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This fun-loving original is guaranteed to motivate beginning string players by highlighting the strengths of every section. Unison cellos and basses start off with an 8-bar groove in A minor before upper

Your students will have a great time fiddlin' around with this rollicking original composition. It's also a fantastic way to reinforce eighth-quarter-eighth syncopation and easy part independence. Your

This exciting Grade 4 arrangement of Joseph Achron's Hebrew Dance reflects the Jewish elements of his roots. The haunting, sorrowful Song features cello (or viola) and violin soloists, and

This fun Grade 1+ piece is designed to help students develop the skill of quickly switching between arco and pizzicato, while also providing experience playing left-hand pizzicato and using the fourth

This teaching piece is equally accessible in the classroom as it is on the performance stage. Everyone in the orchestra has meaningful parts which are used to highlight a vast array of orchestration colors,

This lush ballad rich in jazz harmonies harkens back to the beautiful string orchestrations from the classic albums of Sinatra and Nat King Cole. A rare opportunity for your musicians to explore this side

Throughout history, many cultures have celebrated this season when life advances toward the winter solstice and nature prepares for its long sleep. This grade 2+ original seeks to capture that anticipation

The bass section takes center stage in this catchy march for beginning string orchestra. Bass players will reinforce shifting from first to third position while the rest of the orchestra reinforces

Driving grooves and asymmetrical melodic patterns break and turn to spin a festive, celebratory string dance in the Indian style that's all the rage! This piece takes advantage of every possible medium to

Your orchestra students will love to groove with the gators with this fun original piece! Based on the 12-bar blues, it may be played either using straight eighths or swing eighths. Each set includes three

Your strings will enjoy the chance to paint this musical picture! Composer and arranger John Caponegro is well known for his fine writing for young string players. Recorded by Michigan State University

Your students will enjoy this multifaceted musical canvas as it explores a number of moods as well as signature themes that can represent specific characters and scenes that your students invent within the