FJH Beginning Strings

Inspired by the endless possibilities of this incredible melody from Beethoven's Symphony No. 9, Brian Balmages presents it in a sensitive and harmonically intricate setting while also making the work...

Unleash the holiday magic with this whimsical trio of popular Yuletide favorites! Deck the Halls, Jingle Bells, and The Holly and the Ivy all come together in three distinct styles in this skillfully...

The haunting melody of Sakura, Sakura moves through a series of stunning and beautiful transformations before finally coming to rest in this musical fantasy. Tonal centers switch between minor and maj...

Offenbach's Can Can has been a popular tune for years among young string students. Elliot has expanded the version found in most method books to create a superb arrangement with plenty of teaching pot...

Offenbach's Can Can has been a popular tune for years among young string students. Elliot has expanded the version found in most method books to create a superb arrangement with plenty of teaching pot...

Showcase your beginning strings with this easy pizzicato piece in the classic Leroy Anderson style. Lauren Bernofsky uses a cuckoo clock motive presented in just three-part harmony for performance fle...

Showcase your beginning strings with this easy pizzicato piece in the classic Leroy Anderson style. Lauren Bernofsky uses a cuckoo clock motive presented in just three-part harmony for performance fle...

This creative set of variations is based on This Old Man, a tune that all your students will immediately recognize. Beginning with a simple pizzicato statement of the theme, Elliot Del Borgo soon take...

This creative set of variations is based on This Old Man, a tune that all your students will immediately recognize. Beginning with a simple pizzicato statement of the theme, Elliot Del Borgo soon take...

The perfect change of pace for your next concert! This novel piece includes vocal "books" from the ensemble to help create the sound of a bewildered chicken running around the kitchen with an angry ch...

The perfect change of pace for your next concert! This novel piece includes vocal "books" from the ensemble to help create the sound of a bewildered chicken running around the kitchen with an angry ch...

This novel work opens up with pizzicato in all instruments. The "high tension" atmosphere gives way to an easy-going tune with a syncopated melody to help lighten things up. This one is sure to stick...

This novel work opens up with pizzicato in all instruments. The "high tension" atmosphere gives way to an easy-going tune with a syncopated melody to help lighten things up. This one is sure to stick...

Inspired by the poem of 19th century English poet Christina Rossetti (also the author of "In the Bleak Midwinter"), Frog and Toad provides a wonderful change of pace. The frog theme is lighthearted in...

Inspired by the poem of 19th century English poet Christina Rossetti (also the author of "In the Bleak Midwinter"), Frog and Toad provides a wonderful change of pace. The frog theme is lighthearted in...

Experience a whimsical carousel through the eyes of the young and young-at-heart! Playful melodies create the feeling of gliding through the air on your favorite animal. Melodies move seamlessly betwe...

Experience a whimsical carousel through the eyes of the young and young-at-heart! Playful melodies create the feeling of gliding through the air on your favorite animal. Melodies move seamlessly betwe...

Experience the lazy days of summer in this cute original based on the wandering thoughts of "man's best friend." This all-pizzicato work is based entirely on a one octave D major scale, so students ca...

Experience the lazy days of summer in this cute original based on the wandering thoughts of "man's best friend." This all-pizzicato work is based entirely on a one octave D major scale, so students ca...