
Abstraction is a quick-spirited, dramatic new work for beginning string orchestra. Using only the first six notes of the D Major scale, Tyler Arcari brings us an intense work suitable for a concert opener, or closer. Natural bowing and some basic Pizz.…
Style: String Orchestra
Composer: Tyler Arcari
Publisher: Wingert-Jones Publications

Anthem of Triumph is for all of the students who have made it to their first spring concert! Utilizing only the first 6 notes of the D-major scale, composer Tyler Arcari has crafted an exciting anthem for young musicians. Perfect for beginners or as a…
Style: String Orchestra
Composer: Tyler Arcari
Publisher: Excelcia Music Publishing

A Senary Quest
A bold and dynamic piece for the beginning string orchestra’s first concert from composer Laura Estes. Drawing from her many years of teaching beginners, Laura has crafted a piece that students will love and their parents will not believe how…
Style: String Orchestra
Composer: Laura Estes
Publisher: Excelcia Music Publishing

Bruce Tippette’s music is able to, with a vast number of notes or very few, weave a story of drama and intrigue. Bits of Stardust transports us to the sky, as twinkling cosmic particles light up our world, filling us with hope and wonder. A perfect start to a…
Style: String Orchestra
Composer: Bruce W. Tippette
Publisher: Wingert-Jones Publications

Written to describe the feeling of waking up after an annoying dream, Breaking Free is an intense concert opener. With semi-lyrical writing in the middle of the work, students will have an opportunity to show off their musicianship as well as their strong,…
Style: String Orchestra
Composer: Tyler Arcari
Publisher: Excelcia Music Publishing

Perfect for the first holiday concert, this new work, in the style of a “Cha cha”, has ample teaching opportunities. Using only the first 6 notes of the D-major scale, Cha Cha Christmas is perfect for your first concert.
Grade Level: 0.5 Copyright: 2020…
Style: String Orchestra
Composer: Larry Clark
Publisher: Excelcia Music Publishing

Set your beginners up for success this Christmas with this interactive work! Full of theatrics and audience participation, it’s a winning combination of function and flair! Using only the first six notes in the D scale (and a few random ringtones on your…
Style: String Orchestra
Composer: Tyler Arcari
Publisher: Excelcia Music Publishing

Using only the first six notes of the D scale, composer/arranger Tyler Arcari found a way to combine, in quodlibet, four classic carols into a delightful setting for the youngest of orchestra musicians. Your first-year students will shine as they delight…
Style: String Orchestra
Composer: Tyler Arcari
Publisher: Excelcia Music Publishing

This clever version of the classic Christmas carol, Up on the Housetop, is a brilliant addition to the beginning string orchestra repertoire with opportunities to work on strengthening pizzicato. Your students will love this one, and parents will too!
Grade…
Style: String Orchestra
Composer: Amy Riebs Mills
Publisher: Excelcia Music Publishing

Christina Huss’s experience with middle school students over the years has certainly cemented her as a hero to all of us, and her love and passion for this age group is on full display in this joyous and triumphant new work for the earliest String Orchestras…
Style: String Orchestra
Composer: Christina Huss
Publisher: Excelcia Music Publishing