Texas UIL String Orchestra Grade 2

This fierce concert piece takes the orchestra on an exciting musical journey. Students will be challenged to perform with various emotional styles, including both intense and legato melodies.

A stunning lyrical work, Beauteous Spirit is the perfect selection to introduce expressive playing to your beginning strings. All students have an opportunity to play melodic material in this

This lyrical piece has a warm and lovely chord progression that brings delicate emotion to the incredibly beautiful melody line. Your string orchestra will perform expressively as they play from the heart.

One of Wagner's most memorable themes is now accessible for beginning string players. Each section enjoys gorgeous melodies, yet rhythms, bowings, and fingerings are playable, even by students in their

Based on the hymn 'Tis the Gift to be Simple (used in Aaron Copland's "Appalachian Spring"), this arrangement is a superb vehicle for exploring early American music and its links to the present.

Based on one of the most famous themes in classical literature, this arrangement captures the essence of the "Trout" Quintet. With solos for all and special features for the basses, this piece provides an

This moving piece provides a great opportunity for the use of slow bow strokes and for cross-curricular study. Students might enjoy writing poetry or prose about this important battle to be read along with