FJH Beginning Strings

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...

The hand truly is quicker than the eye in this whimsical piece for developing strings! Using mostly stepwise motion, it is a wonderful study in legato and staccato styles. Written tremolos can be play...

The hand truly is quicker than the eye in this whimsical piece for developing strings! Using mostly stepwise motion, it is a wonderful study in legato and staccato styles. Written tremolos can be play...

This exceptional arrangement may well be the first of its kind to capture the spirit of the Baroque period using just six notes! Beginning and ending with Handel's Hallelujah Chorus, this work also pr...

This exceptional arrangement may well be the first of its kind to capture the spirit of the Baroque period using just six notes! Beginning and ending with Handel's Hallelujah Chorus, this work also pr...

This very easy ceremonial march is in D major and utilizes only quarter and half note values. Only three strings on each instrument are needed to play this piece. Very characteristic of Elliot Del Bor...

This very easy ceremonial march is in D major and utilizes only quarter and half note values. Only three strings on each instrument are needed to play this piece. Very characteristic of Elliot Del Bor...

This very easy ceremonial march is in D major and utilizes only quarter and half note values. Only three strings on each instrument are needed to play this piece. Very characteristic of Elliot Del Bor...

This very easy ceremonial march is in D major and utilizes only quarter and half note values. Only three strings on each instrument are needed to play this piece. Very characteristic of Elliot Del Bor...

Whoops and hollers are optional in this festive work (and yes, they are also in the composer's original score!). Your ensemble works as a team to celebrate the happy couple with strong homophonic rhyt...

Whoops and hollers are optional in this festive work (and yes, they are also in the composer's original score!). Your ensemble works as a team to celebrate the happy couple with strong homophonic rhyt...

This classical style arrangement from Lauren Bernofsky works well as a concert opener. Everyone in the ensemble has interesting parts, and students can listen for slight variances in the melody as the...

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...

This symphonic treatment of Good King Wenceslas is perfect for your next holiday concert. Easy double stops will really make your ensemble sound brilliant. The piece is voiced in simple three-part har...

You'll be surprised to know that this great sounding work uses only six notes in all instruments (D-B). The piece has a Renaissance quality to it and includes a lyrical processional theme (at the same...

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...

Reminiscent of the Dark Ages when kings ruled and knights protected, this fantastic work for beginning strings has an epic sound. Optional percussion adds a regal feel and sets the perfect mood for li...