An original and very simple arrangement of the Christmas song “Jingle Bells” for 3 violins. Ideal for beginners, with the 3rd part only using open-strings.
A simple, original arrangement of Bartók’s “Country Dance” in 4 parts. This would be suitable for a small brass, woodwind, or string group. Ideal for beginners.
Parts provided in concert pitch, Bb, Eb and F. Treble, bass and alto clef.
An original arrangement of Leontovych’s “Carol of the Bells” for 4 parts. This would be suitable for a small strings, woodwind, or brass group.
Parts included in concert pitch, Bb and Eb. Treble, alto and bass clef.
An original arrangement of the French traditional carol “Angels we have heard on high” for 3 parts. This would be suitable for a small strings, woodwind or brass group.
Parts included in concert pitch, Bb, and Eb.
An original arrangement of Leontovych’s “Carol of the Bells” in 3 parts. This would be suitable for a small string group, woodwind group, or tuned percussion.
Parts provided in concert pitch, Bb, Eb, and F. Treble, alto and bass clef.
A simple arrangement of the folk tune “On the banks of the Ohio” for 4 instruments. This would be suitable for a small strings, woodwind, or brass groups. Ideal for beginners.
Part provided in concert pitch, Bb, Eb, and F. Treble, bass and alto clef.
An original Christmas song. A setting of Emily Dickinson’s poem for 2-part voice and an easy string accompaniment (violin, viola, cello). Ideal for beginners, using mostly open strings.
Piano part also provide to assist with rehearsals.
A simple yet lively original arrangement of Shostakovich’s “March” from “6 children’s pieces”. This arrangement is for 4 instruments with an additional easy drum part. This would be suitable for a small brass, woodwind or string group. Ideal for beginners.
Parts provided in concert pitch, Bb, Eb, and F. Treble, bass, and alto clef.
A fun, original, rock-style composition written in 4 parts with an additional simple percussion line. This would be suitable for a small strings, woodwind or brass group. Ideal for beginners.
Parts included in concert pitch, Bb and Eb. Treble, alto, and bass clef.
An simple, original arrangement of the traditional Russian “Song of the Volga Boatman” for 4 parts. This would be suitable for a small strings, woodwind or brass group.
Part provided in concert pitch, Bb, Eb, and F. Treble, bass and alto clef.
A collection of three original pieces for beginner concert band. All three pieces use a range of only 5 notes for all instruments, making this ideal for beginners and young musicians. Includes parts for woodwind, brass, tuned percussion, and drums.
PowerPoint slides for 2 lessons on Minimalism.
Listening activities (with YouTube links), performance and compositional activities included.
This could be stretched across 4 lessons if needed.
PowerPoint Slides: a complete lesson on compositional techniques used in programmatic music. Listening examples (with YouTube links) are included. The lesson leads into a composing activity.
PowerPoint slides: 2 lessons on dissonance used in the Romantic Period. Listening activities (YouTube links), clear examples and composing activities included.