Michael Hopkins: Leichte Noten

A perfect piece for a young orchestra to perform on their first concert for an opener or feature work. It is also a great tool for teaching young players about bow distribution. The piece contains eig...

Regal Overture is a fast, exciting young string work in G Major. It features a very catchy melody, and all of the instruments have challenging and interesting parts. String crossings, arpeggios, pizzi...

Down Bow Dance is a Grade 1 piece in G major written to introduce students to the concept of the 'bow retake.

Bring the creepy monsters into the moonlight! Set in 3/4 meter in E minor, all violin, viola and cello parts are playable in first position, with basses shifting to 2nd position. This is a great piece...

The purpose of this fun-loving piece is to develop good posture (standing up and sitting down), left hand flexibility (tapping on the string and top of the instrument), and right hand dexterity (alter...

The Nutcracker is one of Tchaikovsky's most famous works, and this accessible arrangement contains four popular character dances from Act II of the ballet, where Clara and the Prince travel to the Lan...

Grade 1 groups will love playing this creative, programmatic original written in the classical style. Depicting a trip on an airplane, making smooth transitions between thematic sections -- leaving th...

Your students will enjoy playing this traditional Scottish air, beautifully arranged for string orchestra by Michael Hopkins. This is a great piece for developing expression and legato bow changes. Th...

Your students will love playing this selection from one of Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky's most famous works. Expertly arranged for grade 1 players, it allows young groups to experience this great Nutcrac...

This fun, grade 1 arrangement of the classic American song by Joseph Winner features everyone on the melody. Cello and Bass are doubled throughout, and Viola is always doubled with either 2nd Violin o...

This grade 1 pizzicato feature for cello and bass is loosely based on the traditional Lightly Row theme. Written in A-B-A form, it is played pizzicato throughout and is set in A minor. The B section f...

This unabridged arrangement remains very true to the original while making this beautiful music playable by string orchestra. The key has been changed from B minor to E minor so all parts remain in fi...

Perfect for learning to play in parts, this wonderfully simple yet interesting beginning tune is in D Major. While remaining in first position, students will practice playing in steps and intervals wi...

Your students will love playing this fast and energetic new work! Set in E minor, the piece is great for working on dynamic contrasts, staccato, and legato bowing. All parts are playable in first posi...

With a bright and cheerful opening and a lyrical middle section, this piece celebrates the early years of the United States and the sacrifices that secured our freedom. Composed by Michael Hopkins, th...

Secret World' is a high-energy, rhythmic work in E minor---with a mysterious theme---featuring a syncopated motive that will delight players. Chromatic harmonies give students opportunities to develop...

This energetic and beautiful original work is a lively 2/4 meter piece set in the keys of G major and E minor. All sections pass around the melody while energetic rhythms highlight the countermelody a...

This beautiful lullaby is a great piece for teaching slurs, bow distribution, bowing variation, grace notes and legato style. A fermata and a ritard near the end are perfect for teaching tempo changes...

This beautiful lullaby is a great piece for teaching slurs, bow distribution, bowing variation, grace notes and legato style. A fermata and a ritard near the end are perfect for teaching tempo changes...

This beautiful lullaby is a great piece for teaching slurs, bow distribution, bowing variation, grace notes and legato style. A fermata and a ritard near the end are perfect for teaching tempo changes...

This is a great piece for teaching slurs, bow distribution, bowing variation, using 4th finger on violin and viola, hemiola, dynamic contrasts, ritardando, and legato style. All parts have interesting...

This is a great piece for teaching slurs, bow distribution, bowing variation, using 4th finger on violin and viola, hemiola, dynamic contrasts, ritardando, and legato style. All parts have interesting...

This is a great piece for teaching slurs, bow distribution, bowing variation, using 4th finger on violin and viola, hemiola, dynamic contrasts, ritardando, and legato style. All parts have interesting...

Composed to help students tune octave intervals with open strings and develop bowing skill with string crossings, but your students will just plain enjoy playing this fast and lively new work. Parts a...

Composed to help students tune octave intervals with open strings and develop bowing skill with string crossings, but your students will just plain enjoy playing this fast and lively new work. Parts a...