Compositions
Drawing on my teaching experience, my compositions endeavor to support particular pedagogical purposes. Each work arose from an occasion where a close colleague or I were searching for a piece that would provide a specific set of learning opportunities.
With pieces that suit ensembles between grades 1 and 4, I hope you find a piece that serves a teaching need in your classroom.
Bass Harbor Head Light located in Acadia National Park, which inspired Acadian Solstice
Photo: Perry Holbrook
String Orchestra
Coming Soon:
Capybara Cha-Cha
Grade 0.5
Dead Reckoning
Grade 4
Contredanse from Tarare
Grade 3
Quicksand
Grade idk
Bear on the Square
Published 2025
Grade 1
A perfect venue for first-year students to play double stops and work on bow technique
Acadian Solstice
Published 2024
Grade 3.5
Lyrical and pastoral piece with a violin solo, inspired by my hikes in Maine
Stegosaurus Stomp
Published 2024
Grade 1
The orchestra actually gets to stomp! This piece is also a friendly way for younger students to work on different types of articulation.
Never Summer Mountain
Published 2023
Grade 1.5
A piece for developing bow technique with a catchy melody where all sections get to have the theme, inspired by hikes in the Rockies.
Someday
Published 2023
Grade 4
This melodic piece serves as a venue for students to develop skills for expressive playing before approaching the bigger lyrical string pieces.
Percussion Ensemble
Someday
For crotales, glockenspiel, vibraphone, and 4 marimbas
Published 2025
Grade 3
Someday, but arranged for Dickerson’s middle-school percussion ensemble for use as a lyrical selection.