Taken from the original version for Jazz ensemble by David Samuel, Caryn Wiegand Neidhold has realized it for the young string orchestra. It is a bluesy, swinging chart with lots of tutti rhythms making this an excellent choice for a young ensemble just…
Style:
String Orchestra
Composer:
David Samuel, Caryn Wiegand Neidhold
Publisher:
Excelcia Music Publishing
Brave Fires, featuring Drum Set, is a cool and fun new work about a serious subject. Composer Caryn Wiegand Neidhold writes “Brave Fires honors the families impacted by devastating forest fires in Northern Nevada and Northern California and recognizes…
Style:
String Orchestra
Composer:
Caryn Wiegand Neidhold
Publisher:
Excelcia Music Publishing
Full of bombastic sounds and metal percussion, this new piece is reminiscent of the severe Draconian era! Composer Ed Kiefer has crafted a fun and accessible grade half for young musicians.
This free download includes two click track recordings, one with a…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Ed Kiefer
Publisher:
Excelcia Music Publishing
8 expressive chorales that can be used for warm-up or to work on musicianship. These chorales written by veteran music educator and composer Ed Kiefer will make as few as five players up to a full ensembles sound wonderful.
Downloadable Content: Here
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Style:
Concert Band, Flex Band
Composer:
Ed Kiefer
Publisher:
Excelcia Music Publishing
Jam among the stars with Galaxy Jam, an inventive rock take on Twinkle Twinkle Little Star in E minor. The jam section encourages your students to be creative with instrument percussion improv and solos with suggested notes.
Grade Level: 1.5 Copyright: 2022…
Style:
String Orchestra
Composer:
Caryn Wiegand Neidhold
Publisher:
Excelcia Music Publishing
This hauntingly beautiful work will stretch the musicianship of your ensemble. Ed’s harmonic palette is strikingly refreshing and fits perfectly with this old mountain melody.
Grade Level: 2.5 Copyright: 2020 Publisher: Excelcia Music Publishing Series:…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Ed Kiefer
Publisher:
Excelcia Music Publishing
Even the youngest students get to play Vivaldi’s beloved Four Seasons in this inventive arrangement. All string sections use tremolo and col legno in addition to fermatas, cesuras, and aleatoric elements that require students to watch the conductor closely.…
Style:
String Orchestra
Composer:
Caryn Wiegand Neidhold
Publisher:
Excelcia Music Publishing
Ahoy Ye Mateys, your beginning string players will love this pirate inspired piece written in dramatic e minor. The lilting ¾ time will have your musicians and audiences dreaming of adventure on the high seas. You will be glad you selected this fun and…
Style:
String Orchestra
Composer:
Caryn Wiegand Neidhold
Publisher:
Excelcia Music Publishing