Get Reeling (Neridah Oostenbroek) for String Orchestra

Get Reeling is a fun piece for developing players. Based on 2 original reels in D and G Major, all parts are engaging for the students. There is a supporting piano part throughout if required. The piece incorporates a lot of fun techniques for all instruments including left and right hand pizzicato and harmonics. The melodies and rhythms used help students develop their bow division and control. In the middle there is a contrasting section in E minor. This section features a drone in the lower voices reminiscent of the Scottish Bagpipes. Get Reeling is sure to become a favourite!

Grade 2

Level 5 Curriculum IM Strings – DET EQ.

Duration: 240
Key: D Major

Instrumentation: Vln 1, Vln 2, Vln 3/Vla, Cello, Bass, Piano

Neridah Oostenbroek has been teaching strings and classroom music in Brisbane for 20 years. She gained her Bachelor of Music and a Diploma of Secondary Education before later completing a Master of Philosophy in Violin Performance at the University of Queensland with Spiros Rantos. Neridah currently teaches at several private schools in Brisbane, as well as at home, and freelances as a violinist with the Queensland Symphony Orchestra and Vici Strings and as a piano accompanist for music and ballet exams.