End your first year with three American folk songs about water, each of which is passed around the orchestra. Learning opportunities abound, both with the bow and pizzicato. There are some easy double stops for double bass. Upper strings use high and low
There are great teaching points in this work written for players at the end of their first year. Among these points are arco and pizzicato, low 2s for upper strings, accents, staccato, and two note slurs. Every section is featured and the set includes an
Beginners will be able to play a melody at your holiday concert by using this wonderful medley of How Great Our Joy, Joy to the World, and Jingle Bells. The key is D major and no rhythms other than quarter and half notes. Violin 1 stands alone, Violin 2 and Viola mostly double, as do Violoncello and Double Bass. Simple, yet effective, the arrangement has a piano accompaniment to help solidify the rhythm.