Thom Sharp

An ideal piece for first year string students written in moderate tempo, a friednly key, and all players remain in first position. This gem by Emmy award-winning composer Thom Sharp is sure to be a hi...

In a contemporary L.A. swing style, this piece is sophisticated and will promote musical maturity. Your bass players will lay down a swinging foundation, while the rest of the orchestra floats above w...

This is a great way to introduce your strings to Jazz! This easy-to-play selection inspired by the "Be-Bop" style uses short swing-eighth note patterns over a walking bass line, and sounds good at var...

This easy, two-beat swing feel piece for beginning string orchestras is sure to please with its lilting phrases in the violins and interplay between the viola/cello and violin melody. Each section get...

A play on the melody of "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star" in a swing style,Thom Sharp's Twinkle Toes will surely get audience and performers toes tapping!

Wow! This is not your ordinary pizzicato feature! Bordering the Medium Easy-Medium level, this crowd-pleaser gives your developing string players some challenges they are going to love! Everything dep...

A simple blues in "G" never sounded this fun! The walking bass line sets the mood as the upper strings trade bluesy riffs. There are a few brief written solos for the principal players, too. It's a sh...

Here's a great hard-grooving straight-eighth piece in 7/8 time. Optional rhythm parts are provided. Use as an ensemble piece or feature a soloist.

Fresh, contemporary harmonies and unusual rhythms and phrase groupings keep this light-hearted piece interesting to musicians and audience alike.

This dark and moody rock is set in G minor and has a Middle Eastern flair to it. Any similarities with "Led Zeppelin's" Kashmir are purely coincidental! If your students have electric instruments, thi...

A 3/4 jazz blues form with a twist, this piece is set in the Dorian mode and features unusual changes. It also includes rhythm parts and room for an improvised solo for violin, viola or cello. Suggest...

Based on a West African dance form, this fun piece is written in 6/8 and offers challenging interlocking rhythmic motifs. Drum part is included.

Volume 1 begins with open strings and basic notation, rhythms, and bowing skills. New notes, notation, and bowing skills are added in logical progression, reinforcing both right- and left-hand techniq...

The third volume moves students toward more advanced playing techniques and literature. This text continues to develop playing skills found in Book 2 and advances the student through more rigorous and...