All Editors' Choice Selections for String and Full Orchestra

This rocking piece for beginning strings is based on the interval of a perfect fifth - thus the title! Students can practice easy string crossings on open strings, simple rhythms, and stepwise finger

Written for the true beginner, this piece takes the listener on an eerie tour that can best be described as an unsettling experience with a touch of curiosity and anxiousness. Piano and optional celesta

Written for the true beginner, this piece takes the listener on an eerie tour that can best be described as an unsettling experience with a touch of curiosity and anxiousness. Piano and optional celesta

Anthem of Triumph is for all of the students who have made it to their first spring concert! Utilizing only the first six notes of the D-major scale, this exciting anthem will inspire young

Using just six notes, this work explores G major in first position using only easy quarter- and half-note rhythms. A smooth detache call and response between upper and lower string sections will help young

Arco-ology gives very beginning students the chance to play with more bow and develop good tone in their first year of playing. Opportunities are provided for all sections of the orchestra to

Bold and dynamic, this is an excellent choice for the beginning string orchestra's first concert. The title is derived from the use of only the first six notes of the E minor scale. This work showcases a

Written to describe the feeling of waking up after an annoying dream, this original work is an intense concert opener. With lyrical writing in the B section, students will have an opportunity to show off

In this multi-level arrangement for string or full orchestra, both new and experienced students get to enjoy the excitement of Offenbach's famous dance. The piece can be performed with strings only, with

In this uplifting piece, your beginning cello section gets a chance to shine! The cello section plays first, introducing the main theme for the other sections, and then introduces changing rhythms as the

Perfect for the holidays, this work in the style of a cha-cha has ample teaching opportunities. Using only the first six notes of the D-major scale, students can work on important string crossings and

Absolutely perfect for your beginning orchestra! Familiar melodies of the Chanukah season are skillfully presented in an arrangement that stays right within the requirements of students working in their

Take lots of familiar Christmas tunes, mix them all together, and you have a Christmas Mash-Up. The setting is ideal for beginning players with the most difficult rhythm being a quarter note. This

How many times have you had the experience of a random cell phone disrupting a performance? Well, now you can make it part of the performance! This Christmas arrangement is not only a solid fundamental

Using only the first six notes of the D scale, this arrangement cleverly combines four classic carols into a delightful setting for the youngest of orchestra musicians. Your first-year students will shine

This clever version of the classic Christmas carol Up on the Housetop is a brilliant addition to the beginning string orchestra repertoire with opportunities to work on strengthening pizzicato.

A fast, fun finger excursion! Using only the notes of the one-octave D major scale, this piece is based on the 12-bar blues harmony with mostly stepwise melodic opportunities for all sections. Sure to be a

It just doesn't get any easier than this! Using only six notes, this creative medley of familiar holiday tunes is perfect for that first concert that your beginners will play. Stringing together O Come,