Chorale is one of 16 arrangements for elementary string ensemble included in Richard Young's Comprehensive String Pedagogy & Curriculum. On a scale of "Easy", "More Challenging" to "Difficult (but Still Appropriate for Elementary Students)", Chorale is rated "Difficult". A portion of the proceeds of sales for all CSPC music goes to support free music education at The People's Music School.

Since students will eventually play Mendelssohn's "Italian" symphony once they reach the Advanced level, this Chorale can serve as an introduction. It's important for them to know that Mendelssohn was not much older than them when he wrote some of his best music.

By the age of nine, Mendelssohn was a brilliant pianist. And by age thirteen, he had written symphonies, concertos, sonatas, and vocal works. But even more astonishing than the quantity of these works is their quality.
-Richard Young

Full program notes are included with the score. There are fingerings and bowings in all the string parts of every one of CSPC's pieces. These "cooked-in" technical solutions target the particular levels of the students. They are not just pragmatic but "musical."