When you need a Grade 1 or 2 march that absolutely must work, you naturally turn to one of the best writers for young players of all time. Everyone knows the tune to America, and this will make an

Not only are these ten easy pieces entertaining, but they reinforce important rudimentary skills of violin technique. From open strings only to bow retakes to mixing high and low 2s, no matter what violin

Not only are these easy pieces entertaining, but they reinforce important rudimentary skills of violin technique. No matter what violin method you teach from, your students will gain greater facility of

Also known as This Train Is Bound for Glory, this traditional American gospel song was popular during the 1920s. This arrangement is an easy learn for an early middle school group and is

Audiences will tap their toes and sing along to this iconic Woody Guthrie song. This arrangement features staccato, pizzicato, detache, syncopation, and a key change moving seamlessly from D major to A

Inspire your students to create a musical story about a lost city from long, long ago. In this adventurous work, young players explore E natural minor without accidentals, creating the feel of E Dorian

Through colorful harmonies, beautiful full bow sound, and creative fingerings, students will dream about their future or past. The intricate harmonies invite musicians to tune and listen to the harmonic

This famous melody had been attributed to Haydn when Brahms composed his famous Variations on a Theme by Joseph Haydn, but music scholars doubt that Haydn wrote it. This arrangement for flexible

Puppet theater has a long and varied history, with evidence that it even existed in ancient China. Each part, whether playing pizzicato or arco, gets its turn at playing melodic material, which will

 An exercise in syncopation, this exciting new work makes good use of diminution in the middle passage. This can be an effective opener or closer for your young students.

A classic Americana sound featuring a patriotic original theme, nice colorings, comfortable ranges, great percussion writing, and technical yet very playable woodwind lines. This also provides a great

A treatment of the African American spiritual The Gospel Train, also known as Get on Board, is a great opportunity for young players to be exposed to the spiritual form in a different

Originally composed for voice and piano, this arrangement musically paints a picture of the composer's love of "the hinterland - the land behind the body of water," Rio de Janeiro. Flowing slurs, dotted

If you're looking for a fun way to teach glissando and prepare students for shifting, look no further! Pitch bends are part of this simple yet very catchy melody. Every section also gets to play glissandi

This fun arrangement in D major is based on an 18th-century dance tune written by escaped slave Ignatius Sancho. Each section gets a turn with the melody. Skills students will reinforce include string

This fun bluegrass-style piece written in G pentatonic does an excellent job of spreading out the melody and making the parts accessible to all sections. Enclosed practice sheets teach the main theme to all

A light and cheerful arrangement of the popular Chinese children's song. Your bass section will venture briefly into fourth position for their turn at the tune. Players will reinforce arco, pizzicato and

With the fun addition of "woofs" and percussion to spell out B-I-N-G-O, this arrangement strengthens the counting and note-reading skills of your beginning ensemble.

This integrated and expandable duet book reinforces basic bowing patterns, features popular styles, and can serve as an introduction to improvisation--all in one book! Optional solo and 3rd cello parts make

An exciting work for younger performers, Battle Scene uses three mallet players and three non-pitched percussionists to weave a description of an imaginary battle. Two-mallet playing is

Nuance abounds in this superlative work for young percussionists. Musicality will take precedence over bombast and reward the players with increased musical skills. A quartet of percussionists using four