SKU: AP.49165S
UPC: 038081563688. English.
This version of I Got Rhythm arranged by Michael Story is part of our Belwin FLEX offerings and is designed with maximum flexibility for use by any mix of instruments---wind, strings, and percussion, including like- or mixed-ensembles with as few as 4 players. The suggested instrumentation and a customizable Teacher Map will help you plan out how to best assign parts to suit your ensemble's needs. The 4-part instrumentation will support balanced instrumentation of the lower voices. It also comes with supplemental parts for maximum flexibility. With the purchase of this piece, permission is granted to photocopy the parts as needed for your ensemble. A percussion accompaniment track is also available as a free download. String parts have been carefully edited with extra fingerings and appropriate bowings to support students in mixed ensembles playing in less familiar keys. This timeless George and Ira Gershwin jazz classic has been covered by dozens of popular artists. The song remains one of the most recognizable melodies from the 20th century. In a charismatic contemporary arrangement, I Got Rhythm is accessible to first-year students and will be an upbeat addition to any program. (1:45) This title is available in MakeMusic Cloud. Percussion Accompaniment Track Downloads: with click. without click.
SKU: AP.48075S
UPC: 038081557090. English.
Teach shifting with this beautiful melody by Bob Phillips. Shifting Sands is also perfectly suited for the concert stage. The moderate, lyric tempo provides students in the early stages of practicing shifts the time they need to make the shifts successfully. Musically, this piece is very accessible so students can focus on the shifts. Violins will practice 3rd position on the D, A, and E strings. Violas will practice 3rd position on the D and A strings. Cellos will practice 3rd and 4th positions on the D and A strings. Basses will practice 3rd, 4th, and 5th positions on the D and G strings. Shifts for all instruments are introduced by moving the first finger in a sliding (portamento) motion from 1st position up to 3rd position and back again, then progresses to shifting. Correlated to Sound Innovations for String Orchestra, Book 2, Level 3. (3:10) This title available in MakeMusic Cloud.
SKU: AP.41219S
UPC: 038081478814. English.
The immortal band of the '70s classic rock era are back in full force in this arrangement. Featuring the rocking classic Rock and Roll, the eastern flavored Kashmir, and the haunting Stairway to Heaven, this arrangement is sure to be a hit with your concert audience! This title is available in MakeMusic Cloud.
SKU: AP.44856
UPC: 038081518640. English.
As performed in the fabulous Trans-Siberian Orchestra live concert, experience Trepak from The Nutcracker as you never have before. This arrangement by Bob Phillips includes parts appropriate for a community or professional symphony orchestra. The bowings are those that would be expected by professional players. The rock rhythm section contributes to an intense and very hip musical experience. Optional parts for electric guitar or electric violin can be used to add interest to the performance. If unfamiliar with TSO, check them out online. (4:25).
SKU: AP.49048
ISBN 9781470645588. UPC: 038081564081. English.
This title features Alfred Music's String Orchestra FLEX options. That means that every part in this set is now transposed into every other part, so you can play this title with any combination of like- or mixed-string ensemble. After purchasing this set, decide what additional parts you need to meet the unique needs of your ensemble, then download and print them for free at alfred.com/supplemental---free of charge. The most common anaconda snake is the Green Anaconda, and it is the most massive snake in the world! Anaconda by Chris Bernotas reflects that powerful snake in musical form. The rhythms drive forward with an intense melody characterizing the strength of the enormous creature. The pizzicato section is reflective of the anaconda as it stealthily makes its way through a swamp or river---be on guard! Correlated to Sound Innovations for String Orchestra, Book 1, Level 5. (2:15).
SKU: AP.35954S
UPC: 038081420226. English. Traditional.
A fabulous, tuneful practice of the G Major scale, this piece is the perfect first orchestra piece. It also provides the chance to learn or practice lo 2. All instruments get a chance to play the lovely melody. Correlates to Book 1, Level 4 of Sound Innovations for String Orchestra. This title is available in MakeMusic Cloud.
SKU: AP.40417
UPC: 038081453392. English. Traditional German student song; sung by American college students.
An old silly song, this tune should be performed with the feeling of a rowdy party! Every section has great parts that will provide plenty of learning opportunities. Correlates to Orchestra Expressions Book 2.
About Orchestra Expressions
Play great songs such as Over the Rainbow, Batman, This Land Is Your Land, and Star Wars (Main Title). Listen to and play a variety of styles of music: popular, traditional, classical, folk and patriotic. Read and write music; compose and improvise. Perform in a concert and play for your family and friends. Be a conductor of the orchestra. Learn about composers, such as Antonin Dvorak, Johann Pachelbel, Jacques Offenbach, Pytor Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Giuseppe Verdi, George M. Cohan, George Frideric Handel, Ludwig van Beethoven, Johann Sebastian Bach, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Giacomo Puccini, Georges Bizet, Neal Hefti, and John Williams. Discover how music and art are related. Learn about a variety of musical ensembles including string orchestra, full orchestra, mariachi band, steel drum band, dixieland jazz band, rock band, and more. Play music from around the world, including North America, Europe, Latin America, Asia, and Africa.
SKU: AP.44817S
UPC: 038081515564. English. Setting by Bob Phillips.
As performed by Tran-Siberian Orchestra, this playable arrangement by Bob Phillips will rock the stage at any concert! Students will love this energetic setting of classic Ludwig van Beethoven for string orchestra. An optional electric violin part provides the perfect spot to feature an electric instrument. (2:40) This title is available in MakeMusic Cloud.
SKU: AP.41245S
UPC: 038081483719. English. Traditional.
Bring a fiddle flavor to your orchestra with this simplified arrangement. Perfect for young players. Add hats, bandanas, and square dancing for a fun concert event. (1:55) Correlates to Sound Innovations Book 1, Level 4. This title is available in MakeMusic Cloud.
SKU: AP.49463S
ISBN 9781470650254. UPC: 038081571034. English.
The Last Rose of Summer is a traditional Irish tune arranged by Jim Palmer. The beautiful melody, rich harmonies, and interesting accompaniment will help your young orchestra sound mature. The long phrases are highlighted with beautiful slurs and a variety of dynamics. Pizzicato, slurs and ties create the interesting accompaniments. Well-developed phrases and unexpected chords provide opportunities for artistic expression. A perfect choice to teach a broad range of musical ideas. Correlated to Sound Innovations, Book 2, Level 2. (2:25).
SKU: AP.49464S
ISBN 9781470650230. UPC: 038081571010. English.
Written to help students develop their spiccato bow stroke, this energetic piece is a joyful celebration from the very first measure. The left hand challenges are minimal, allowing the players to focus on controlling their bow on and off the string. A contrasting call-and-response B section in minor mode briefly slows the pace down before the party resumes again. Over time, the overall tempo can be increased as the students become more and more proficient with this all important bow technique. Correlated to Sound Innovations, Book 2, Level 2. (2:30).
SKU: AP.48072
UPC: 038081557045. English.
King Dorian's Court by Jim Palmer will transport your beginning orchestra to the days of kings, knights and the Round Table! All sections will enjoy playing these original melodies which create a musical story in three mini sections. Varied dynamics and musical styles will provide excellent teaching opportunities as well. A perfect choice for concerts, contests, or festivals. Correlated with Sound Innovations for String Orchestra, Book 1, Level 4. (2:05) This title is available in MakeMusic Cloud.
SKU: AP.44827S
UPC: 038081518176. English. James Weldon Johnson.
The poem and original hymn-like music of Lift Every Voice and Sing, by James and J. Rosamond Johnson, reverberate through the decades of the civil rights movement. Originally performed for Booker T. Washington in 1900, it is sometimes called the African-American National Anthem. This setting, by Bob Phillips, teaches 6/8 and uses chromatic alterations in first position. A vocal lead sheet is included in the reproducible educational packets. The cross-curricular programming possibilities are vast. (2:40).
SKU: AP.47445S
UPC: 038081548302. English.
Here's a medley of hits from the animated film Smallfoot featuring This Is My World composed by Heitor Pereiera along with Wonderful Life, and Perfection, both with words and music by Wayne Kirkpatrick and Karey Kirkpatrick---that is sure to challenge your string orchestra. The catchy melodies and intricate rhythms are shared by all sections, and, as wonderfully arranged by Andrew H. Dabczynski, can be enhanced by optional percussion and piano. While optional, these parts will contribute tremendously to the rock texture, rhythmic drive, and overall effect of the piece. The optional percussion parts are constructed simply enough so that doubling players conceivably can be drawn from the string sections. Your audiences will find themselves tapping their own smallfeet along with the orchestra! This title is available in MakeMusic Cloud.
SKU: AP.41213S
UPC: 038081478791. English.
An uplifting, mid-tempo anthem encouraging you to push through and indeed carry on, this cool song is a fun and infectious way to introduce your students to 12/8 meter. It will be easy to teach because they know the tune. This title is available in MakeMusic Cloud.
SKU: AP.44822S
UPC: 038081515649. English.
Since its release in 1989, the movie National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation has become a modern Christmas classic. This arrangement by Patrick Roszell features the theme song, Christmas Vacation. Join the trip with Clark and the rest of the Griswold family as we celebrate the holiday season, and say along with Clark, Where's the Tylenol? (2:20).
SKU: AP.45863S
UPC: 038081524436. English.
This gentle piece will float around your performance hall. With a light, memorable melody and rich harmonies, Dancing Kites, an original composition by Chris Bernotas, will expose your students to musical subtleties and nuance, developing their abilities to perform in a lyrical style. They will love performing this piece. (2:00).
SKU: AP.49123S
UPC: 038081563824. English.
This version of Flamingo Road by Steve Hodges is part of our Alfred FLEX offerings and is designed with maximum flexibility for use by any mix of instruments---wind, strings, and percussion, including like- or mixed-ensembles with as few as 5 players. The suggested instrumentation and a customizable Teacher Map will help you plan out how to best assign parts to suit your ensemble's needs. It also comes with supplemental parts for maximum flexibility. With the purchase of this piece, permission is granted to photocopy the parts as needed for your ensemble. A percussion accompaniment track is also available as a free download. String parts have been carefully edited with extra fingerings and appropriate bowings to support students in mixed ensembles playing in less familiar keys. Flamingo Road is a Latin-inspired piece that starts in the fast lane and never lets up! Featuring an active percussion section and some catchy themes, each section of the band will take a turn in the driver's seat. Stay in your lane! (2:18)Percussion Accompaniment Track Downloads:with clickwithout click This title is available in MakeMusic Cloud.
SKU: AP.48062S
UPC: 038081556833. English.
Imagine the quiet, the anticipation, the tree, and all the lights as Christmas Eve becomes Christmas, and you will have the feel of this beautiful rock ballad, Midnight Christmas Eve. As seen in the Trans-Siberian Orchestra stage show The Christmas Attic, this lyric piece, arranged by Bob Phillips, will add depth to any holiday or winter concert. Though an easy piece for high school orchestras, the optional electric violin and guitar parts provide the perfect chance to feature an electric instrument and a more advanced player. If you haven't seen TSO, check it out online and then share this one with your students. Perhaps include a field trip to see the band live with lights and effects. Listen to the original recordings of TSO to decide which distortion effects to use with the electric violin or electric guitar. This is a great listening exercise for the kids. (4:05) This title available in MakeMusic Cloud.
SKU: AP.41242
UPC: 038081480435. English.
All sections are featured, including the cellos and basses, in this bouncy tango. With romantic tension building in the middle section, you can make this one romantic and dramatic, or comedic by envisioning dancing bulldogs! (3:40) Correlates to Sound Innovations Book 2, Level 2. This title is available in MakeMusic Cloud.
SKU: AP.49064
ISBN 9781470647841. UPC: 038081567068. English.
This multi-level piece includes a full set of parts for grade 2 as well as a full set for grade 4 ensembles. Mix and match the parts as you need---perfect for mixed-ability ensembles! The traditional bolero is a moderately slow dance in triple meter which originated in late 18th century Spain. Since then it has spread to other countries and become transformed in the process. The Cuban bolero became a bit faster in tempo and duple in meter. In the U.S. it became a staple of competitive ballroom dancing, even faster and in 4/4 time. Maurice Ravel's Boléro for orchestra harkens back to the slower Spanish dance in three. Wood's Bolero by Mark Wood, on the other hand, focuses on the American version but maintains elements of the dance's origins and first iterations. For string orchestra with optional rock rhythm section parts. (4:30)Download Play-Along Track
SKU: AP.49049
ISBN 9781470645601. UPC: 038081564104. English.
A sparkling gem for a first concert or a mixed-instrument group lesson, this piece will be fun to play and features an exciting ending. Combining two commonly taught folk songs, Lightly Row and Song of the Wind, this delightful medley, Two German Folk Songs by Bob Phillips, uses only the D string and the A string within the D major scale. Parts lie well on every instrument. The second violin and viola parts are doubled. Bass and cello are often in unison. Throughout the piece, all sections are often in rhythmic unison. This piece provides the perfect setting to reinforce detaché, staccato, and pizzicato. This one will go together well! (2:10) This title is available in MakeMusic Cloud.
SKU: AP.49215S
ISBN 9781470648596. UPC: 038081569390. English.
This version of At the Feast of Stephen by Scott Watson is part of our Alfred FLEX offerings and is designed with maximum flexibility for use by any mix of instruments---wind, strings, and percussion, including like- or mixed-ensembles with as few as 4 players. The suggested instrumentation and a customizable Teacher Map will help you plan out how to best assign parts to suit your ensemble's needs. The 4-part instrumentation will support balanced instrumentation of the lower voices. It also comes with supplemental parts for maximum flexibility. With the purchase of this piece, permission is granted to photocopy the parts as needed for your ensemble. A percussion accompaniment track is also available as a free download. String parts have been carefully edited with extra fingerings and appropriate bowings to support students in mixed ensembles playing in less familiar keys. This novel setting of the traditional carol Good King Wenceslas will musically transport you and your students to the royal Christmas banquet hall of a medieval king! The old carol tells the story of a legendary 10th-century monarch, Duke Wenceslas of Bohemia, who went out in the severe cold to give charity to the poor on December 26, also known as St. Stephen's Day. The well-known 13th-century tune, as well as additional original material in period style, vividly conjures a lively celebration of Christmas in the high Middle Ages. Come now ye lords and ladies to the Feast of Stephen and upon your instruments faire make most merry this Yuletide! Percussion Accompaniment Track Downloads: with click without click. (2:30).
SKU: AP.43816S
UPC: 038081506777. English. Traditional.
A cèilidh, a party featuring dancing and fiddling, is a whirling, twirling, blow-out event. Feel the full flavor of the Celtic lands in this very playable medley featuring three traditional tunes: The Lights of Lochindal, The Reel of Tullochgorum, and The Barren Rocks of Aden. (2:30).
SKU: AP.47458S
UPC: 038081545004. English.
This piece will get you ready to saddle up for the Christmas rush. Two familiar tunes, Silent Night and Joy to the World, are set with a fun, western flair. Silent Night features the use of portamento as a special effect, bringing the cowboy swagger to your string orchestra. The excitement picks up with a faster tempo and upbeat rhythms for the hoedown treatment of Joy to the World. Once your students play this one they will want to sit by the fireplace and swap their favorite Christmas stories! (Correlates with Sound Innovations for String Orchestra, Book 2, level 2).
SKU: AP.49926S
ISBN 9781470657918. UPC: 038081575773. English.
Your cello and string bass sections take center stage in this rockin' piece by Chris M. Bernotas. Heavy Lifting is a driving, hard-rock selection that gives everyone in the orchestra the opportunity to shine while highlighting the low strings. With FLEX parts available as a free download, this cello and string bass feature can highlight any instrument or group of instruments in the string orchestra. Perfect for your second-year players! Correlated to Sound Innovations for String Orchestra, Book 2, Level 2. (3:00).
SKU: AP.44803S
UPC: 038081515465. English.
A new take on a time-tested standard, this easy arrangement by Bob Cerulli features the cellos and the first violins. Enjoy! (2:35).
SKU: AP.44816S
UPC: 038081515540. English.
This piece, arranged by Dorothy Straub, celebrates the excitement of a very short horse race. Using songs that are sung before each of the three races---songs of Kentucky, Maryland, and New York---the orchestra takes on the role of the winning horse, with the accelerando being the final race to the finish line. Though timely now that the amazing horse, American Pharaoh, won the Triple Crown in June of 2015, this piece was written prior to that event to celebrate all the horses that compete. (6:30).
SKU: AP.49072
ISBN 9781470647780. UPC: 038081567006. English.
This multi-level piece includes a full set of parts for grade 1 as well as a full set for grade 2 ensembles. Mix and match the parts as you need---perfect for mixed-ability ensembles! Representing one of Mark Wood's favorite places to visit, Arizona Sun was inspired by the sheer beauty and power of the American southwest, specifically that of the Grand Canyon State. The work is in the key of A major, and based on a traditional blues progression that can be found in early rock and roll. Arizona Sun features two sections that allow the players to improvise. For string orchestra with optional rock rhythm section parts. (3:00)Download Play-Along Track
SKU: AP.33658S
UPC: 038081394305. English. Traditional.
A lovely arrangement of the familiar Christmas carol that will delight all. Play it as close to a Brandenburg tempo and style as possible! Correlated to Orchestra Expressions, Book 2.
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