Teaching the World to Play!
FJH Developing Strings
Grade: 2 - 2.5(Grade 2 - 2.5) Slightly more advanced than Beginning Strings, this series begins to involve more position work and a slightly more complex rhythmic figures. Rehearsal piano is often provided. Ideal for middle school and smaller high school programs.
| Title | Composer | Arranger | Grade | Item | New! |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Touch of Ireland, A | Del Borgo, Elliot | 2.5 | ST6004 | ||
| Play Fiddler, Play | Simon, Robert L. | 2.5 | ST6010 | ||
| Folk Song | Simon, Robert L. | 2 | ST6011 | ||
| Prelude in E Minor | Chopin, Frédéric | Longfield, Robert | 2 | ST6016 | |
| Star-Spangled Banner, The | Smith, John Stafford | Caputo, Charles "Bud" | 2 | ST6020 | |
| Caribbean Carol | Bulla, Stephen | 2.5 | ST6021 | ||
| Jericho Journey | Bulla, Stephen | 2 | ST6022 | ||
| Fugue No. 5 in D Major | Bach, Johann Sebastian | Longfield, Robert | 2.5 | ST6023 | |
| Plaisir d’amour | Martini, Giovanni | Longfield, Robert | 2.5 | ST6024 | |
| Medieval Scenes | Bernofsky, Lauren | 2 | ST6025 | ||
| Dragon Dances | Newbold, Soon Hee | 2 | ST6032 | ||
| Spirit of the American West | Newbold, Soon Hee | 2 | ST6033 | ||
| Concerto in D Major | Telemann, Georg Philipp | McCashin, Robert D. | 2 | ST6042 | |
| Creepy Crawl, The | Shaffer, David | 2 | ST6043 | ||
| Concertino in G | Del Borgo, Elliot | 2 | ST6044 | ||
| Li'l Liza Jane | Bulla, Stephen | 2.5 | ST6046 | ||
| Capital Ship, A | Carryl, Charles E. | Gruselle, Carrie Lane | 2 | ST6048 | |
| World Lullabies from A to Zzzzz… | Gruselle, Carrie Lane | 2 | ST6051 | ||
| Goblin Feast | Sharp, Keith | 2 | ST6057 | ||
| Ships of Ireland | Newbold, Soon Hee | 2 | ST6060 | ||
| Dumfries Place | Scottish Traditional | McCashin, Robert D. | 2.5 | ST6062 | |
| Carillon from L'arlesienne Suite No. 1 | Bizet, Georges | McCashin, Robert D. | 2.5 | ST6063 | |
| Jericho | Spiritual | Schaffer, David | 2.5 | ST6065 | |
| Ho Ho Hoedown | Shaffer, David | 2 | ST6069 | ||
| Momentum | Longfield, Robert | 2 | ST6070 | ||
| Le froid de l'hiver | Newbold, Soon Hee | 2 | ST6072 | ||
| Deep River | African-American Spiritual | Gruselle, Carrie Lane | 2.5 | ST6074 | |
| Bushwhacker Stomp | Sharp, Keith | 2 | ST6075 | ||
| Skaters' Waltz, The | Waldteufel, Emil | Longfield, Robert | 2.5 | ST6077 | |
| Cruising the Caribbean | Calypso Tunes | Gruselle, Carrie Lane | 2.5 | ST6079 | |
| King’s Fiddlers, The | Sharp, Keith | 2 | ST6081 | ||
| Prelude to Te Deum | Charpentier, Marc-Antoine | McCashin, Robert D. | 2.5 | ST6083 | |
| Gypsy Tale, A | Newbold, Soon Hee | 2 | ST6087 | ||
| Swing There, Done That | Norgaard, Martin | 2.5 | ST6093 | ||
| Themes from The Nutcracker | Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Illyich | Gruselle, Carrie Lane | 2.5 | ST6098 | |
| Wabash Cannonball, The | Traditional | Gruselle, Carrie Lane | 2 | ST6104 | |
| Over the Waves | Rosas, Juventino | Longfield, Robert | 2.5 | ST6106 | |
| Song of the Sea Mariner | Newbold, Soon Hee | 2.5 | ST6112 | ||
| Mythos | Newbold, Soon Hee | 2.5 | ST6114 | ||
| Fiddle Fever | Sharp, Keith | 2.5 | ST6115 | ||
| Variations on an Irish Tune | Balmages, Brian | 2 | ST6116 | ||
| Medieval Wars | Balmages, Brian | 2 | ST6122 | ||
| Eine Kleine Nachtmusik | Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus | Gruselle, Carrie Lane | 2.5 | ST6123 | |
| Ding Dong! Merrily on High | Traditional | Gruselle, Carrie Lane | 2.5 | ST6128 | |
| Danse Russe | Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Illyich | McCashin, Robert D. | 2 | ST6129 | |
| Dance Mysterioso | Shaffer, David | 2.5 | ST6132 | ||
| Dance of the Samodivi | Newbold, Soon Hee | 2 | ST6136 | ||
| Fiddle O'Finnigan | Sharp, Keith | 2 | ST6139 | ||
| Creatures | Balmages, Brian | 2 | ST6144 | ||
| Soldier's Hymn, A | Newbold, Soon Hee | 2.5 | ST6146 | ||
| Three Groovy Grizzlies, The | Gruselle, Carrie Lane | 2.5 | ST6152 | ||
| Danza Latina | Balmages, Brian | 2 (4/2.5) | ST6156 | ||
| Riders in the Night | Newbold, Soon Hee | 2 | ST6159 | ||
| Blue Danube, The | Strauss, Jr., Johann | McCashin, Robert D. | 2.5 | ST6162 | |
| Spartacus | Balmages, Brian | 2.5 | ST6163 | ||
| Night Before Christmas, The | Moore, Clement Clarke | Swearingen, James | 2 | ST6166 | |
| Boots and Saddle | Sharp, Keith | 2 | ST6167 | ||
| Ukrainian Bell Carol | Leontovych, Mykola Dmytrovych | Morales, Erik | 2 | ST6169 | |
| March of the Mouse Battalion | Gruselle, Carrie Lane | 2.5 | ST6176 | ||
| Wood Splitter Fanfare | Balmages, Brian | 2.5 | ST6177 | ||
| Little Suite for Strings | Gurlitt, Cornelius | McCashin, Robert D. | 2.5 | ST6181 | |
| Rhythmic Snapshots of Christmas | Traditional | Balmages, Brian | 2.5 | ST6185 | |
| Mariachi! | O'Neill, John | 2.5 | ST6186 | ||
| Bran Castle | Owens, William | 2 | ST6191 | ||
| 1812 Overture | Tchaikovsky, Pyotr | Gruselle, Carrie Lane | 2 | ST6193 | |
| Sleepers Wake | Bach, J.S. | Newbold, Soon Hee | 2 | ST6198 | |
| Haunted Carousel, The | Newbold, Soon Hee | 2.5 | ST6199 | ||
| Gymnopédie No. 1 | Satie, Erik | McCashin, Robert D. | 2.5 | ST6203 | |
| Soon I Will Be Done | African-American Spiritual | Gruselle, Carrie Lane | 2 | ST6209 | |
| Dance of the Reed Flutes from The Nutcracker | Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Illyich | Gruselle, Carrie Lane | 2.5 | ST6210 | |
| Minuetto from Symphony No. 35 "Haffner" | Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus | McCashin, Robert D. | 2.5 | ST6216 | |
| Phantom Train | Owens, William | 2 | ST6219 | ||
| Rhythms of Africa | Newbold, Soon Hee | 2.5 | ST6225 | ||
| Slane | Newbold, Soon Hee | 2 | ST6226 | ||
| Galop! | Balmages, Brian | 2 | ST6227 | ||
| Hunting the Wild Beast | Balmages, Brian | 2.5 | ST6228 | ||
| Fantasy on "Oh Chanukah" | Bernofsky, Lauren | 2 | ST6238 | ||
| Rimpianto | Lipton, Bob | 2.5 | ST6240 | ||
| Rondo | Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus | Gruselle, Carrie Lane | 2.5 | ST6243 | |
| Rocket Out! | Gruselle, Carrie Lane | 2 | ST6245 | ||
| Two Scenes from Kinderstucke | Mendelssohn, Felix | McCashin, Robert D. | 2.5 | ST6246 | |
| Carpathia | Owens, William | 2.5 | ST6247 | ||
| Irish Faire | Newbold, Soon Hee | 2 | ST6252 | ||
| Country Hoedown | Newbold, Soon Hee | 2 | ST6253 | ||
| March of the Shadows | Balmages, Brian | 2 | ST6257 | ||
| Frontier Phantoms | Monday, Deborah Baker | 2 | ST6262 | ||
| Allegro con brio from Symphony No. 5 | Beethoven, Ludwig van | O'Neill, John | 2.5 | ST6276 | |
| Suite from the Magic Flute | Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus | McCashin, Robert D | 2.5 | ST6282 | |
| We Wish You a Klezmer Christmas | Bernofsky, Lauren | 2.5 | ST6286 | ||
| Turbulence | Owens, William | 2 | ST6287 | ||
| Courtly Dance from The Danserye | Susato, Tielman | Lipton, Bob | 2 | ST6288 | |
| Calypso Sea | Newbold, Soon Hee | 2.5 | ST6289 | ||
| Fan Dance | Newbold, Soon Hee | 2 | ST6290 | ||
| Lumber Camp Song, The | Newfoundland Folk Song | Gruselle, Carrie Lane | 2.5 | ST6292 | |
| Keeper Did A-Hunting Go, The | English Folk Song | Gruselle, Carrie Lane | 2 | ST6295 | |
| Afterburn | Balmages, Brian | 2.5 | ST6296 | ||
| Calypso Coupe | Gruselle, Carrie Lane | 2 | ST6304 | ||
| Father Grumble | American Folk Song | Gruselle, Carrie Lane | 2.5 | ST6306 | |
| Catalonian Song | Spanish Folk Song | Lipton, Bob | 2 | ST6309 | |
| In Paradisum | Faure, Gabriel | Lipton, Bob | 2.5-3 | ST6310 | |
| Suite for Strings | Charpentier, Marc-Antoine | McCashin, Robert D | 2.5 | ST6321 | |
| Afterthoughts | Balmages, Brian | 2 | ST6322 | ||
| Lyric Pieces | Grieg, Edvard | McCashin, Robert D | 2.5 | ST6324 | |
| Rest Ye Merry, Rock Ye Very | Balmagese, Brian | 2.5 | ST6325 | ||
| Postcard from Mars | Bernofsky, Lauren | 2.5 | ST6329 | ||
| Bird, The | Haydn, Franz Joseph | Moreno, Matthew | 2.5 | ST6331 | |
| Little Turtle Dove | Grusell, Carrie Lane | 2 | ST6335 | ||
| Viking | Newbold, Soon Hee | 2 | ST6342 | ||
| Pavane and Lesquercarde | Delibes, Leo | McCashin, Robert D | 2.5 | ST6344 | |
| Streets of Shilin | Owens, William | 2 | ST6354 | ||
| Dance of the Tumblers | Rimsky-Korsakov, Nikolai | Lipton, Bob | 2.5 | ST6355 | |
| Toreador | Bizet, Georges | Gruselle, Carrie Lane | 2.5 | ST6358 | |
| Sweet Petite Winter Suite | Balmages, Brian | 2 | ST6359 | ||
| Hopak! | Owens, William | 2.5 | ST6361 | ||
| Electric Sinfonia | Bernofsky, Lauren | 2.5 | ST6362 | ||
| Perpetual Fiddle Motion | Balmages, Brian | 2.5 | ST6365 | ||
| It Is Well with My Soul | Bliss, Philip | Gruselle, Carrie Lane | 2 | ST6376 | |
| Two Italian Dances | Pasquini, Bernardo | Monday, Deborah Baker | 2 | ST6377 | |
| What the Angels Tell Me | Mahler, Gustav | Gruselle, Carrie Lane | 2 | ST6379 | |
| Rustic Dance | Thomas, Chris | 2.5 | ST6381 | ||
| Forever Joyful! | Balmages, Brian | 2.5 | ST6384 | ||
| Lullaby to the Moon | Balmages, Brian | 2 | ST6386 | ||
| Yuletide Rejoicing | Owens, William | 2 | ST6388 | ||
| Bell Carol Rock | Leontovych, Mykola D. | Fraley, Ryan | 2.5 | ST6390 | |
| A Little Mischief Music | Thomas, Chris | 2.5 | ST6395 | ||
| Fire in the Bow | Balmages, Brian | 2 | ST6402 | ||
| Swashbucklers Saga | Thomas, Chris | 2.5 | ST6404 | ||
| Simple Gifts | Brackett, Joseph | Gruselle, Carrie Lane | 2 | ST6407 | |
| Nordic Lullaby, A | Grieg, Edvard | La Plante, Pierre | 2.5 | ST6409 | |
| String Players' Union | Fagan, Gary | 2.5 | ST6419 | ||
| Gagliarda | Respighi, Ottorino | Gruselle, Carrie Lane | 2.5 | ST6425 | |
| Masquerade Waltz | Thomas, Chris | 2 | ST6430 | ||
| Wild West Hoedown | Thomas, Chris | 2.5 | ST6431 | ||
| Rock The Halls! | Griesinger, Kathryn | 2 | ST6432 | ||
| Stomp It! | Griesinger, Kathryn | 2 | ST6438 | ||
| Arre Borriquito | Spanish Folk Song | Gruselle, Carrie Lane | 2 | ST6445 | |
| Dueling French Dances | Gervais, Claude | Monday, Deborah Baker | 2 | ST6453 | |
| Electric Sinfonia | Bernofsky, Lauren | 0.5-2.5 | ST6454 | ||
| Rise of the Olympians | Balmages, Brian | 2.5 | ST6455 | ||
| Riverside Celebration, A | Balmages, Brian | 2.5-3 | ST6457 | ||
| Midwinter Fantasy, A | Holst, Gustav | Denney, Morgan | 2 | ST6459 | |
| If Thou Be Near | Stolzel, Gottfried Heinrich | Gruselle, Carrie Lane | 2.5 | ST6464 | |
| Get Reeling | Oostenbroek, Neridah | 2.5 | ST6472 | ||
| Finale from Symphony No 12 | Haydn, Franz Joseph | Gruselle, Carrie Lane | 2.5 | ST6476 | |
| Eat My (Rosin) Dust | Balmages, Brian | 2.5-3 | ST6477 | ||
| Ukrainian Dance | Mussorgsky, Modest | Monday, Deborah Baker | 2 | ST6482 | |
| Water of Tyne, The | English Folk Songs | Denney, Morgan | 2.5 | ST6483 | |
| Land of Dragons | Thomas, Chris | 2.5 | ST6485 | ||
| Serenity | Tippette, Bruce W. | 2 | ST6489 | ||
| Magical Night Sky | Avilés, César | 2.5 | ST6495 | ||
| Album for the Young | Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Illyich | McCashin, Robert D | 2.5 | ST6496 | |
| Pirate’s Plunder, A | Oostenbroek, Neridah | 2 | ST6499 | ||
| Dances from Terpsichore | Praetorius, Michael | Gruselle, Carrie Lane | 2.5 | ST6502 | |
| Calm and Bright | Gruber, Franz Xavier | LaBrie, Katie O Hara | 2.5 | ST6504 | |
| Deliberate Diversions | Balmages, Brian | 2.5 | ST6505 | ||
| Glimpse of Winter, A | Grant, Tyler S. | 2.5 | ST6509 | ||
| Medieval Carol , A | Denney, Morgan | 2 | ST6511 | ||
| Voyager | Newbold, Soon Hee | 2.5 | ST6515 | ||
| Allegro Presto | Bologne,Joseph | Monday, Deborah Baker | 2.5 – 3 | ST6524 | |
| Suite in D Major | Corelli, Arcangelo | McCashin, Robert D | 2.5 – 3 | ST6525 | |
| Christmas Day, Christmas Night | Gruselle, Carrie Lane | 2.5 | ST6528 | ||
| (You Are) Amazing | Balmages, Brian | 2.5 – 3 | ST6529 | ||
| To B, or Not to B? | LaBrie, Katie O’Hara | 2.5 | ST6542 | ||
| Bits of Brandenburg | Bach, J.S. | Gruselle, Carrie Lane | 2 | ST6548 | |
| Battle of the Bows | Thomas, Chris | 2.5 | ST6555 |