Loreta Fin: Easy Sheet Music

Middle School/High School. A legato melody is found in the violins. Harmony parts are straightforward with lovely modal harmonies. A moderate tempo throughout.

This melancholy ballad, in an E minor tonality, is reminiscent of early Australian bush music, based on Irish Folk tradition. It uses dotted rhythms and requires careful counting of rests. The piano p...

A Saltarello is an Italian folk dance, similar to a tarantella. Its main feature is the "leap" step, which comes from the Italian verb "saltare," meaning to jump. This is portrayed in the hooked bowin...

Thoughtfully simplified and beautifully arranged for youngsters. Both elementary and beginning high school will love it. Three to four parts.

Thoughtfully simplified and beautifully arranged for youngsters. Both elementary and beginning high school will love it. Three to four parts.

Thoughtfully simplified and beautifully arranged for youngsters. Both elementary and beginning high school will love it. Three to four parts.

The title says it all. This is a waltz, with the first, second and third parts played in a round or canon. Therefore the parts can be taught simultaneously. Very pretty melody and easy to play.

The title says it all. This is a waltz, with the first, second and third parts played in a round or canon. Therefore the parts can be taught simultaneously. Very pretty melody and easy to play.

The title says it all. This is a waltz, with the first, second and third parts played in a round or canon. Therefore the parts can be taught simultaneously. Very pretty melody and easy to play.

This piece is a fun exercise in counting notes and, just as importantly, counting rests. The players have to listen carefully, and never stop counting the beat. The notes are very simple, based on the...

This piece is a fun exercise in counting notes and, just as importantly, counting rests. The players have to listen carefully, and never stop counting the beat. The notes are very simple, based on the...

This piece is a fun exercise in counting notes and, just as importantly, counting rests. The players have to listen carefully, and never stop counting the beat. The notes are very simple, based on the...

Get ready to clap and stomp with this lively country-style barn dance. Bow divisions are important here, with string crossings and semiquaver passages guaranteed to keep everyone busy. Block pizzicato...

Get ready to clap and stomp with this lively country-style barn dance. Bow divisions are important here, with string crossings and semiquaver passages guaranteed to keep everyone busy. Block pizzicato...

Get ready to clap and stomp with this lively country-style barn dance. Bow divisions are important here, with string crossings and semiquaver passages guaranteed to keep everyone busy. Block pizzicato...

There are not many opportunities for young string orchestras to perform repertoire in 5/8. Often, it is not encountered until much later. This piece introduces a 3+2, as well as a 2+3 feel, with splas...

A Saltarello is an Italian folk dance, similar to a tarantella. Its main feature is the "leap" step, which comes from the Italian verb "saltare," meaning to jump. This is portrayed in the hooked bowin...

Smooth legato and accurate counting are important in this delightful, lyrical work by Loreta Fin. Some extension work is required in the violins. Bow speeds and divisions should be carefully considere...

The poppy is the enduring symbol of remembrance of the First World War. Based on the Last Post (or Taps), this slow, dignified work reflects the reverence of a hymn or chorale. Designed to be played a...

The poppy is the enduring symbol of remembrance of the First World War. Based on the Last Post (or Taps), this slow, dignified work reflects the reverence of a hymn or chorale. Designed to be played a...

A Minor Matter by Loreta Fin is ideally suited to introducing half position. It does not complicate the learning with intricate rhythms, but focuses on the harmonies and melodic line, using low first...

A Minor Matter by Loreta Fin is ideally suited to introducing half position. It does not complicate the learning with intricate rhythms, but focuses on the harmonies and melodic line, using low first...

Three well-known nursery rhymes are arranged in Loreta Fin's Rhyme Time for Strings, using almost "every trick in the string playing book," such as pizzicato, slurs, staccato, tenuto, glissandi, harmo...

Charming tunes for celli and violas; very attractive, works very well; piano needed if no bass player.

Charming tunes for celli and violas; very attractive, works very well; piano needed if no bass player.