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The Abandoned Funhouse—Brian Balmages.
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 (playable
on a keyboard) create a haunting background
reminiscent of a film score. Instruments move mostly
by stepwise motion, and all string crossings involve
an open string. No eighth notes are used, and many
instruments use only five or six notes.
10592171 String Orchestra
keyboard required . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45.00
10592172 Additional Score. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.00
Anthem of Triumph—Tyler Arcari.
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 musicians. Perfect
for beginners or as a celebration piece for events.
11100037 String Orchestra . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40.00
11100038 Additional Score. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.00
Arco-ology—Joseph Compello.
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
showcase their developing musicality in this fun
short piece.
10907779 String Orchestra . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45.00
10907780 Additional Score. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.50
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Cha Cha Christmas—Larry Clark.
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
alternating legato and staccato bow strokes.
11198666 String Orchestra . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40.00
11198667 Additional Score. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.00
Chanukah Lights and Dreydls—Doris Gazda.
Two of the most popular of Chanukah tunes are
arranged here for the youngest of students. Although
simple, it gives the very young player the chance to
sound wonderful for their parents at the very first
holiday concert.
10592881 String Orchestra . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45.00
10592883 Additional Score. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.00
Classic Christmas Medley—arr. Susan H. Day.
The perfect holiday concert centerpiece for your
first and second year players, with optional parts for
beginners. This expert medley smoothly combines
Jingle Bells, Jolly Old St. Nicholas, Silent Night, and
We Wish You a Merry Christmas. The beginner parts
are mostly on open strings, and add interesting
rhythms and light harmonies to the regular setting.
Classic indeed!
10370761 Multi-Level Orchestra. . . . . . . . . . . 60.00
10370762 Additional Score. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.00
4 Click, Click, Click (Up on the Housetop)—
Benjamin Hanby/arr. Amy Riebs Mills.
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.
Tongue clicks and string effects simulate the sounds
of reindeer hooves. Sure to be a holiday favorite!
11346150 String Orchestra . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40.00
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Digital Dash!—Deborah Baker Monday.
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 standard!
11337199 String Orchestra . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48.00
A Dozen More Dazzlers—Stephen Chin.
The transition for the beginner player into a string
orchestra is quite a wonderful journey. These works
are just the thing for the beginning ensemble player.
Unison, simple part and call-and-response writing
prepare players for the greater demands of playing
in a full string orchestra. All parts have been carefully
crafted for near-beginning players so that they can
easily concentrate on essential ensemble skills.
Pizzicato, legato, staccato and harmonics are just
a few techniques that are exposed to the young
player. Your students' imaginations will run wild with
these attractive and evocative pieces.
10757012 String Orchestra . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72.00
10757017 Additional Score. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.00
Enter the Heroes—Elliot Del Borgo.
Here's a heroic sounding original your orchestra
will love to play! The music uses simple scalewise
movement and easy skips in the key of D, yet still
sounds bold and dramatic. Enjoyable for players
and audience alike!
2472082 String Orchestra . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40.00
2472083 Additional Score. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.00
H Entry of the Tumblers—Elliot Del Borgo.
An ideal piece for early string orchestra! Although it
can be played by any student who has learned the
D scale, this creative composition makes it sound
much harder than it is. Thanks to some contrary
motion, scalewise passages in harmony, even a
small section in minor, your beginning orchestra
will sound impressive.
2465748 String Orchestra . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45.00
2465755 Additional Score. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.50
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First Christmas March—arr. John O'Reilly.
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, All
Ye Faithful; Good King Wenceslas; God Rest Ye
Merry, Gentlemen and Jolly Old St. Nicholas, this
super piece has no tempo changes, which virtually
guarantees success!
2346286 String Orchestra . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46.00
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First Christmas Suite
(for Strings, Piano, and Percussion)—
Traditional/arr. Francis J. Caravella.
A complete beginning concert, all in one suite of
holiday tunes! These four open-string pieces for
young players explore simple rhythms, alternating
pizzicato and arco. Each arrangement stands alone
as an individual piece, or a sequenced full program.
The joyful piano and percussion accompaniments
fill in the harmonies and are available as a free MP3
download from the publisher website. A festive
winter concert feature!
11175151 String Orchestra,
Percussion Optional. . . . . . . . . . . . 55.00
11175152 Additional Score. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.00
First Finger Rock—Brian Balmages.
Written with only quarter notes throughout, this is an
ideal piece to introduce students either to the bow
or to new strings. Complete with a bridge and short
coda section, the piece includes an optional (and
simple) drum set part. Real music using only open
strings and first finger!
10748206 String Orchestra,
Percussion Optional and piano . . . 40.00
10748207 Additional Score. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.00
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First Scale March—Mark Williams.
What a perfect way to celebrate learning that very
first scale! Using only a one-octave D major scale
and quarter notes, all sections join in the fun as
the scale is played both forward and backward in
the tuneful, easy march. Lots of interplay between
the high and low strings help to make this a highly
interesting and educational first-year selection.
2397552 String Orchestra . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46.00
5724802 Additional Score. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.00
l The French Quarter—arr. Andrew Guarrine.
This arrangement is a new twist on the standard
for beginning strings. Set in 4/4 time while utilizing
unison rhythms and three-part harmony make this
perfect for a beginning orchestra's first concert.
Creative scoring passes the melody in a variety of
settings among all sections of the orchestra. Great
for teaching the full D scale, dynamics, and pizzicato.
11349220 String Orchestra . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45.00
Hunters' Chorus (from "Der Freischutz")—
Carl Maria von Weber/arr. Richard Meyer.
Masterfully arranged using only a one-octave D
major scale and eighth notes, this arrangement
will make your beginning strings sound amazingly
mature. An excellent early introduction to the
classics. This piece is also very familiar to Suzuki
students, which is always a plus.
2397578 String Orchestra . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46.00
5730379 Additional Score. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.00
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Impulse—Brian Balmages.
For the very youngest musicians, this highly energetic
piece does not use eighth notes, is based on a one-
octave D Major scale, and uses mostly stepwise
motion throughout. Despite these features, the music
is powerful and aggressive.
10512570 String Orchestra . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40.00
10512571 Additional Score. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.00
Instinct—Brian Balmages.
This aggressive work for true beginners portrays
those inherent, sometimes raw behaviors that help a
species survive. All string parts move almost entirely
by stepwise motion and use just half and whole
notes. Violin 1 uses a full D major scale, and all other
instruments use D through B. An optional percussion
part adds considerable interest to the piece.
A background track is also available if you do not
have percussionists. Powerful!
10995999 String Orchestra,
Percussion Optional. . . . . . . . . . . . 45.00
10996000 Additional Score. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.00
Jazzy Old Saint Nick—arr. Douglas Wagner.
All the jazz is in the piano! The string parts are a
straightforward arrangement of Jolly Old Saint
Nicholas that your students could handle after only a
few months of instruction. Some pizzicato sections
add a delightful change and are fun for the students.
This is a winner at their first holiday concert!
2478026 String Orchestra . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46.00
2478027 Additional Score. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.00
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Ketchup, If You Can!—George T. Frueh.
Your very young beginners will easily "ketchup" to
your older students in no time when they master
this fun piece. Featuring easy stepwise motion and
unison rhythms throughout, it offers an optional
repeat and impressive dynamic contrast.
11337203 String Orchestra . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48.00
Maiden's Rescue—Jeremy Woolstenhulme.
A bold programmatic work composed for beginning
string orchestra, young players will take on the
challenge of rescuing the fair maiden with quarter
and half notes. The legato melody and strong
harmonies evoke images of salvation for the damsel
in distress!
10366968 String Orchestra . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48.00
10366970 Additional Score. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.00
March and Canon—Johann Pachelbel/
arr. Tom May. Based on the famous Canon in D by
Pachelbel, this work helps students reinforce basic
rhythms using half, quarter, and eighth notes in a
well-designed ensemble setting.
10427557 String Orchestra . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35.00
10427558 Additional Score. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.00
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