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This clever work is an E minor romp using two-note slurs with a variety of other articulations. It also highlights use of the fourth finger and uses some second position for the cello section.

Arkansas Otter is a hornpipe imitative of the graceful swim moves of an otter. The bowing challenges aren't onerous but will be your principal focus. You might even recognize a familiar fiddle tune.

Alternating between G and D major, this light dance incorporates dotted rhythms. All players use hooked bowings and gets to play the melody all except bass stay in 1st position. Upper strings alternat...

This clever work is an E minor romp using two-note slurs with a variety of other articulations. It also highlights use of the fourth finger and uses some second position for the cello section.

Arkansas Otter is a hornpipe imitative of the graceful swim moves of an otter. The bowing challenges aren't onerous but will be your principal focus. You might even recognize a familiar fiddle tune.

A delightful opportunity to feature your outstanding bass player, this work has a little of everything for everyone. The solo stays mostly in fourth position with lots of bow work, quick scales, and e...

A delightful opportunity to feature your outstanding bass player, this work has a little of everything for everyone. The solo stays mostly in fourth position with lots of bow work, quick scales, and e...

You can add percussionists to your orchestra. Just give them a couple wooden spoons and step back! That's because anyone can play kitchen utensils in this spooky, imaginative offering from Thom Sharp.

Too Big Shoes by Thom Sharp is a fun 8-bar blues form in G mixolydian to be played with swung eighth notes. The chromatics presented in the work are primarily alternating between 2 and low 2 fingering...

You can add percussionists to your orchestra. Just give them a couple wooden spoons and step back! That's because anyone can play kitchen utensils in this spooky, imaginative offering from Thom Sharp.

Too Big Shoes by Thom Sharp is a fun 8-bar blues form in G mixolydian to be played with swung eighth notes. The chromatics presented in the work are primarily alternating between 2 and low 2 fingering...

Oozing and dramatic! Chromatics and clever dramatic effects balance with long, tendril-like lines passed from section to section in this spooky original. Interspersed staccato bass lines, harmonic gli...

Your middle school orchestra players will think that they've fallen through the rabbit hole into a cartoon land. This piece is all about effectsstaccato, pizzicato, dynamics, and sudden bursts of colo...

Oozing and dramatic! Chromatics and clever dramatic effects balance with long, tendril-like lines passed from section to section in this spooky original. Interspersed staccato bass lines, harmonic gli...

This fast swing piece in G minor is playfully sneaky! With a catchy, singable tune, this work features a tutti pizzicato section, as well as some melodic moments for bass and celli. All parts remain i...

Your middle school orchestra players will think that they've fallen through the rabbit hole into a cartoon land. This piece is all about effectsstaccato, pizzicato, dynamics, and sudden bursts of colo...

This exciting work does wonders with the full spectrum of sounds available to string orchestra; spiccato, col legno (witht the stick), harmonics, tremolo, and more. These effects serve the musical ide...

This exciting work does wonders with the full spectrum of sounds available to string orchestra; spiccato, col legno (witht the stick), harmonics, tremolo, and more. These effects serve the musical ide...

Caryn Wiegand Neidhold devised a bubbly, multi-level arrangement of Jingle Bells with a dollop of holiday tradition and a dash of contemporary rock. Level 2.5 students work on their spiccato skills an...

Posited to be a later work by George Philipp Telemann (1681-1767), Easy Fugues and Little Pieces, published in 1737, is a collection of dance suites for the keyboard, each of which is introduced by a...

A country-dance tune from Playford's English Dancing Master, this is an excellent introduction to simple cut time. The work contains only a few dotted note rhythms and has interesting parts for all pl...

A country-dance tune from Playford's English Dancing Master, this is an excellent introduction to simple cut time. The work contains only a few dotted note rhythms and has interesting parts for all pl...

This popular folk/fiddle tune, set in D Major, is a productive exercise in syncopation and maintaining a steady tempo. All sections have a shot at the familiar tune and Atwell's signature twists of ha...

In E minor, this lively piece mirrors Baroque period rhythms and textures. First violins will go to 3rd position, and basses are featured in the B section with a walking pizzicato bassline.

In E minor, this lively piece mirrors Baroque period rhythms and textures. First violins will go to 3rd position, and basses are featured in the B section with a walking pizzicato bassline.