Texas UIL String Orchestra Grade 1

Students will love this dark and stormy original piece! Cello and string bass players will enjoy digging into the opening melody, and all members of the orchestra will be challenged with an exciting

Bring a fiddle flavor to your performance with this simplified arrangement of a popular folksong. The perfect opportunity for young players to add hats, bandanas, and square dancing for a fun concert

A bold, contemporary sound marks this excellent piece from Mark Williams. Written in a modal style, Star Dancer offers opportunities to work on various beginning string techniques. Important lines

Feature every section of your orchestra in this swashbuckling piece! Three distinct "pirate" themes are given to the violins, violas, and cellos/basses to allow all players a chance to shine. All melodies

Presented here at the easy level, this well-known tune from Franz Schubert's song Die Forelle (The Trout) was also used in the 4th movement of his famous "Trout Quintet." It is a tale about a large

The imagery of a lush, green meadow helps set the stage for this simple yet harmonically adventurous composition. The music alternates between legato melodies and staccato harmonies. Following a climactic

Beginning orchestras will enjoy this contemporary, rhythmic original work! Simple repeated eighths and a melody that calls for full bow strokes will give your students a chance to practice the basic skills

Based on the emotional Irish song, this thoughtful setting paints a picture of a man dreaming of the day he can return home. At times, the piece feels more like a fantasy than an arrangement as the melody

A delightful suite of pieces for intermediate string orchestra, depicting the beautiful snowy mountains of Colorado. All the festivities of winter scenes are presented in contrasting movements named for