SKU: AP.49917S

ISBN 9781470653170. UPC: 038081575117. English.

This timeless theme from the Halloween franchise is one of the creepiest tunes ever written. This accessible arrangement by Michael Story maintains all of the eerie feeling of the original while staying in 4/4. Violin 1 includes optional 3rd position. Includes optional piano and percussion. (2:00).

SKU: AP.47456S

ISBN 9781470658076. UPC: 038081547909. English.

Perfect for young orchestras, this Halloween bass-tacular features the entire bass section playing walking bass lines. The piece is in 1st position for violins, violas, and cellos, and everyone gets to play exciting tremolos. (Correlates with Sound Innovations for String Orchestra, Book 1, level 5). This title is available in MakeMusic Cloud.

SKU: AP.38458S

UPC: 038081439679. English.

This popular sports chant will be a ton of fun to play! Perfect for a Pops concert, Halloween concert, or any light-hearted event.

SKU: AP.44841S

UPC: 038081518411. English.

Perfect for your fall concert, here is a piece that has spooky lyrics to teach the rhythms in the easy melodic line. Upper string parts are doubled, and the cello part doubles the bass line. Everyone gets to do glissando in this original by Susan Day. The piano part is integral to the piece. Feature some of your orchestra members singing the lyrics together with the orchestra, or invite members of the choir to join with the orchestra! Great fun for all, especially at Halloween, this one will stick in their heads. Find out who is this ghost in the living room! (2:35).

SKU: AP.49038

ISBN 9781470645526. UPC: 038081561196. English.

The 31st Day of Oktober, by Rob Grice, is intended to be a spooky musical journey through the early tale of Halloween. The ancient Celts believed that on this day spirits of the dead would cross over into the other world. Your beginning string players will ask to play this every day! It's hard to believe that six notes can be so effective and so scary! (2:05).

SKU: AP.47470S

ISBN 9781470656645. UPC: 038081541990. English.

This ode to the Wild West begins with a mysterious introduction using the folk song All the Pretty Little Horses in an eerie setting that will send shivers up the spines of performers and audience members alike. Brief solos for violin, viola, and cello are heard. The pace then picks up as we hear the driving and energetic theme of the Ghost Stallion riding through the moonlit countryside. The repeated galloping rhythm (eighth/two sixteenths) appears in stretches and is designed to improve your students' abilities to perform this all-important bowing pattern. This picturesque and educationally sound selection by Richard Meyer is sure to capture the imagination and improve the technique of everyone in both intermediate and more advanced orchestras. This title is available in MakeMusic Cloud.

SKU: AP.40426

UPC: 038081451190. English.

Here is a musical depiction of the classic Edgar Allan Poe short story. The cellos, basses, and optional percussion provide the image of the beating of his hideous heart! Provide vivid connections for your young orchestra to the familiar, frequently read story. This title is available in MakeMusic Cloud.

SKU: AP.45855

UPC: 038081526478. English.

Imagine tiptoeing through the forest on a moonlit night, wolves circling, while hints of the Dies Irae theme pound in the air! In this spooky tango by Katie O'Hara La Brie, students will explore an array of bow styles and fun features such as glissando, tremolo, syncopation, and clapping. Written primarily using the G harmonic minor scale, musicians will learn to be very flexible around the fingerboard. If you are looking for a piece to liven up your masquerade or Halloween concert, feel free to add a hoooowl at the end for an extra thrill! (3:00).

SKU: AP.40415S

UPC: 038081453385. English. Traditional Sea Shanty.

Engage the imagination to build expressive playing as the orchestra plays out this old story of a lost ship. Combining original material as well as the sea shanty Spanish Ladies, this piece will be perfect on any concert program.

SKU: AP.48051S

UPC: 038081558608. English.

Poe: Tales of the Macabre is a mysterious and creative original work by Gary Fagan inspired by several poems and short stories by Edgar Allan Poe. Interesting and angular harmonies and a driving rhythmic structure make this piece an excellent teaching resource as well as one your students will enjoy performing. This title is available in MakeMusic Cloud.

SKU: AP.35974S

UPC: 038081411828. English.

A perfect addition for your spooky fall concert! The castanets represent bones rattling and add a scary touch! You can let the string player with the broken arm play the castanet part! Each section of the orchestra gets to play melody lines with easy rhythms. Techniques featured are pizzicato, accents, tremolo, and some 1st finger slides. The use of energetic quarter notes throughout will bring this piece to life. A surprise Boo at the end will get the attention of the audience. Great fun for all! (3:45).

SKU: AP.47471S

UPC: 038081544816. English.

Written in the eerie key of F-sharp natural minor that attracts young students, this sound defines our scary monster called Stretch. Each section gets important melodic and countermelodic material. With two separate sections (slow and fast), a legato middle section, a jaunty pizzicato section, and a forceful coda, every section will be challenging. The work features simple rhythm patterns to make it more accessible and allow the student to focus on the three sharps.