Students are challenged with numerous string crossings, large intervals and pizzicato passages that musically describe dancing grasshoppers.

Powerful, energetic and fun, this piece is a great opportunity to encourage independent playing within ensembles. Bolster each section's confidence as they present several different melodies in true canon

Super fun for first year players! Elliot really knows what beginners are capable of and this piece lets them have fun doing what they can, while really making some music. Lots of open string fifths will

Due to popular demand, this exhilarating and accessible work has been extracted from String Basics Book 1 and is now available separately! Set in B minor, all parts remain in first position. An

An ideal piece for early string orchestra! Although it can be played by any student who has learned the D scale, this creative composition makes it sound much harder than it is. Thanks to some contrary

This lively Grade 1 piece focuses on three concepts: note-reading on the G string, combined quarter and eighth note rhythm patterns, and dynamic changes. Written in echo style, this piece is lots of fun to

Transport your audience to the Emerald Isle with this music inspired by traditional Irish songs and the beauty of Ireland's Gap of Dunloe. The lyrical melodies, call-and-response counterpoint, and a touch

For the very youngest musicians, this highly energetic piece does not use eighth notes, is based on a one-octave D Major scale, and uses mostly stepwise motion throughout. Despite these features, the music