Sheet Music by Female Composers: A Rich and Diverse Selection

Innocent, delightful and original tunes; melodious and well written for this standard; piano optional but adds interest and is recommended if there is no bass player.

Innocent, delightful and original tunes; melodious and well written for this standard; piano optional but adds interest and is recommended if there is no bass player.

Harmonic glimpses of an Irish reel, mixed with a tarantella feel make this piece lots of fun to play. Everybody gets a go at the melody.

Harmonic glimpses of an Irish reel, mixed with a tarantella feel make this piece lots of fun to play. Everybody gets a go at the melody.

An excellent introduction to recognition of syncopated rhythms for young string players. The piece has a good feel and, although it sounds complicated, is quite straightforward to play.

An excellent introduction to recognition of syncopated rhythms for young string players. The piece has a good feel and, although it sounds complicated, is quite straightforward to play.

Middle school or beginning high school. This is a fun rhythmic piece with bowed and pizzicato sections. Foot stomps add to the fun and assist in learning to feel rests. Everyone gets a turn at the mel...

Middle school or beginning high school. This is a fun rhythmic piece with bowed and pizzicato sections. Foot stomps add to the fun and assist in learning to feel rests. Everyone gets a turn at the mel...

It is in Moto Perpetuo style and very uncomplicated. The piece uses left-hand pizzicato.

It is in Moto Perpetuo style and very uncomplicated. The piece uses left-hand pizzicato.

fast down bows alternating with fast up bows and 'zigzag' bowing. It is also played legato in one bow, requiring the players to save the bow and use it evenly. The piano part covers any missing parts,...

fast down bows alternating with fast up bows and 'zigzag' bowing. It is also played legato in one bow, requiring the players to save the bow and use it evenly. The piano part covers any missing parts,...

5/4 is not a time signature that appears frequently in student repertoire, yet it gives an exciting, driving force to the music. This piece requires an edgy 'off the string' style of bowing in the acc...

5/4 is not a time signature that appears frequently in student repertoire, yet it gives an exciting, driving force to the music. This piece requires an edgy 'off the string' style of bowing in the acc...

This is a great, fun way to explore some interesting rhythmic and bowing techniques in major and minor keys. The first violins are required to use low first fingers, while the other parts are very str...

This is a great, fun way to explore some interesting rhythmic and bowing techniques in major and minor keys. The first violins are required to use low first fingers, while the other parts are very str...

The rhythms used in this piece are repetitive, so will be easily learned and recognized in the future. The feel of a canon is utilized in each four-bar phrase and the melody is shared right around the...

The rhythms used in this piece are repetitive, so will be easily learned and recognized in the future. The feel of a canon is utilized in each four-bar phrase and the melody is shared right around the...

This piece is perfect for a 'Grand Entrance' in a school parade, or the opening of a concert. Dynamics should be carefully observed and the melody line well projected as it changes voice. The piano pa...