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Palisades Sunset

This lovely piece features pizz strings in the A section followed by a lyrical and sweeping B section with bow and obligato flute. PLAY ACCOMPANIMENT TRACK

Latin Time

A Fun Latin-Flavored Piece for Full Orchestra PLAY ACCOMPANIMENT TRACK  

Orchestra Warm-Ups

Five easy warm-ups for elementary orchestra

Mandy the Mermaid

A fun and easy selection for elementary orchestra. A very easy piece featuring two keys – one for strings and one for winds. PLAY ACCOMPANIMENT TRACK

The Tick Tock Clock

A fun and easy selection for elementary orchestra. A fun piece that layers instruments beginning with wood block (tick tock), cello/bass, violin, and flute. The winds enter later with an easy melody.  Strings are both pizz and arco. PLAY ACCOMPANIMENT TRACK

The Playground Waltz

A very easy waltz for elementary orchestra. This very easy waltz features unison strings and easy wind background parts.  Great introduction to triple meter with very few notes to learn. PLAY ACCOMPANIMENT TRACK

Frolic

A very easy two-beat for elementary orchestra. Introduce your first year players to triplets in an easy to play and pleasing to listen to composition. This very easy two-beat composition features unison strings and unison winds in friendly keys for both.  A great first orchestra experience for your first year students in a super easy […]

Polka Dots

This easy two-beat composition features the strings using both bow and plucking to create a delightful first year orchestra piece.  The clarinets stay below the break and the brass are featured in an eight bar solo or soli section. Contrasting dynamics make this a good piece to learn forte and piano.  Let’s polka! PLAY ACCOMPANIMENT TRACK […]

Traffic Jam

Add some fun and humor to your concert! Based on a traditional German folk song, the strings play the theme in a string friendly key  –  followed by a modulation allowing the winds to play the theme in a winds friendly key. A surprise ending features a car horn as the traffic jam comes to a comedic conclusion.

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Gypsy Dance / Minka Minka

Get two great arrangements in one piece with Gypsy Dance / Minka Minka. A more challenging beginning orchestra piece, the middle section features a string pizzicato part.  Lots of fun bowing, too. Wind parts feature lots of melody.  A crowd pleaser. PLAY ACCOMPANIMENT TRACK

Latin Lullaby

A simply beautiful theme in a latin style. Introduce your first year players to triplets in an easy to play and pleasing to listen to composition. Featuring lots of open string cello and bass pizzicato, this lovely arrangement begins with strings only playing a basic 16 bar melody.  The 16 measures are repeated four times – adding […]