Leontovych's Shchedryk is one of 5 Christmas arrangements for intermediate string ensemble included in Richard Young's Comprehensive String Pedagogy & Curriculum. A portion of the proceeds of sales for all CSPC music goes to support free music education at The People's Music School.

This is a Ukrainian shchedrivka, which is a traditional New Year's song. It tells a story of a swallow that flies into a household and sings about wealth that will come with the arrival of spring.
 A 4-note motive is repeated over and over throughout the piece, thus forming an ostinato. The rhythm of this 4-note motive must always be strict. Even though one should play with passion in the louder parts, it is critically important for the tempo to always be absolutely steady, with no hint of ritard or rubato.
 -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."

Please note that due to a loss of source files, the PDF files of the music have been generated from scanned copies of printed parts. While every effort has been made to produce high quality parts, the limitations of scanning will result in some degradation of print quality.