Kendor Playground String Orchestra

This fun grade 1+ piece is designed to help students develop the skill of quickly switching between arco and pizzicato, while also providing experience playing left hand pizzicato and using the 4th fi...

This grade 1+ piece provides an excellent opportunity to feature low strings, while giving all students a fun part to play. A perfect training piece for F naturals and simple 2-note slurs, this will b...

This lively piece focuses on three concepts: note-reading on the G string, combined quarter and eighth note rhythm patterns, and dynamic changes. Written in echo style, it's lots of fun to play and he...

This exciting original work is so accessible for the youngest orchestras. Rhythms are very interesting but easily taught, and is a must for contest or festival.

This piece is based on a song written by Margaret Embers McGee in 1918 called My Paddle's Keen And Bright, which became a popular song sung by scouts around the campfire. The strong beat depicts the s...

This energetic overture featuring driving rhythms and a fresh harmonic approach should be played boldly with confidence. Some violin and cello double stops add dramatic emphasis at key moments, and th...

Scored in D major, this winning march for first-year strings opens and ends with dramatic pyramid entrances from the bottom up -- cellos and basses first, then violas, then 2nd Violins, and finally 1s...

This fun-loving original by music educator Jeffrey Frizzi is guaranteed to motivate beginning string players by highlighting the strengths of every section. Unison cellos and basses start off with an...

The dark sound of D minor along with the aggressive feeling created by repeated down-bow strokes will be sure to motivate your grade 1 students to practice. This is a great piece for teaching low 2nd...

This Irish hymn is skillfully arranged by Frost and features a simple yet lyrical melody. Rich, full, sustained chords and simple arpeggios provide the proper stylistic accompaniment. Basic note value...

Images of a late night celebration in the European countryside come alive in this spirited original featuring easy double stops, spicy pizzicatos, and dramatic pitch slides. Set includes optional 3rd...

The arranger has taken this lively melody and added easy fiddle-style touches, a pinch of pizzicato, some simple double stops, open string ostinatos and fun-loving bass lines to create a winner that p...

Challenge your young players with the melodies from the famous works of Haydn and Mozart featured in this piece. The 'accent' will be on the students' motivation to learn these familiar themes and on...

mit optionaler Klavierbegleitung

This new setting of a simple, 8-bar canon tune written by Thomas Tallis in the 16th century affords young strings a wonderful chance to experience the challenge and thrill of playing contrapuntal text...

Students will love playing this imaginative Christmas medley that combines snippets of Hark! The Herald Angels Sing, God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen, Deck The Halls, We Three Kings, We Wish You A Merry Ch...

The grade 1+ arrangement of the bluegrass classic in the key of D major is sure to be a hit with students and audiences alike. Perfect for any concert or contest, double stops and fun rhythms are incl...

Built on the pentatonic scale, this exuberant march with an oriental flair will delight players and audiences alike. Written for string orchestras with optional piano, a combined 1st/2nd Violin part (...

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...

One of the most beloved hymns of all times, this early American folk melody has been expertly arranged for grade 1+ groups by John Caponegro. The simple but challenging arrangement will appeal to youn...

Das beliebte Weihnachtslied arrangiert in verschiedenen Stilen, die für das jeweilige Land (Mexico, Japan, Österreich, Schottland und USA) typisch sind. Mithilfe des Erzählers und diversem Schlagwerk...