Down by the Riverside

This fantastic arrangement of this African American spiritual in a New Orleans style will make a toe-tapping closer. Every instrument in the string orchestra has its moment to shine. Overlapping melodic riffs throughout add to the fun! Syncopated rhythms in the accompaniment and melodic parts reinforce your students' reading skills. After the initial presentation of the tune, more and more groups of instruments join to play melodic riffs, many times over top of each other, just like what you would hear a New Orleans jazz band play in a second-line parade. (3:10)