Publisher Desc.  The Milestone Initiative is a breakthrough in combined, flexible scoring of the original Milestone Fanfare (2020) and Milestone Fanfare II (2022) both in one package! This allows for two ensembles to perform together on the same stage. This Grade 1-2 combined score picks up where the original Grade 1 edition version left off! While the Grade 2 standard parts introduce syncopation, along with eighth-sixteenth note patterns, and some slur patterns, the grade 1 "Elementary" parts keep the simplified rhythms and reduced range of the original. All of this builds on the same song as the first edition- NOW FLEXIBLE! With combined ensembles, directors will be able to conduct both versions side-by-side, for a combined elementary-middle school performance! While much of the time as directors we struggle to simplify, this is the opposite. Let's challenge our more advanced students while supporting our younger musicians in the artistic process.