FJH Beginning Strings

Wake up to a brilliant stream of sunshine as portrayed by a wave of sound that instantly hits your audience. Scored to help your group project a massive sound regardless of its size, this accessible w...

Australian composer and violinist Keith Sharp has written this celtic-sounding melody in a piece that has a great deal of performance flexibility. The piece is divided into three main lines - a melody...

Open your concert with an explosion of energy! This aggressive work will immediately command your audience's attention as it combines bold and powerful lines with moments of delicacy and lyricism. Vio...

This all-pizzicato work uses easy aleatoric devices to create the gentle sound of rainfall. Out of the rain emerges a simple accompaniment line that is soon joined by an endearing melody. A wonderful...

This lively arrangement will add great variety to any concert or festival program. It is a perfect example of Gilbert and Sullivan with its lighthearted style and memorable themes. All sections have i...

This lively arrangement will add great variety to any concert or festival program. It is a perfect example of Gilbert and Sullivan with its lighthearted style and memorable themes. All sections have i...

Let your hair down and rock out with this easy piece for strings! A fun syncopated groove with optional drum set forms the background for the infectious melody. First violins are introduced to low 2 a...

Let your hair down and rock out with this easy piece for strings! A fun syncopated groove with optional drum set forms the background for the infectious melody. First violins are introduced to low 2 a...

Let your hair down and rock out with this easy piece for strings! A fun syncopated groove with optional drum set forms the background for the infectious melody. First violins are introduced to low 2 a...

Let your hair down and rock out with this easy piece for strings! A fun syncopated groove with optional drum set forms the background for the infectious melody. First violins are introduced to low 2 a...

Based on a mnemonic device where students learn eighth and quarter notes using the words "pepperoni pizza," this high-energy rock tune includes an optional drum set part along with an easy solo sectio...

Based on a mnemonic device where students learn eighth and quarter notes using the words "pepperoni pizza," this high-energy rock tune includes an optional drum set part along with an easy solo sectio...

This driving and exciting rock-inspired tune will shock directors when they realize it only uses open strings and first finger in all instruments! Written with only quarter notes throughout, this is a...

This driving and exciting rock-inspired tune will shock directors when they realize it only uses open strings and first finger in all instruments! Written with only quarter notes throughout, this is a...

This driving and exciting rock-inspired tune will shock directors when they realize it only uses open strings and first finger in all instruments! Written with only quarter notes throughout, this is a...

End your concert with a bang and start the yearly music tradition with your youngest musicians! Listeners will be amazed by the authenticity of this arrangement, which is able to capture so much of th...

String educator Keith Sharp offers this lighthearted work with a Mexican theme. Dancing Peppers is both fun to play and packed with wonderful teaching opportunities to help encourage both left- and ri...

String educator Keith Sharp offers this lighthearted work with a Mexican theme. Dancing Peppers is both fun to play and packed with wonderful teaching opportunities to help encourage both left- and ri...

Finally, an accessible piece for young string students with options to teach improvisation! Written by jazz composer and violinist Martin Norgaard, Calypso is based on rhythms and singable melodies in...

Treat your students to this Latin-flavored piece that uses only six notes! Geared toward the youngest musicians, this melody is a great tool for teaching basic rhythms in an ensemble setting. Optional...

Treat your students to this Latin-flavored piece that uses only six notes! Geared toward the youngest musicians, this melody is a great tool for teaching basic rhythms in an ensemble setting. Optional...