Get ready to rock! And improvise! And learn notes on the G string! G Street Rock promotes both music literacy and creativity. A four-bar vamp allows students to improvise or perform suggested

Inspired by a never-ending horizon, this powerful work represents vision and hope. A beautiful opening suggests the sun rising on a new day before moving into a triumphant melody with uplifting woodwind

Who wouldn't love an exhilarating one-octave E-minor tune about dragons? Driving rhythms and melodies echoing from section to section will engage your students. Musical elements such as marcato, accents,

Reinforce simple sixteenth-note rhythms with this infectious Latin-style piece. The title, of course, is a play on the Kodaly counting system for sixteenth notes. Teaching materials are included to aid your

It's a prehistoric party with this fun and engaging original work! The low strings will love the hip and driving bass line, and the whole orchestra and the audience won't be able to resist the infectious

A high-energy and engaging original composition for young orchestra, this piece uses contrasting dynamics and the rhythmic tension of downbeat eighth rests to create "dynamic forces" that will greatly

Major or minor? Natural or harmonic? B natural or B flat? These are the questions posed in this jaunty 6/8 tune that explores contrasting D major and D minor modalities. In addition to its musical value,

Wait - strings don't swing, do they? Yes, they do! This cool swinging original is just what the string orchestra has been waiting for - and there is no shortage of features and teaching moments. With a hip,

Liven up your holiday concert with a medley of four familiar Hanukkah tunes: Hanukkah, Hanukkah; Sivivon; Dreidel and Maoz Tzur. All students have melodic opportunities equally in this

This educationally sound programmatic work incorporates chromatic harmony and special effects to create a fun and spooky setting that is reminiscent of the orchestrations of Berlioz and Saint-Saens. This

Take a trip back to the medieval days with this authentic-sounding original piece set in 3/4 time. Beginning orchestras will be introduced to low first finger D-sharps as well as dotted quarter rhythms and

The title says it all - driving eighth notes, tense melodies, and sudden impacts will have your ensemble and audience believing they are in the middle of an intense and fierce blizzard. All sections have

Imagine tiptoeing through the forest on a dark, stormy night, wolves circling, while hints of the Dies Irae theme pound in the air! In this spooky tango, students explore an array of bow styles and

Waking up on a cold winter day. Sledding. Hot chocolate. It's a snow day! This warmhearted original work is craftily designed using only the notes of the D major scale. With its bright melodies and jingle

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

From the first note of this thrilling piece, a sense of suspense feeds an intense desire to protect and avenge, leaving listeners to wonder what is looming around the corner. Let students imagine a world of

While floating through the Clouds, Rain, Thunder, and Sun, this charming multi-movement work focuses students on music literacy. A, D, and G-string notes are introduced

Guards at the ready! Time to fortify the castle! This powerful, medieval-inspired work juxtaposes physical strength and inner strength through contrasting marcato and legato sections. Sixteenth-note rhythms

A flowing yet spirited composition written in memory of a bright child who always sought out the good things in life. This expressive piece features soaring melodies, rhythmic independence, and higher

A treacherous storm motif acts as the undercurrent to quotes from famous water-themed compositions, including Smetana's Die Moldau, the haunting Aquarium from Saint-Sans' Carnival of

A fantastic workout in meter and rhythms as well as a full range of dynamics and bowing techniques, all wrapped in this excellently scored medley of 11 classic sacred and secular holiday tunes. A concert

Become a champion in the Bow Olympics! Learn new bowing techniques and gear up for the excitement of the games with this original composition. Go for the gold! (2:45)

Journey to the countryside of Scotland as you imagine the sound of bagpipes rolling over a heather moor. This original work explores in great depth the vast rhythmical landscape of 6/8 time, including