Full List of Exciting/Uptempo
(in order of relative difficulty)
Dream of Flight
(Uptempo Grade 1 - D Major, 2/2)
Perusal Score and Audio
SluderMusic Podcast Episode
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(Uptempo Grade 1 - D Major, 2/2)
Perusal Score and Audio
SluderMusic Podcast Episode
Purchase from Cane River Music
(JW Pepper - financially benefits the composer much less)
Leaps and Bounds
(Uptempo Grade 1 - D Major, 3/4)
Perusal Score and Audio
Purchase from Cane River Music
(JW Pepper - financially benefits the composer much less)
(Uptempo Grade 1 - D Major, 3/4)
Perusal Score and Audio
Purchase from Cane River Music
(JW Pepper - financially benefits the composer much less)
The Low Down
(Uptempo Grade 1 - G Major, 4/4)
Perusal Score and Audio
Purchase from Grand Mesa Strings
(JW Pepper - financially benefits the publisher much less)
(Uptempo Grade 1 - G Major, 4/4)
Perusal Score and Audio
Purchase from Grand Mesa Strings
(JW Pepper - financially benefits the publisher much less)
Fire and Ash
(Uptempo Grade 1 - E minor, 2/2)
Perusal Score and Audio
Purchase from Luck's Music (Tempo Press)
(JW Pepper - financially benefits the publisher much less)
(Uptempo Grade 1 - E minor, 2/2)
Perusal Score and Audio
Purchase from Luck's Music (Tempo Press)
(JW Pepper - financially benefits the publisher much less)
Knights of the Round Table
(Stately Grade 1 - C Major, 4/4)
Perusal Score and Audio
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(Stately Grade 1 - C Major, 4/4)
Perusal Score and Audio
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Sudden Hero
(Exciting Grade 2 - G Major, 4/4)
Perusal Score and Audio
Notes/Advice from the Composer
SluderMusic Podcast Episode
Purchase from Cane River Music
(JW Pepper - financially benefits the composer much less)
(Exciting Grade 2 - G Major, 4/4)
Perusal Score and Audio
Notes/Advice from the Composer
SluderMusic Podcast Episode
Purchase from Cane River Music
(JW Pepper - financially benefits the composer much less)
The Lighthouse
(Uptempo Grade 2 - A Dorian, 3/4)
Perusal Score
Audio Demo
Purchase from Luck's Music (Tempo Press)
(JW Pepper - financially benefits the publisher much less)
(Uptempo Grade 2 - A Dorian, 3/4)
Perusal Score
Audio Demo
Purchase from Luck's Music (Tempo Press)
(JW Pepper - financially benefits the publisher much less)
Troubled Waters
(Driving Grade 2 - Easy D minor, 4/4)
Perusal Score and Audio
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(JW Pepper - financially benefits the publisher much less)
(Driving Grade 2 - Easy D minor, 4/4)
Perusal Score and Audio
Purchase from Luck's Music
(JW Pepper - financially benefits the publisher much less)
Escape
(Exciting Grade 2.5 - B Minor, 4/4)
Perusal Score and Audio
SluderMusic Podcast Episode
Purchase from Grand Mesa Strings
(JW Pepper - financially benefits the publisher much less)
(Exciting Grade 2.5 - B Minor, 4/4)
Perusal Score and Audio
SluderMusic Podcast Episode
Purchase from Grand Mesa Strings
(JW Pepper - financially benefits the publisher much less)
Water on Mars
(Adventurous Grade 2.5 - G Major, 4/4)
Perusal Score and Audio
Notes/Advice from the Composer
SluderMusic Podcast Episode
Purchase from Luck's Music
(JW Pepper - financially benefits the publisher much less)
(Adventurous Grade 2.5 - G Major, 4/4)
Perusal Score and Audio
Notes/Advice from the Composer
SluderMusic Podcast Episode
Purchase from Luck's Music
(JW Pepper - financially benefits the publisher much less)
The Galaxies Beyond (sequel to Water on Mars)
(Adventurous Grade 3 - D Maj, 5/8)
Perusal Score and Audio
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(JW Pepper - financially benefits the composer much less)
(Adventurous Grade 3 - D Maj, 5/8)
Perusal Score and Audio
Purchase from Luck's Music
(JW Pepper - financially benefits the composer much less)
The Journey West
(Adventurous Grade 3 - D Maj and min, 4/4)
Perusal Score
Audio Demo
Purchase from Luck's Music (Tempo Press)
(JW Pepper - financially benefits the publisher much less)
(Adventurous Grade 3 - D Maj and min, 4/4)
Perusal Score
Audio Demo
Purchase from Luck's Music (Tempo Press)
(JW Pepper - financially benefits the publisher much less)
The Late Heavy Bombardment (prequel to WoM)
(Raucous Grade 3 - C Maj, 4/4)
Perusal Score and Audio
Purchase from Luck's Music
(JW Pepper - financially benefits the composer much less)
(Raucous Grade 3 - C Maj, 4/4)
Perusal Score and Audio
Purchase from Luck's Music
(JW Pepper - financially benefits the composer much less)
The Kraken
(Energetic Grade 3 - D Min, 4/4)
Perusal Score
Audio
Purchase from Randall Standridge
Purchase from JW Pepper
(Energetic Grade 3 - D Min, 4/4)
Perusal Score
Audio
Purchase from Randall Standridge
Purchase from JW Pepper
Second to None
(Energetic Grade 3.5 - D Maj, 6/8)
Second Violin feature
Perusal Score and Audio
Purchase from Lucks Music (not yet available - as of 12/28/25)
Purchase from JW Pepper
(Energetic Grade 3.5 - D Maj, 6/8)
Second Violin feature
Perusal Score and Audio
Purchase from Lucks Music (not yet available - as of 12/28/25)
Purchase from JW Pepper
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