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Volume One introduces entry-level beginners to the basics of reading, playing, and good posture. From open strings to sound effects, the material leads young players through skills including counting, shifting, bow technique, and the elements of rhythm. Concept maps provide teachers with an invaluable tool to help align lesson plans. Some repertoire is segmented into progressive phrases, while certain pieces allow students multi-part choices and offer "challenge" sections for eager learners. Volume One teaches note names, arco and pizzicato, dynamics, string crossings, syncopation and other skills.

String Riffs, Vol. 1

Conductor Method Book

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Pull on your cowboy boots and ride the range from open strings to third position with slurs, glissandi, accents, and counting in brisk G major. Includes alternate violin, viola, and cello parts that stay in first position. Duration: 2:30. Set of score and parts 8-8-8-8-4

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"Prickly Pair Pizzicato" by Karen Kroger is a vivacious piece for string ensembles, perfect for concert and contest settings. Engaging and spirited, it challenges players with intricate pizzicato techniques that sparkle with energy, making it a delightful addition to any performance repertoire. Ideal for developing musicianship and ensemble cohesion. - Note: This music is composed by humans. No human-written product description is available, limiting search visibility. The AI-assisted description is for reference only.

Prickly Pair Pizzicato

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Dive into the depths of those satisfying low notes to discover Who's on Bass? Flexible and versatile, this richly layered treat is designed as a bass section solo, with an optional easier second bass part and an optional second cello part doubling the bass solo.

Who's on Bass?

The Holiday Volume brings together music celebrating Chanukah, Veterans Day, Halloween, Christmas and other occasions, with themed tunes to easily create the ideal concert program. Hugely popular with students, "Goblins Galore" gives young players spooky harmonics, spine-chilling glissandos, and startling pizzicato with the option of adding more advanced musicians in Giggling Goblins. With Jalapeno Poppers, enjoy the perfect companion to Spicy Tacos! (from String Riffs: Volume 3). Jukebox Jingle creates a snazzy, jazzy machine, switching between Jingle Bells and Up on the House-Top. Two tributes to those who protect and defend - Save and Serve Salute and Veterans Day Celebration" - feature Beethoven's Ode to Joy leading into a medley of familiar patriotic favorites, and the melodies of Americana in folk and hymn tunes. Levels 1-2 1/2.

String Riffs Holiday Volume

This volume gives teachers three fun and satisfying options for concert performance, providing substantial pieces of similar difficulty, readily performed together on one complementary program, or individually. Tiny mischief-makers buzz and trill through syncopation in Mosquito Poquitito" sleek amphibians wander through sustained notes in Salamander Meander, and frisky swimmers bob up and down in Guppy Tales. String Orchestra, Levels 2 1/2-3.

String Riffs Celebration Performance Set 3

Volume Two works well as a curriculum base for intermediate beginners or a review for advanced beginners, reinforcing rhythm from eighth to whole notes, D-string and A-string techniques, scalar and skipping passages, and more. Many pieces are segmented into progressive phrases, allowing the self-motivated learner to anticipate challenges while giving the note-by-note learner a chance to improve proficiency. Volume Two teaches rhythmic development, sequencing, slurs, glissandi, string crossings and other skills.

String Riffs, Vol. 2

Burly mice in warm fur hats stomp with deliberate steps through the Mysh marsh (Russian Mouse March). Violas and cellos move between divisi, pizzicato, and arco in the key of D minor with extended finger patterns (with optional shifting) and dynamic contrast. Upper and lower strings pass the melody back and forth, keeping those serious rodents moving along with counter-rhythms and dramatic crescendos. Set of score and parts: 8-8-8-8-4

Mysh Marsh

Commissioned by Mesa Public Schools in Arizona for 6th grade feeder concerts, this piece features sonorous three-part writing within the D-major scale. Duration: 1:50. Set of score and parts 8-8-8-8-4

Mingo the Dingo

Written in E minor, this piece uses rhythms influenced by Jimi Hendrix and features sixteenth notes, accents, hooked bowing, shifting in cello and bass, slurs, and percussive effects. Duration: 3:00. Set of score and parts 8-8-8-8-4

Silently Beside You

A mischievous orchestra elf scampers around the ensemble, moving between D major and D minor with 6/8 time, slurs and hooked bows, giving each instrument a chance to enjoy the melody. Shifting is required in all parts except Violin 2. Duration 2:10. Set of score and parts 8-8-8-8-4

Herkimer the Orchestra Elf

Inspired by a wind-chime theme and memories of San Diego's temperate warmth, Coastal Breezes wafts from ponticello pianissimo to gusty forte. Off-beat entrances and dynamics converge and diverge with pizzicato and plenty of eighth rests in refreshing 6/8 time. Set of score and parts.

Coastal Breezes

Celebration Performance Set 4 gives teachers fun and satisfying options for concert performance with two substantial pieces plus an excellent multi-movement suite. Jittery tremolos and soli phrases passed between instruments pep up Twitchy Latte," while a frisky feline travels through twisting, furry rhythms in Twas the Cat" The four sparkling movements of Orchestrocity turn the spotlight on each instrument in turn. Great fun for all!

String Riffs Celebration Performance Set 4

Method Book Printable Parts on CD-ROM

This volume features three substantial works of similar difficulty, exploring a variety of skills and concepts; all pieces are appropriate for junior and senior high orchestra concert performances. With its seafaring chanty style and ominous 6/8 rhythms, The Storm is a hit with young players. Mixed meter and descending phrases in Avalanchia complement the 16th notes and Renaissance style of Jester's Court, and all three tunes include equally appealing parts across every instrument. String Orchestra, Levels 2 1/2-3.

String Riffs Celebration Performance Set 2

Celebration Performance Set 1 turns the spotlight on cello ensembles with three substantial compositions exploring a variety of concepts and skills. Each piece works perfectly on its own in a concert, but all three can also be enjoyed together in a single program. Students enjoy the tremolos and catchy beat of Click Beetle Boogie, the rich sonorities of Tree Celli Mon, and the interwoven melodies and dynamic contrast of Heart Strings. All Cello, Levels 1-3.

String Riffs Celebration Performance Set 1

Volume Three moves into intermediate territory, reviewing earlier skills by practicing slurs, intonation, string crossings, syncopation and dynamic contrast. Certain repertoire allows students multi-part choices, with "challenge" sections for eager learners. Students explore new musical ground in Volume Three with key signature changes, tremolo, fermatas, hooked and detache bows, accents, subdivision, and terraced entrances.

String Riffs, Vol. 3

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String Riffs Volume One Flex-Pack offers 3 levels of performance parts:
<ul>
<li>Part A-Tune</li>
<li>Part B-Challenge</li>
<li>Part C-Open strings or basic notes</li>
</ul>
A few pieces even have a solo part for your go-getters or for you to accompany your students.
The pieces sound like an orchestra and students have music to fit their level of learning. Start from the open strings and build up to your challenge players. The Finale MP3 for Volume One Flex-Pack uses the same piano part from our Original Volume One, but has A, B, C, and D parts represented as violinists.
The response to the Flex-Pack has been huge! You may send the files digitally to your students, you may record them playing and also present the music on-line. Please do not copy the score or share with your fellow string teachers.
The String Riffs Volume One Flex-Pack introduces entry-level beginners to note names, arco and pizzicato, dynamics, string crossings, syncopation, reading and good posture. Open strings and sound effects teach counting, shifting, bow technique, and the elements of rhythm. Concept maps help teachers align lesson plans. Levels 0.5 – 1 for string orchestra.
This volume coordinates perfectly with String Riffs Volume One – Piano/Conductor, String Riffs Student Volume One, and the String Riffs Volume One Accompaniment CD.
String Riffs D and A
Sing and pizzicato your way through the steps of reading, playing, and counting while learning good posture, how to visually track notes, and the elements of rhythm.
String Riffs D and A teaches:
<ul>
<li>singing and pizzicato</li>
<li>reading, counting, playing</li>
<li>posture</li>
<li>elements of rhythm</li>
</ul>

String Riffs Volume One Flex-Pack

Method Book Bundle with MP3 Downloads

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