• Playable at the end of most 1st year method books
• For developing ensembles
• Same instrumentation as beginning level
• More eighth-notes
• Simple syncopated rhythms

Sweet Moment

Alan Lee Silva

Lovely writing for strings and a flair for colorful contemporary harmony characterize this warm, pastoral selection. Alan Lee Silva's experience as a writer for film and television translates easily into a concert piece that has great audience appeal. 05 Sweet Moment.mp3 Level: First-Plus String Orchestra Duration: 3:03 Key: G Major FAS40 - Set $38.00 FAS40F - Full Score $6.00 FAS40P - Parts $2.75

Skye Boat Song

arranged by Virginia Croft

Virginia Croft's experience as a string player and educator is evident in the care with which she has scored this beautiful folk tune idiomatically for young string players. Relatively easy to play, Skye Boat Song is a great opportunity to develop lyrical playing habits with a developing string group. 06 Skye Boat Song.mp3 Level: First-Plus String Orchestra Duration: 1:59 Key: D Major FAS39 - Set $38.00 FAS39F - Full Score $6.00 FAS39P - Parts $2.75

Dance of the Thunderbolts

Larry Clark

Titled by the students of J. T. Lambert Middle School in east Stroudsburg, Pa which commissioned the original version for band, this brilliant, heavily accented piece emphasizes rhythmic alertness and attention to dynamic contrasts. Bold fanfare writing alternates with lyrical writing of considerable warmth and the spiccato style of playing is introduced. 07 Dance of the Thunderbolts.mp3 Level: First-Plus String Orchestra Duration: 2:32 Key: E Minor FAS43 - Set $38.00 FAS43F - Full Score $6.00 FAS43P - Parts $2.75

Skater's Waltz

Emil Waldteufel; arranged by Andrew Balent

The best-known Waltz tune by a prominent 19th-Century composer of light music is given a neat and suave treatment in this straightforward arrangement by master arranger, Andrew Balent. Played with a steady tempo emphasizing the lilting triple time characteristic of the waltz and careful attention to dynamics and ensemble balance, this work will be a great addition to a program needing a "light classic." 08 Skater's Waltz.mp3 Level: First-Plus String Orchestra Duration: 1:48 Key: G Major FAS42 - Set $38.00 FAS42F - Full Score $6.00 FAS42P - Parts $2.75

You Rock!

Matt Turner

Driving eighth notes propel this rock-inflected score and there is room for some optional improvised solos. Alternative styles of scoring and musical content are much in vogue these days and this sensational little piece will give young players the chance to play music in a style as up-to-date as they are! 09 You Rock!.mp3 Level: First-Plus String Orchestra Duration: 2:34 Key: A Minor FAS44 - Set $38.00 FAS44F - Full Score $6.00 FAS44P - Parts $2.75