Loreta Fin: Leichte Noten

This piece is a fun exercise in counting notes and, just as importantly, counting rests. The players have to listen carefully, and never stop counting the beat. The notes are very simple, based on the...

Get ready to clap and stomp with this lively country-style barn dance. Bow divisions are important here, with string crossings and semiquaver passages guaranteed to keep everyone busy. Block pizzicato...

Get ready to clap and stomp with this lively country-style barn dance. Bow divisions are important here, with string crossings and semiquaver passages guaranteed to keep everyone busy. Block pizzicato...

Get ready to clap and stomp with this lively country-style barn dance. Bow divisions are important here, with string crossings and semiquaver passages guaranteed to keep everyone busy. Block pizzicato...

There are not many opportunities for young string orchestras to perform repertoire in 5/8. Often, it is not encountered until much later. This piece introduces a 3+2, as well as a 2+3 feel, with splas...

A Saltarello is an Italian folk dance, similar to a tarantella. Its main feature is the "leap" step, which comes from the Italian verb "saltare," meaning to jump. This is portrayed in the hooked bowin...

Smooth legato and accurate counting are important in this delightful, lyrical work by Loreta Fin. Some extension work is required in the violins. Bow speeds and divisions should be carefully considere...

Die Mohnblume ist das bleibende Symbol des Gedenkens an den Ersten Weltkrieg. Dieses langsame, würdevolle Werk basiert auf dem Last Post (oder Taps) und spiegelt die Ehrfurcht einer Hymne oder eines C...

Die Mohnblume ist das bleibende Symbol des Gedenkens an den Ersten Weltkrieg. Dieses langsame, würdevolle Werk basiert auf dem Last Post (oder Taps) und spiegelt die Ehrfurcht einer Hymne oder eines C...

A Minor Matter von Loreta Fin ist ideal für die Einführung in die halbe Lage geeignet. Es verkompliziert das Lernen nicht mit komplizierten Rhythmen, sondern konzentriert sich auf die Harmonien und di...

A Minor Matter von Loreta Fin ist ideal für die Einführung in die halbe Lage geeignet. Es verkompliziert das Lernen nicht mit komplizierten Rhythmen, sondern konzentriert sich auf die Harmonien und di...

Charming tunes for celli and violas; very attractive, works very well; piano needed if no bass player.

Charming tunes for celli and violas; very attractive, works very well; piano needed if no bass player.

Charming tunes for celli and violas; very attractive, works very well; piano needed if no bass player.

It can be played in the second year of learning. There is a lovely melody in the 1st violins with a straightforward accompaniment in the other parts.

It can be played in the second year of learning. There is a lovely melody in the 1st violins with a straightforward accompaniment in the other parts.

It can be played in the second year of learning. There is a lovely melody in the 1st violins with a straightforward accompaniment in the other parts.

Diese Blues-Melodie ist sehr entspannt und kann mit geswungenen oder geraden Achtelnoten gespielt werden. Mit chromatischen Passagen und synkopischen Abschnitten, die sich wiederholen, lässt sich dies...

There are not many opportunities for young string orchestras to perform repertoire in 5/8. Often, it is not encountered until much later. This piece introduces a 3+2, as well as a 2+3 feel, with splas...

Vivo - Hooked bows, piano needed. Most of the festivity is in the first violin part, but the other parts get a bit of the action too. Perfect for young players.

Vivo - Hooked bows, piano needed. Most of the festivity is in the first violin part, but the other parts get a bit of the action too. Perfect for young players.

Innocent, delightful and original tunes; melodious and well written for this standard; piano optional but adds interest and is recommended if there is no bass player.

Innocent, delightful and original tunes; melodious and well written for this standard; piano optional but adds interest and is recommended if there is no bass player.

Ausgehend von einem Bach-Choral erfordert dieses Werk ein sorgfältiges Zuhören, um eine genaue Intonation und eine sensible Beobachtung der Dynamik zu gewährleisten. Im einleitenden Choralthema sind a...

Ausgehend von einem Bach-Choral erfordert dieses Werk ein sorgfältiges Zuhören, um eine genaue Intonation und eine sensible Beobachtung der Dynamik zu gewährleisten. Im einleitenden Choralthema sind a...