NEW! Duets

NEW! Monument Valley March, Monument Valley is a flat, sandy landscape interrupted by colorful red buttes and spires that rise hundreds of feet into the air. The valley lies in southern Utah and northern Arizona and is completely within the Navaho reservation. The stunning landscape was recognized by Hollywood as a spectacular backdrop for western films. Monument Valley March, an exciting piece written for string orchestra, may make you think of movie scenes with the fast action of cowboys on their horses galloping across the open areas of the dramatic landscape of Monument Valley

NEW! Rondino on a melody of Beethoven, by Kreisler, arr. Gazda
Beethoven used the rondo form quite often and Fritz Kreisler, the famous violinist and composer, found a Beethoven melody and turned it into this “little rondo” or Rondino written originally for violin and piano. The arrangement for string orchestra is delightfully happy and easy to perform.

NEW! Sonoran Sunset, The Sonoran Desert is also noted for its spectacular sunsets which boast colors of gold, orange, rosy red and purple. Night after night, people who live in the desert enjoy the colorful light shows that dance across the sky from sunset to dusk. “Sonoran Sunset” is a musical rendition of some of the feelings I experience while watching the setting sun, the glorious colors that light up the sky and the eventual fading of daylight into a starlit night.

NEW! Studies in Lyricism

By practicing etudes that emphasize lyricism, string students will learn techniques that greatly enhance the development of total musicianship.

These studies have been carefully chosen from the vocalises of Concone, Marchesi and Panofka and are organized in a progressive order for advancing students. A variety of keys have been selected starting with the easiest ones for string instruments to the more difficult. Also, the rhythmic values in the studies progress in order from the simplest to the more complex.