Douglas Spata

This mambo, completely in pizzicato is a great teaching tool for developing string orchestras! Doug Spata has made pizz. fun!

Designed to help students practice playing accidentals and chromatic notes, Mambo Incognito employs attractive Latin rhythms and sly melodies that both students and audiences will enjoy. Each section...

This piece was written at the request of a friend of the composer who wanted an easy piece she could use to introduce low 1st-finger B-flats. Her students really responded to the aggressive style, app...

« A Matter of Time » de Doug Spata est une pièce dynamique en mi mineur qui mettra vos élèves de niveau intermédiaire au défi avec ses mesures mixtes. Les accompagnements simples, qui mettent l'accent...

« A Matter of Time » de Doug Spata est une pièce dynamique en mi mineur qui mettra vos élèves de niveau intermédiaire au défi avec ses mesures mixtes. Les accompagnements simples, qui mettent l'accent...

Les débutants apprécieront le style fringant de Set a Course de Doug Spata tout en explorant de nouvelles techniques de jeu ! Les notes et les rythmes familiers rendent la musique accessible, et une p...

Conçue pour donner aux étudiants l’expérience de la lecture des notes de cordes de sol et do, cette pièce électrisante de style rock utilise des rythmes simples, des accents, du staccato et une dynami...

Get your superstar bass section out of the back row and into the spotlight with Vanguard, an exciting section feature. They'll get to showcase their skills with hooked bowings, dotted rhythms and exci...

Les élèves se lancent dans une « mission mystique » pour explorer les registres graves de leurs instruments ! Chaque section a l’occasion d’interpréter des mélodies héroïques et pleines d’assurance, a...

Avec ses motifs haletants de doubles croches et ses rythmes syncopés, -Where the Sky Begins- est une ouverture de concert captivante et optimiste destinée aux musiciens de niveau intermédiaire. Des mé...

The yearning, Irish-inspired melodies in A Ballad of Inis M r evoke a sense of quiet reflection. The poignant theme beings in the cello section, rising through the sections amid flowing accompaniments...

The yearning, Irish-inspired melodies in A Ballad of Inis M r evoke a sense of quiet reflection. The poignant theme beings in the cello section, rising through the sections amid flowing accompaniments...

Boundless features a soaring theme, uplifting harmonies, and simple rhythms. Limited part independence will help developing students gain confidence playing in 3/4 time. With a spirited, yet playable...

Boundless features a soaring theme, uplifting harmonies, and simple rhythms. Limited part independence will help developing students gain confidence playing in 3/4 time. With a spirited, yet playable...

Les élèves vont adorer le style contemporain de Dark Journey en explorant une variété d'articulations, de rythmes pointés et de croches à contretemps. Chaque section a l'occasion de jouer la mélodie,...

Beginning students will respond to the confident, heroic style of 'Spring at Last' as they work on important technical skills like string crossings, approachable cut time rhythms, repeats, endings,...

Brio, by Doug Spata, is a sprightly, all-pizzicato tune for beginners that uses only the notes of the D major scale. Teachers will appreciate how this simple song will help students practice note read...

This piece was written at the request of a friend of the composer who wanted an easy piece she could use to introduce low 1st-finger B-flats. Her students really responded to the aggressive style, app...

A modern, joyful piece by Doug Spata that uses only the notes of the D major scale on the D and A strings with quarter and eighth notes, this piece is a great way for beginners to proudly demonstrate...

Written to help students understand the concept of positions, this entire piece can be played by the violins, violas, and cellos in 3rd position with no shifting! Playing in positions is often a chall...

The Pizzicato Performance Collection by Doug Spata is a new supplementary resource for the beginning string orchestra. Beginning with only the open strings and progressively increasing in difficulty,...

Conçu par le talentueux compositeur Doug Spata, Wind Rhythms est un choix idéal pour un premier concert. Il est très facile à jouer et possède une touche "pop" unique que vos élèves apprécieront et qu...

Conçu par le talentueux compositeur Doug Spata, Wind Rhythms est un choix idéal pour un premier concert. Il est très facile à jouer et possède une touche "pop" unique que vos élèves apprécieront et qu...

Spanish for 'Exotic Butterflies,' Las Mariposas Exoticas is an exciting concert tango designed to imitate an Argentinean guitar. Full of interesting yet playable rhythms and beautifully lilting melodi...

Spanish for 'Exotic Butterflies,' Las Mariposas Exoticas is an exciting concert tango designed to imitate an Argentinean guitar. Full of interesting yet playable rhythms and beautifully lilting melodi...