Mark 5

The music is falling apart! Or is it? This creepy-crawly composition starts deep underground in the cello and bass sections with an ominous theme, soon joined by the creaking, scratching, and screeching of

Enhance your warm-up and develop stellar intonation with this thoughtful set of ten intonation studies and chorales. Designed to help students hear harmony in a logical and progressive way, exercises

Each of the 12 days brings a snippet from a different holiday tune in this fun arrangement that uses the easy keys of G and D. As the days are added, it becomes a fun-filled challenge. Surprise comes on the

This easy introduction to the blues scale features a quintessential walking bass line in low strings and piano. With a theme that reinforces F-natural, C-natural, and B-flat finger patterns, every

A set of four contrasting folk tunes introduces common 16th-note patterns to beginning students. This concert etude allows students to practice each pattern in different contexts: melodies, accompaniments,

You've heard all of these melodies before, but never like this! Four themes from Tchaikovsky's most famous overture have been turned into a cool 12-bar blues. Complete with swinging eighth notes and a

This graceful arrangement elegantly weaves together four classic winter melodies: Waltz of the Snowflakes from Tchaikovsky's "Nutcracker Suite," Skater's Waltz by Emile Waldteufel, In

Celebrate the holiday season with this fiery and exciting traditional Puerto Rican carol. This very playable arrangement is a perfect concert opener or closer that will have your audiences dancing in the

This exciting work captures the thrill of the treasure hunt and the mystery of the seas. Beginning with a lyrical statement that captures the abandonment of the lost island, our hunt continues with driving

Enjoy this bright, cheery opera music and introduce the orchestra to Mozart.

Simple, elegant and timeless, Abide with Me was written in 1847. This beautiful arrangement allows each section the opportunity to perform melodically and experience lyrical phrasing.

This classical-sounding original work features a range of textures, dynamics, and articulation while highlighting a stately dotted motif using hooked bowing patterns throughout. Though written primarily in

Young players will love the challenge of playing famous melodies by Haydn and Mozart. The "accent" will be on the students' motivation to learn these familiar themes and on the audience's enjoyment of their

One of the best TV and movie themes ever, this quirky tune is ideal material for teaching 6/8 and simple syncopation in triple meter. The included percussion gimmicks can be played by string players and

A traditional carol with a distinctly nontraditional approach! The familiar carol is combined with some old-time fiddling figures in the comfortable key of D major. Easy parts for violin, viola, and cello