While it is not imperiative to have students complete the authors' previous composition book, "Learn To Compose and Notate Music at the Keyboard" (Beginning Level), a thorough understanding of the concepts and music - writing skills taught therein is nevertheless highly recommended.
All exercises should be played as well as written. When written, the teacher should instruct the student in such basics as stem direction (all stems down from the third staff line and above), the correct shape of rests, and the entering of dynamics and tempo markings in each piece where appropriate. A list of such recommended terms appear in the Glossary on page 16.

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Introduction and Review Composing: Ostinato Composing: Ostinato Composing: Ostinato Composing: Ostinato Composing: Pedal Point Composing: Pedal Point Altered Forms of Sequence Altered Forms of Sequence Composing: Altered Forms of Sequence Compositional Roundup Form: 12-Bar Blues Form: 12-Bar Blues Glossary: Dynamic and Tempo Markings

The authors strongly believe that to achieve comprehensive musicianship more effectively and rapidly, all piano students should know how to notate music...and should therefore be given writing assignments at every lesson. A creative approach to the learning of writing skills will involve pupils in the activity of composing. This volume introduces fundamental compositional techniques - repetition, sequence, retrograde, and inversion - to the early level student.