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SERIES DESCRIPTIONS

SYMPHONY SERIES

(Grade 4-6) Concert and festival music for the accomplished high school, college and professional band, orchestra, or string ensemble. Each composition includes expanded instrument ranges, technical difficulty and instrumentation.

CONCERT SERIES

(Grade 3-4) Concert and festival music for community, high school and upper-level middle school ensembles. A slightly limited instrumentation facilitates performance success with ensembles of varying numbers. Ranges and technical difficulties are moderate with crucial lines liberally doubled or cross-cued.

DEVELOPING SERIES

(Grade 2-3) Significant concert and festival literature for the developing band, orchestra, or string ensemble. The instrumentation is limited along with range and technical demands. Each composition is written with middle school and early-high school ensembles in mind.

BEGINNING SERIES

(Grade 1-2) Quality compositions for first and second year band, orchestra, and string ensemble. Scored for minimum instrumentation with maximum sound quality. Utilizing the easy keys and time signatures while limiting ranges to one octave.

VERY BEGINNING SERIES

(Grade 0.5-1) Compositions crafted for a beginners first concert. Ranges are restricted to the first 6 notes. Perfect for reinforcing the lessons of the first unit of beginners.

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CUSTOM CONCERT SERIES

(All Grades) Some of the most popular RWS Music titles, and exciting new works, have been scored to accommodate every ensemble size and instrumentation. Works are available from beginners up to the most advanced groups.