My First String Ensemble

Description

A collection of short, elementary pieces for beginner string ensemble, made up of arrangements of well-known melodies and pieces composed specifically for this work. The pieces, arranged for two violins, cello and optional piano, cover many different styles, continents and periods and have been graded in order of difficulty. All the parts can be played using only first position, with the second violin and cello parts making use of only basic finger positions.

Difficulty: Grade 2

• Old Mc Donald
• Sur le Pont d'Avignon
• Chinese Garden
• Ali Baba
• Among the Rocks By the North Sea's Blue Waters
• Auld Lang Syne
• Trumpet-Minuet
• Prairie Waltz
• Grasshopper Boogie