Sound Differentiation for Beginning String Orchestra: Cello & Bass Book
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Sound Differentiation for Beginning String Orchestra: Cello & Bass Book
15 Arrangements of Traditional Tunes on the D & A Strings, Perfect for Differentiated Instruction
By Sarah Lenhart, Becky Bush, and Bob Phillips
Item: 00-48706
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Sound Differentiation is a motivational, time-saving supplemental resource that provides differentiated parts for 15 well-known tunes---perfect for a variety of teaching situations, including odd or incomplete instrumentation, or when working with a mix of ability levels. The arrangements in this collection are ready for use in an adaptable format with identical parts for all instruments. The featured parts are tune, bass line, harmony, and variation, and each one can be assigned to your choice of soloists, instrument sections, or difficulty-leveled groupings of students of both like-instrumentation or mixed-instrumentation. The difficulty of each piece progresses throughout the book.
Here are just some of the ways to differentiate with Sound Differentiation:
* Group students into 3 categories based on skill level and assign level-appropriate parts.
* Customize each arrangement by choosing the order in which students play each line of the song.
* Teachers may assign a new line order using the blank Teacher Order column. This title is available in MakeMusic Cloud.
Here are just some of the ways to differentiate with Sound Differentiation:
* Group students into 3 categories based on skill level and assign level-appropriate parts.
* Customize each arrangement by choosing the order in which students play each line of the song.
* Teachers may assign a new line order using the blank Teacher Order column. This title is available in MakeMusic Cloud.
Don't just read it, hear it, play along with it, and watch your students grow with it. In MakeMusic Cloud, Sound Differentiation for Beginning String Orchestra: Cello & Bass Book comes alive with professional accompaniment, adjustable tempo, and built-in practice tools that turn solo practice into real progress.
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Sarah Lenhart serves as Middle School Orchestra Director at Hudsonville Public Schools in Michigan. She brings extensive teaching experience from multiple states, having worked as a beginning strings teacher in Greenwich, Connecticut and Naperville, Illinois, as well as a high school orchestra director in Livonia, Michigan. Her tenure in New York teaching seventh through twelfth grade strings was marked by consistent first division ratings for her ensembles.
Lenhart holds a Bachelor of Music Education from the University of Michigan and a Masters of Education from Western Connecticut University. She co-authored Sound Differentiation for Beginning String Orchestra, published by Alfred Music. Her professional contributions include presentations at the National ASTA Conference and the Michigan Music Conference, as well as guest conducting engagements throughout Michigan.
Beyond her classroom work, Lenhart has served as conductor of the Ann Arbor School of the Performing Arts Youth Orchestra and directed music at various camps, including alternative styles instruction and the MASTA Strings Camp. Her diverse teaching background has equipped her with practical knowledge for implementing string pedagogy across different educational settings and age levels.
Lenhart holds a Bachelor of Music Education from the University of Michigan and a Masters of Education from Western Connecticut University. She co-authored Sound Differentiation for Beginning String Orchestra, published by Alfred Music. Her professional contributions include presentations at the National ASTA Conference and the Michigan Music Conference, as well as guest conducting engagements throughout Michigan.
Beyond her classroom work, Lenhart has served as conductor of the Ann Arbor School of the Performing Arts Youth Orchestra and directed music at various camps, including alternative styles instruction and the MASTA Strings Camp. Her diverse teaching background has equipped her with practical knowledge for implementing string pedagogy across different educational settings and age levels.
Becky Bush founded and directs the orchestra program at Hudsonville Public Schools in Michigan. She has held positions as an Adjunct Professor of Music Education at both Grand Valley State University and Calvin College, where she taught instrumental and string methods while supervising student teachers. Her editorial work includes serving as String Acquisition Editor and Suzuki Strategist at Alfred Music Publishing.
Bush's published works include the instructional resource Sound Differentiation for Beginning String Orchestra, co-authored with colleagues, and the original composition Arctic Crossing. Both titles are published by Alfred Music. She has directed multiple ensembles throughout her career, including the St. Cecilia Music Center Sinfonia and Concert Youth Orchestra, as well as serving as Orchestra Director at Jenison Public Schools, a GRAMMY Signature School and NAMM 100 Best Community for Music Education.
Beyond her regular teaching duties, Bush has been Music Director at the Michigan ASTA String Camps, Blue Lake Fine Arts Camps, and Phillips Family Fiddle Camps. She presents regularly at major conferences including The Midwest Clinic, the National ASTA Conference, and various state music educator associations. Bush performs with the Signature String Quartet and maintains an active schedule as a guest conductor throughout Michigan. She holds a Bachelor's of Music Education from the University of Michigan and a Master's of Education from Grand Valley State University.
Bush's published works include the instructional resource Sound Differentiation for Beginning String Orchestra, co-authored with colleagues, and the original composition Arctic Crossing. Both titles are published by Alfred Music. She has directed multiple ensembles throughout her career, including the St. Cecilia Music Center Sinfonia and Concert Youth Orchestra, as well as serving as Orchestra Director at Jenison Public Schools, a GRAMMY Signature School and NAMM 100 Best Community for Music Education.
Beyond her regular teaching duties, Bush has been Music Director at the Michigan ASTA String Camps, Blue Lake Fine Arts Camps, and Phillips Family Fiddle Camps. She presents regularly at major conferences including The Midwest Clinic, the National ASTA Conference, and various state music educator associations. Bush performs with the Signature String Quartet and maintains an active schedule as a guest conductor throughout Michigan. She holds a Bachelor's of Music Education from the University of Michigan and a Master's of Education from Grand Valley State University.
Bob Phillips, born in 1953, is an acclaimed composer, author, and conductor who has fundamentally shaped string education through innovative pedagogy and large ensemble teaching methods. His work spans classroom instruction, teacher training, and performance direction, establishing him as a leading voice in music education today.
Phillips has authored more than 25 book series for classroom use, most notably the complete Sound Innovations series and his pioneering eclectic styles publications including Fiddlers Philharmonic, Jazz Philharmonic, Rock Philharmonic, Mariachi Philharmonic, Latin Philharmonic, and Fiddle and Song. Over 200 of his orchestral and band compositions have been published, and he holds recognition as an award-winning ASCAP composer whose works appear regularly on the Midwest Clinic program. His instructional video series, String Clinics to Go, has become a resource for thousands of educators nationwide.
Throughout 27 years in Saline, Michigan, Phillips built a string program exceeding 700 students that became a national model for excellence in both classical and contemporary music styles. He founded and directed the Saline Fiddlers Philharmonic, an internationally recognized folk ensemble that performed over 80 shows annually and appeared multiple times at the White House and Midwest Clinic. Phillips has conducted extensively across youth orchestras and all-state ensembles, including programs at Interlochen, Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp, and honors orchestras in Georgia, Kentucky, South Carolina, Michigan, Tennessee, and California. He served as resident conductor and arranger for Seattle's Wintergrass Festival for 12 years and worked as assistant music director and arranger for the professional string ensemble Barrage 8.
Phillips has authored more than 25 book series for classroom use, most notably the complete Sound Innovations series and his pioneering eclectic styles publications including Fiddlers Philharmonic, Jazz Philharmonic, Rock Philharmonic, Mariachi Philharmonic, Latin Philharmonic, and Fiddle and Song. Over 200 of his orchestral and band compositions have been published, and he holds recognition as an award-winning ASCAP composer whose works appear regularly on the Midwest Clinic program. His instructional video series, String Clinics to Go, has become a resource for thousands of educators nationwide.
Throughout 27 years in Saline, Michigan, Phillips built a string program exceeding 700 students that became a national model for excellence in both classical and contemporary music styles. He founded and directed the Saline Fiddlers Philharmonic, an internationally recognized folk ensemble that performed over 80 shows annually and appeared multiple times at the White House and Midwest Clinic. Phillips has conducted extensively across youth orchestras and all-state ensembles, including programs at Interlochen, Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp, and honors orchestras in Georgia, Kentucky, South Carolina, Michigan, Tennessee, and California. He served as resident conductor and arranger for Seattle's Wintergrass Festival for 12 years and worked as assistant music director and arranger for the professional string ensemble Barrage 8.