Loreta Fin

This piece features pretty melodies, using slurs and dotted rhythms, while teaching bow division between half notes and quarter notes. The music is not difficult, but students should be encouraged to...

For the past 15 years, Junior and Training Strings at Somerville House School rehearse on a Wednesday morning. Hence, the name. This piece features string crossing and block rhythms with nice harmonie...

This bright, fun piece features low 2nd fingers and D sharps on the D string for 2nd violins and violas. It also uses pizzicato. The middle section has a contrasted legato melody, using minor tonality...

Catchy from the opening bars, the piano part adds interest in this piece and will cover the bass if not available. It is rhythmically interesting, using syncopation and accents. The bowing and rhythms...

Every teacher knows the dangers of pizzicato and the need to train the internal metronome to resist the temptation to rush. This very simple piece is pizzicato throughout. It begins in unison, so anyo...

Although this dance is energetic, it mustn't begin too quickly, to allow for the accelerando in the final section. However, when the ensemble is confident with the rhythms, a more adventurous tempo co...

Eighth notes and quarter notes are used in different rhythmic combinations. Re-takes and hand coordination are developed. The tempo can be taken very steadily until the rhythms are able to be recogniz...

Contemporary bowing techniques are explored in this spooky piece. Sul ponticello, Bartók pizzicato, sul tasto, tremolo and Psycho-style glissandi combine to make this work one which is sure to be a st...

In diesem gespenstischen Stück werden zeitgenössische Bogentechniken erforscht. Sul ponticello, Bartók pizzicato, sul tasto, Tremolo und Glissandi im Psycho-Stil machen dieses Stück zu einem der Liebl...

The name says it all - a delectable favorite that's just as accessible as it is yummy! Skips, steps, and jumps are carefully used to ensure this will be a quick put-together for your concert.

Dieses abenteuerliche Stück beginnt mit einem kantigen Bogenstrich "an der Nuss" und weist synkopische Rhythmen mit einer sanfteren melodischen Linie in den Cello- und Violinstimmen auf. (2:23)

A very straightforward piece in triple time, which features easy, legato bowing and attractive melodic lines. A lullaby dedicated to the composer's beautiful granddaughter, born on Mother's Day 2009.

Ein sehr einfaches Stück im Dreiertakt, das sich durch leichte Legatobögen und attraktive melodische Linien auszeichnet. Ein Wiegenlied, das der wunderschönen Enkelin des Komponisten gewidmet ist, die...

This piece features upbeats, pizzicato, tremolo, and sul ponticello bowing to depict the falling snowflakes and the shivering cold of a Swedish winter.

In diesem Stück werden die fallenden Schneeflocken und die klirrende Kälte eines schwedischen Winters durch Aufschläge, Pizzicato, Tremolo und Sul-Ponticello-Bögen dargestellt.

The opening of this piece requires short, energetic bows. These passages are contrasted with more lyrical melodies and the bass line is essential for maintaining the momentum and vitality. It has a sl...

Die Eröffnung dieses Stücks erfordert kurze, energische Bögen. Diese Passagen werden mit lyrischeren Melodien kontrastiert, und die Basslinie ist wesentlich für die Aufrechterhaltung des Schwungs und...

Dieses in G-Dur geschriebene Stück zeichnet sich durch synkopische Rhythmen und Wiederholungen aus. Geigen und Bratschen müssen tiefe 2. Finger verwenden. Die 1. Violinen verwenden hohe 3. Finger, wäh...

This is a very easy and straightforward piece in D Major, using repeated eighth and quarter notes. All sections of the orchestra are sure to be kept busy. Whole bows should be used for quarter note pa...

Written in E natural minor, this simple piece is a lesson in dynamic variations, bow divisions, and minor tonality. It uses mostly quarter notes and half notes, encouraging students to vary the bow sp...

Dieses einfache Stück in e-Moll ist eine Lektion in dynamischen Variationen, Bogenteilung und Molltonalität. Es verwendet hauptsächlich Viertel- und Halbtonschritte und ermutigt die Schüler, die Bogen...

Written in the key of D Major, this piece starts out in unison, using terraced dynamic changes, and is in Rondo form. The theme then breaks into parts, using simple but catchy rhythms, which alternate...

Dieses Stück beginnt mit einer langsamen Einleitung im Dreiertakt. Die reichhaltigen Harmonien führen zu einem Gefühl der Erwartung, bevor das Allegro mit einem abwechselnden 6/8-3/4-Takt eingeläutet...