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Warm-Up Stretches to Practice With Your School Orchestra

Recent research into the physical health issues of musicians has shown the importance of proper stretching.

New Music Friday: Jingle Bells Gone Wrong

For our Christmas in July week, we have a new holiday string orchestra title from Mark Barnard.

New Music Friday: Dreamscape

“Dreamscape” is a song for orchestra that paints an imaginary story played expressively.

Spotlight: Meaghan Clayton

Meaghan Clayton graduated from Meredith College in Raleigh, North Carolina with a degree in Music Education. While at Meredith, Ms. Clayton studied cello with Ms. Virginia Hudson, violin with Ms. Dana Freidli, and music theory with Dr. Anthony Vaglio. She served as principal cellist of the Meredith College String Orchestra for 4 years in addition […]

New Music Friday: Marche de Triomphe

This week, for a slightly belated Bastille Day celebration, we have a new grade 2 title arranged by Robert Longfield.

Celebrate Bastille Day With These Titles From French Composers

France has a rich musical tradition and Tempo Press has several arrangements of works by French composers to perform with your school orchestra.  Full Orchestra Barcarolle from Tales of Hoffmann This famous excerpt requires style and balance in order to make this piece come to life! Danse Bacchanale from Samson et Dalila Samson et Dalila […]

New Music Friday: The Low-Two Tango

This week we are highlighting a new grade 1 piece from Mark Barnard, The Low-Two Tango.

New Music Friday: America the Beautiful

We resume our New Music Fridays this Independence Day weekend with a new arrangement of “America the Beautiful” from Jason W. Krug.

Spotlight: Eric B. Davis

Eric B. Davis is a freelance musician, composer, and teacher in New York whose Broadway show credits include Next to Normal, Anything Goes (2011), Ghost, Matilda, Kristin Chenoweth: My Love Letter to Broadway, Groundhog Day, The Prom and Jagged Little Pill. He has also done workshops of a long list of Broadway shows in development […]

7 School String Orchestra Titles from Czech Composers

Czechia has been home to many famous composers, like the Stamitzes, Smetana, Janáček, Dvořák and Suk. Tempo Press has a wide selection of both easy and intermediate arrangements of Czech works for your string orchestra. Canon This work is melodically compelling and detailed in timbre, dynamics and articulation, with rich lyricism between the first violin […]