playing. Get...

This delightful Latin-flavored work has percussion parts that are easily played by anyone in the orchestra. The strings use only open strings and one finger, while everyone gets a chance at the melody...

Here's an easygoing, flowing melody that is passed around the orchestra using easy notes in D major so the focus can be on bowing. String crossings, hooked bowing, and two-note slurs between adjacent...

Mambos just don't get any friendlier than this. Every section in the orchestra is featured, with lots of fun imitation between upper and lower strings. All parts are in first position, with only one l...

Amazing! Thom Sharp has created an enjoyable work of music that has the players use only their first fingers! This frees them up to produce a better tone, more varied dynamics, and smoothness in their...

Mambos just don't get any friendlier than this. Every section in the orchestra is featured, with lots of fun imitation between upper and lower strings. All parts are in first position, with only one l...

An ideal piece for first year string students written in moderate tempo, a friednly key, and all players remain in first position. This gem by Emmy award-winning composer Thom Sharp is sure to be a hi...

This is a great way to introduce your strings to Jazz! This easy-to-play selection inspired by the "Be-Bop" style uses short swing-eighth note patterns over a walking bass line, and sounds good at var...

Written in modal E minor with a Hebraic-sounding theme, this is a great piece for reinforcing fundamentals, such as counting, legato bowing, pizzicato, two-note slurs, and low 2s. Thematic material is...

The sight of all those bows dancing in rhythm across the strings is an inspiring sight to most young string orchestra audiences. The tasteful writing of Ed Siennicki will give your group plenty of pra...

Straight ahead simple melody in D major that gets kids using bowed 8th notes. A fine teaching piece that is catchy and likeable.UIL String Orchestra Sight Reading Level 3 - 2008

This piece depicts the magic of butterfly migration with only open strings and first finger (using all strings).  The butterflies disappear into the sky with a soft, delicate pizzicato ending. &n...

This piece depicts the magic of butterfly migration with only open strings and first finger (using all strings). The butterflies disappear into the sky with a soft, delicate pizzicato ending. Bowing s...

Watch the sun set from your veranda with this relaxed Latin waltz. It's a good opportunity for upper strings to use both high and low 2nd fingerings. Your orchestra will learn to count tied notes and...