An exceptionally fine contribution to the literature for very young instrumentalists. Recorded by Michigan State University Orchestra on the CD, Teaching Music Through Performance in Orchestra Volume 1,

Students are challenged with numerous string crossings, large intervals and pizzicato passages that musically describe dancing grasshoppers.

Here's a very creative and exciting work with an exotic Far-Eastern sound. First the upper strings create anticipation with an ostinato pattern that continues as the lower strings present the main melody.

Everyone knows and loves the music of "Carmen," and this Habanera just may be the most memorable selection of all! That descending chromatic line becomes play, not work, when it's part of something

The famous native American chief inspires this exciting piece! An ostinato pattern in the low strings sets the tone, and your players will need F naturals and C naturals to pull off the D dorian

A great change of pace at any performance! Based on the pentatonic scale, the melody moves from D major to B minor offering colors and textures rarely found in pieces for young orchestras. Written in ABA