COMPOSING MUSIC A NEW APPROACH

AIMED AT THOSE WHO HAVE SOME KNOWLEDGE OF MUSIC BUT NOT FORMAL TRAINING IN COMPOSITION, THIS CONCISE INTRODUCTION TO COMPOSING STARTS RIGHT IN WITH A BRIEF COMPOSITION EXERCISE, THEN PROCEEDS STEP BY STEP THROUGH A SERIES OF INCREASINGLY COMPLEX AND CHALLENGING PROBLEMS, GRADUALLY EXPANDING THE STUDENT'S MUSICAL GRAMMAR. "THIS IS A WONDERFUL BOOK FOR ANYONE WHO IS DEVELOPING IMPROVISING SKILLS OR WHO WOULD LIKE A FUN WAY TO EXPLORE MUSIC."--JIM STOCKFORD, CO-EVOLUTION QUARTERLY