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Colorful percussion and unusual instrumental effects will bring a true sense of amazement to your audience as the narrator tells the story of an alien invasion and its aftermath. Alien Invasion from t...

End your first year with three American folk songs about water, each of which is passed around the orchestra. Learning opportunities abound, both with the bow and pizzicato. There are some easy double...

This is the perfect introduction to folk song for the young string orchestra. A rehearsal piano and optional third violin part afford the ultimate in support and flexibility.

Two-note slurs and dotted quarter note rhythms are introduced to your first year orchestra in this delightful rondo. Basses will use half position while the notes of the D major scale are reinforced....

With or without catnip, the image of a cat dancing to its own private music is intriguing and beguiling. Half positions, left-hand pizzicato, and interesting turns of melody make this the perfect choi...

Two-note slurs and dotted quarter note rhythms are introduced to your first year orchestra in this delightful rondo. Basses will use half position while the notes of the D major scale are reinforced....

With or without catnip, the image of a cat dancing to its own private music is intriguing and beguiling. Half positions, left-hand pizzicato, and interesting turns of melody make this the perfect choi...

Persistent pizzicato in the first violins sets up a ticking clock rhythmic base for a lyric melody which is passed around the orchestra. Valuable teaching points are the key of G, rhythmic ties, and l...

Persistent pizzicato in the first violins sets up a ticking clock rhythmic base for a lyric melody which is passed around the orchestra. Valuable teaching points are the key of G, rhythmic ties, and l...

A proud, stately theme in modal B minor represents the warriors in this piece. A combination of staccato and slurred articulations is used, and the cello and bass parts feature chromatic fingerings. E...

Here's a lighter number that's ideal for pops concerts, multicultural events, or any time you want to program a little Latin music into your concerts!  Calling for optional percussion part of gui...

A proud, stately theme in modal B minor represents the warriors in this piece. A combination of staccato and slurred articulations is used, and the cello and bass parts feature chromatic fingerings. E...

The bass and percussion sections lay down the classic bolero groove while the rest of the orchestra takes turns playing the lazy, singing, rolling melody. Enjoy a warm, tropical feeling as the orchest...

Los Caballos de Andalucia (The Horses of Andalusia) by R. Anne Svendsen is a rhythmic Spanish-flavored piece in 3/4 time that would suit middle school level players. The key is E minor with the notati...

Written in C Major, the 3rd violin and piano parts are included. With a poem about the nocturnal marsupial from Australia and their habits, this work for beginning to developing strings encourages the...

Grade 1 1/2 * This piece in D Major offers easy optional violin/cello parts, and a piano part is included.

Roaches in the Pantry is a fun piece for young players in D Major and D Modal. It is written in ABA form with presto scurrying in the beginning and ending section, with a slower mysterioso middle sect...

This lyrical work will show off your strings expressive side. The music, set in 3/4 time, moves seamlessly between a D major and B minor tonalities, and uses the notes string players learn first and k...

This bright waltz in G major from south of the border will bring the spirit and fun of a Mexican holiday to your orchestra! This likeable, light work introduces some rhythmic challenges, pizzicato acc...

Explore a rhythmic way to use open strings and 1st finger in this ragtime-inspired original! In G major, students can become corfortable learning half position, or simply the backward extension of the...

Written in C Major, the 3rd violin and piano parts are included. With a poem about the nocturnal marsupial from Australia and their habits, this work for beginning to developing strings encourages the...

Grade 1 1/2 * This piece in D Major offers easy optional violin/cello parts, and a piano part is included.

Roaches in the Pantry is a fun piece for young players in D Major and D Modal. It is written in ABA form with presto scurrying in the beginning and ending section, with a slower mysterioso middle sect...

This lyrical work will show off your strings' expressive side. The music, set in 3/4 time, moves seamlessly between D major and B minor tonalities and uses the notes string players learn first and kno...

This bright waltz in G major from south of the border will  bring the spirit and fun of a Mexican holiday to your orchestra!  This likeable, light work introduces some rhythmic challenges, p...