Easy Instrumental Play-Along

Good teaching pieces that also have programming appeal are always in demand for developing programs. Lloyd Conley's suite offers several possibilties with optional parts for recorders (or flute and ob...

A simple, beautiful tune from Venezuela is superbly arranged for young players by Jamin Hoffman. The importance of this song in the Venezuelan culture is such that it is incorporated into the national...

This ideal teaching piece features all quarter notes in a confidence-building ensemble style, as well as good use of dynamics and pizzicato for beginning students.

In a stately march tempo, Nobles of the Sword features tonal centers in A minor and C major, and is written in tutti style with ample opportunities to teach common rhythms (including dotted quarter/ei...

One of Boccherini's most famous pieces, this joyful minuet comes from the third movement of his Quintet in E Major. Robert's version is ideally scored for string ensembles and will make a super progra...

Taken from the second movement of the Serenade (and similar to the minuets of his idol, Mozart), Tchaikovsky's Valse also resembles many of his own ballet movements. Lauren Keiser's skilled adaptation...

A famous theme from Mozart's horn concerto is adapted for strings with this new teaching and performance edition from Lauren Keiser. Treat your students to the genius of Mozart with this beautifully r...

This famous melody from the opera Tha's has been performed by countless violinists, including Itzhak Perlman and Josh Bell. Now you can feature a young soloist in the opening section of this new editi...

Ein unterhaltsames, peppiges Originalwerk in g-Moll, das mit einer einfachen Partitur, einer einfachen und eingängigen Melodie und einer guten Mischung aus Unisono und Harmonie ein zugängliches Werk s...

Eine fröhliche und verspielte Melodie in G-Dur gibt den Ton für dieses lustige, originelle Werk vor, das Staccato, Dynamik und Pizzicato verstärkt. Alle Abteilungen kommen bei der fröhlichen Melodie z...

Mit dem Titel "Spanish Romance" fängt dieses großartige Arrangement die Schönheit und Romantik der ursprünglich für klassische Gitarre geschriebenen Melodie ein.

Das beliebte, energiegeladene Konzertbandwerk wurde fachmännisch für Streichorchester arrangiert. Mit seiner treibenden und mitreißenden Melodie eignet es sich hervorragend für den Unterricht einer Vi...

An elegant dance in 3/4 time, this Beethoven minuet is a great vehicle for teaching about rondo form. The episodes between the refrains are short - just four measures in most cases - so students hear...

Swan Lake, possibly the most-often performed ballet worldwide, tells the story of Odette, a princess who is cursed by an evil sorcerer to live as a swan by day and a woman by night. Scene and Dance is...

This new arrangement of a Chopin classic is ideal for string teaching and performance. Robert Longfield's setting is carefully crafted for younger players and gives a wonderful opportunity to teach ex...

Composer Keith Christopher has penned an ideal teaching piece that's also a delightful performance work. Centered around scale-based melodies and diatonic harmony, it also features tasteful pizzicato...

Mozart's exquisite writing is evident in every measure of this minuet. This easy level arrangement will give your students a perfect introduction to playing in a leggiero (light) classical style.

The majestic chorus See, the Conquering Hero Comes from Judas Maccabaeus is presented here in a version for easy level string orchestra. Present a lesson on Baroque oratorio: or collaborate with the h...

This charming piece from the Album for the Young (a set of beginner pieces written by Schumann for his three daughters) is perfect for teaching/reinforcing dotted quarter-eighth note patterns. Its che...

Dvorák was extremely interested in Native American and African American melody, and his Symphony No. 9 (From the New World) included influences of both. This easy arrangement wonderfully includes the...

Easy yet tasteful writing is a feature of this new teaching piece from Stephen Bulla. Set in a gentle 3/4 waltz style, it has a good blend of music detail and accessibility for your developing string...

Long known for his effective writing for school groups, James Curnow's newest opus features strong diatonic lines, rhythmic backgrounds, and interesting parts for all players in a one-tempo setting.

Stephen brings us a superb, accessible piece for young players with only quarter/eighth note technical demands, solid intervals in the themes, and level-appropriate dynamics throughout. A great teachi...

The colorful, tuneful march from Tchaikovsky's second symphony, considered to be one of his most joyous works, makes an ideal teaching piece with its distinctive dotted 8th-16th note figure throughout...

From the rich treasury of orchestral ballet music comes this delightful light program piece by Leo Delibes. The familiar waltz from the sentimental comic ballet remains a favorite on concert stages ar...