Composer and string educator, Susan Day, currently resides in Littleton, Colorado and has performed as a violinist with the Arapahoe Symphony Philharmonic for over twenty years. Currently a string educator at Cresthill Middle School and Eagle Ridge Elementary in Douglas County, Ms. Day received the American String Teachers Association (ASTA) ?Outstanding Colorado Teacher of the Year Award? in 2000. Her successful middle school orchestra has also received high accolades performing seven times at state and national music conventions across the country. Known for her contributions to educational string music, Ms. Day?s original compositions have attracted national attention with convention performances at the National Association for Music Education (MENC), the Colorado Music Educator?s Association (CMEA), the Midwest Band/Orchestra Clinic in Chicago, and at numerous national and local honor orchestras, festivals, and contests. Her piece, ?Tango d?Amour?, was the winner of the 2006 Texas Orchestra Directors? Association (TODA) composition competition. Ms. Day?s educational background includes a Bachelor of Science from Ithaca College, and Master of Arts degree in Music Education from Columbia University in New York, where she studied piano and jazz improvisation. She holds memberships in many national music education organizations, and was inducted in to the Colorado Music Educators Association (CMEA) Hall of Fame in 2008.

String Orchestra

All arrangements include a third violin (viola treble clef) part and a rehearsal piano part.

Easy

All parts remain in first position (basses may use some half position). Any extended fingerings are marked and additional courtesy accidentals are provided. The keys of C, G, and D majors are used. All parts are bowed and additional verbal instructions are provided when necessary.

Intermediate

First violin parts require shifts into third position, with possible extensions into fourth. Bass and cello parts may require first through fourth position, often with alternate small-note options for members of section who have not yet learned to shift. Second violin and viola parts remain in first position. Any extended fingerings are marked and additional courtesy accidentals are provided. All parts are bowed and additional verbal instructions are provided when necessary.

Full Orchestra

All arrangements include a third violin (viola treble clef) part and a rehearsal piano part. All full orchestra part include an optional harp part.

Easy

All parts remain in first position (basses may use some half position). Any extended fingerings are marked and additional courtesy accidentals are provided. All parts are bowed and additional verbal instructions are provided when necessary. Wind and brass parts are edited to include courtesy accidentals for most sharps, slide positions and fingerings for less familiar brass notes, alternate or unusual fingerings (R & L) for clarinets and explanations of certain enharmonic notes (D#=E flat).

Intermediate

First violin parts require shifts into third position, with possible extensions into fourth. Bass and cello parts may require first through fourth position, often with alternate small-note options for members of section who have not yet learned to shift. Second violin and viola parts remain in first position. Any extended fingerings are marked and additional courtesy accidentals are provided. All parts are bowed and additional verbal instructions are provided when necessary. Wind and brass parts are edited to include many courtesy accidentals, fingerings and slide positions for less familiar brass notes, alternate or unusual fingerings (R and L) marked for clarinets and explanations of certain enharmonics.