Beethoven's Scherzo (from String Quartet Op. 18 No. 6) is one of 11 classical arrangements for advanced 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 scherzo from one of Beethoven's "early" string quartets is one of the most rhythmically challenging movements in the Classical repertoire. The syncopations here are similar to those in the Latin American pop song, La Mayonesa. And there is a tricky alternation between 3/4 and 6/8 – which also occurs in the 2nd movement of the Ravel quartet, and in Balde, Escoba y Trapero, a Colombian bambuco that is included in CSPC.
-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.