"Old MacDonald Suite" for String Orchestra, by Alison Harbottle

Grade: 2 Duration: 1’48”, 1’20”, 1’58”

Old MacDonald Had A Bunch Of Animals......who really didn’t want to co-operate. This set was born out of a month of crazy ideas – chocolate cows, hens pecking here there and everywhere, and sheep that didn’t end up where they were supposed to!

"Old MacDonald Suite" for String Orchestra, by Alison Harbottle

Grade: 2 Duration: 1’48”, 1’20”, 1’58”

Old MacDonald Had A Bunch Of Animals......who really didn’t want to co-operate. This set was born out of a month of crazy ideas – chocolate cows, hens pecking here there and everywhere, and sheep that didn’t end up where they were supposed to! Tell the students to put their creative hats on and have fun with these three pieces. “Chicken Feed” requires precise staccato & pizzicato, “Waltz of the Chocolate Cows” invites players to indulge their bovilexia, & “Where Are My Sheep?!?” gives the violas a chance to shine. Rhythmically inspired by a popular children’s book, “Where Are My Sheep?!?” presents some less common rhythms to young players in a fun way.