Strings Orange Award

Welcome to the resources for Strings Orange Award.

We regularly update our pages with new resources, so watch this space! 

My Orange Award Checklist

Click here for a checklist to track your progress through Orange Award.

Click here for a parent and student guide to the Orange Award.

My Orange Award Exercises

• Introduction to dynamics (click here for violin | click here for viola | click here for cello);
• Choosing good dynamics (click here for all instruments);
• Improvisation (click here for violin I click here for viola I click here for cello);
• Improvisation Violin audio backing track mp3: click here for answer example I click here for example 1 I click here for example 2;
• Improvisation Viola audio backing track mp3: click here for example 1 I click here for example 2 I click here for example 3;
• Improvisation Cello audio backing track mp3: click here for example 1 I click here for example 2 I click here for example 3;
• Click here to learn about Fine and D.C. al Coda;
• I can read 4 different note values (click here for violin).

My Orange Award Pieces

• Galician Jig (click here for violin | click here for viola | click here for cello);
• Skipping Dance (click here for violin | click here for cello);
• Ice Cream (click here for violin | click here for viola | click here for cello | click here for double bass);
• Mrs Smith’s Trio (click here for violin | click here for viola | click here for cello);
• Enchanted Garden Suite (click here for violin I click here for viola I click here for cello I click here for double bass);
• Enchanted Garden Suite audio backing track mp3: click here for Fairy Wings I click here for The Wishing Well I click here for The Fairy Floss Tree;
• Stepping Stones (click here for violin I click here for cello);
• Stepping Stones audio backing track mp3: click here for a fast track for both instruments Iclick here for violin I click here for cello;
• Time to Play Orange (click here for violin Iclick here for viola I click here for cello I click here for double bass).