Loreta Fin

This piece is perfect for a 'Grand Entrance' in a school parade, or the opening of a concert. Dynamics should be carefully observed and the melody line well projected as it changes voice. The piano pa...

Written as the grand finale for a combined school string festival, this piece is dedicated to the Junior String players of Somerville House Girls' School, Queenwood School for Girls, Sydney and Brisba...

This piece features pretty melodies, using slurs and dotted rhythms, while teaching bow division between half notes and quarter notes. The music is not difficult, but students should be encouraged to...

For the past 15 years, Junior and Training Strings at Somerville House School rehearse on a Wednesday morning. Hence, the name. This piece features string crossing and block rhythms with nice harmonie...

This bright, fun piece features low 2nd fingers and D sharps on the D string for 2nd violins and violas. It also uses pizzicato. The middle section has a contrasted legato melody, using minor tonality...

Catchy from the opening bars, the piano part adds interest in this piece and will cover the bass if not available. It is rhythmically interesting, using syncopation and accents. The bowing and rhythms...

Every teacher knows the dangers of pizzicato and the need to train the internal metronome to resist the temptation to rush. This very simple piece is pizzicato throughout. It begins in unison, so anyo...

Although this dance is energetic, it mustn't begin too quickly, to allow for the accelerando in the final section. However, when the ensemble is confident with the rhythms, a more adventurous tempo co...

Eighth notes and quarter notes are used in different rhythmic combinations. Re-takes and hand coordination are developed. The tempo can be taken very steadily until the rhythms are able to be recogniz...

Contemporary bowing techniques are explored in this spooky piece. Sul ponticello, Bartók pizzicato, sul tasto, tremolo and Psycho-style glissandi combine to make this work one which is sure to be a st...

Les techniques d'archet contemporaines sont explorées dans cette pièce effrayante. Sul ponticello, Bartók pizzicato, sul tasto, tremolo et glissandi de style psychédélique se combinent pour faire de c...

The name says it all - a delectable favorite that's just as accessible as it is yummy! Skips, steps, and jumps are carefully used to ensure this will be a quick put-together for your concert.

This adventurous piece opens with an edgy 'at the nut' bow stroke and features syncopated rhythms with a smoother melodic line in the cello and violin parts.

Cette pièce aventureuse s'ouvre sur un coup d'archet nerveux "à la noix" et présente des rythmes syncopés avec une ligne mélodique plus douce dans les parties de violoncelle et de violon. (2:23)

A very straightforward piece in triple time, which features easy, legato bowing and attractive melodic lines. A lullaby dedicated to the composer's beautiful granddaughter, born on Mother's Day 2009.

Une pièce très simple en mesure triple, qui se caractérise par un jeu d'archet facile et legato et des lignes mélodiques attrayantes. Une berceuse dédiée à la belle petite-fille du compositeur, née le...

This piece features upbeats, pizzicato, tremolo, and sul ponticello bowing to depict the falling snowflakes and the shivering cold of a Swedish winter.

Cette pièce fait appel à des rythmes ascendants, au pizzicato, au trémolo et à l'archet sul ponticello pour illustrer la chute des flocons de neige et le froid frissonnant d'un hiver suédois.

The opening of this piece requires short, energetic bows. These passages are contrasted with more lyrical melodies and the bass line is essential for maintaining the momentum and vitality. It has a sl...

Le début de cette pièce nécessite des archets courts et énergiques. Ces passages sont contrastés par des mélodies plus lyriques et la ligne de basse est essentielle pour maintenir l'élan et la vitalit...

Written in G Major, this piece features syncopated rhythms and retakes. Violins and violas are required to use low 2nd fingers. 1st violins use high 3rds, while violas need to play low firsts for D#s....

Écrite en sol majeur, cette pièce comporte des rythmes syncopés et des reprises. Les violons et les altos doivent utiliser les deuxièmes doigts bas. Les premiers violons utilisent les tierces hautes,...

This is a very easy and straightforward piece in D Major, using repeated eighth and quarter notes. All sections of the orchestra are sure to be kept busy. Whole bows should be used for quarter note pa...