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Inspired by a student suggestion, this fun piece explores hooked bows, slurs, rests, pauses, and compound time, with spoken text adding humor throughout. Fun for all ages!

The Pizza Song

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Robert Schumann's Scenes from Childhood is a set of thirteen pieces for piano, written in 1838. The seventh one, Reverie or "Traumerei," means dreaming. Playing soft, slow pieces is never easy, and requires great bow control, focusing on weight and speed. This arrangement is also quite rhythmically challenging, using long slurs, and ties, which require planning and careful counting for entries. Rubato is used throughout the piece and the tempo changes call for the students to pay close attention to the director. There are opportunities for all to practice vibrato and also some position work in the violin and viola parts.

Reverie

With a nod to the composer's Irish lineage on her mother's side, this work encompasses the characteristics of a jig, emphasizing the strong sense of pulse required for this lively dance. The bowing is a mixture of hooked strokes and alternating down and up bows, encouraging sound left and right-hand coordination. (2:05)

Fiddler's Farewell

Dedicated to the composers' new grandson, this uncomplicated, gentle lullaby requires smooth, legato bows, and sustained long notes—ideal for practicing developing vibrato technique. Some extension fingers are used and are mostly accessed by step. (2:15)

Lullaby for Luca

A cheerful piece with an Australian flair – syncopated calypso rhythms and playful techniques like pizzicato, accents, and lifted up-bows are great for teaching varied articulations.

Calypso Cockatoo

"Nova jornada" is Portuguese for "new journey." This piece is dedicated to the composer's friend, Raquel Bastos, as she embarks upon her new journey as Director of Strings at Somerville House. (2:25)

Nova Jornada

A slow D minor introduction leads into a moderately fast melody that is shared around the ensemble. The celli take the melody, accompanied by pizzicato in the other sections before a second slow lament. Finally, the dance returns, accelerating continuously right through to the final measure. Includes optional piano.

Charming Czardas

Just add...strings! This uncomplicated work is designed to teach very elementary concepts of bowing, pizzicato, lifted bows, and dynamics. It uses eight basic rhythms in common time. The use of rhythmic unison means that all parts can be taught quickly and simultaneously, making this piece ideally suited to a concert thath occurs very early in the term or in a period of time where there may be interrupted weeks at school. Short and sweet, it goes for exactly---two minutes!

Two Minute Noodles

This piece is ideally suited to introducing half position. It does not complicate the learning with intricate rhythms but focuses on the harmonies and melodic line using low first fingers in all parts. Occasional courtesy reminders ensure that students are prepared to place the hand correctly.

A Minor Matter

Ignaz Pleyel was born near Vienna in 1757. He was a favorite pupil of Haydn, and both Haydn and Mozart admired his compositions. He wrote a great quantity of music of every kind, but is now better known for his violin duets. In this arrangement from one of those duets, the melody is passed around the sections. It is a good introduction to compound time, A minor, and the tonic major of A. It also allows the students to explore elegant Classical bowing styles.

Andantino Grazioso

Lost Puppy is a 2011 composition by Loreta Fin with a melancholy mood. Students have often commented how sad the piece sounds. In this new work, after many years, the lost puppy is finally found. The piece commences in a minor mode, based on E, like the original work. The Lost Puppy theme is heard in the opening bars, but instead of the original 4/4-time signature, it is in triple time. Control and management of bow speeds is important here. It is also an opportunity for students to practice their developing vibrato skills.

Lost Puppy Comes Home

The poppy is the enduring symbol of remembrance of the First World War. Based on the Last Post (or Taps), this slow, dignified work reflects the reverence of a hymn or chorale. Designed to be played at remembrance events, this work can be taught quickly to elementary or more senior groups alike. It is suited to a school assembly performance.

Poppies

The irregular 5/4 time signature found here is not often used in educational ensemble music. This original piece uses a 3 + 2 feel and, at times, a 2 + 3 feel. The syncopated rhythm is repetitive and has a lilting quality. The middle section changes to 3/4 time, before returning to the main ideas. (2:25)

Then There Were Five

Step right up to "Circus Tricks for Strings" by Loreta Fin, a delightful original concert work that dazzles with its playful pizzicato and soaring melodies. Perfect for intermediate ensembles, this piece evokes the wonder of the big top, ensuring a captivating performance that will leave audiences spellbound. - 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.

Circus Tricks for Strings

Mozart's Requiem in D minor is a sublime work, and the Kyrie is a masterful lesson in fugal writing, requiring the students to really count. Every section of the orchestra plays the syncopated entries, tied rhythms and running 16th-note passages. The tempo can be slightly adjusted to suit the technical ability of the ensemble.

Fugue from Requiem in D minor

This Caribbean-flavored composition partners solid, repetitive rhythms in the lower strings with a smooth, relaxed melodic line.

Jamaican Jam

Middle School/High School. A legato melody is found in the violins. Harmony parts are straightforward with lovely modal harmonies. A moderate tempo throughout.

Celtic Meditation

This is a great, fun way to explore some interesting rhythmic and bowing techniques in major and minor keys. The first violins are required to use low first fingers, while the other parts are very straightforward. The bass part is essential, but is covered in the left hand of the piano. While the string parts can stand alone, the piano part adds a distinctly calypso feel. Sure to be a concert favorite.

Kalypso Kangaroo

Immerse yourself in the playful energy of "Video Arcade" by Loreta Fin. This piece from the Lighter Selections series captures the whimsical essence of gaming with lively rhythms and melodic twists. Perfect for ensembles looking to add a spirited and imaginative work to their repertoire. Engage your audience with delight! - 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.

Video Arcade

This laid-back selection can be played with swung or straight eighth notes. It boasts chromatic passages and syncopated rhythms that are easy to consolidate. The bass "slap" is played with the right hand slapping the strings on the fingerboard.

Lazy Sunday Blues

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