Young Musician's Guide To Composing

Many young musicians often think about writing music, but have no idea how to get started. This book, written for students Grades 4-6, provides an easy-to-understand approach to composing simple melodies, from learning how todraw music symbols to the concept of "shaping" phrases and "stable" vs."unstable" notes. The Teacher's manual addresses the National Standards forMusic Education and contains assessment tools needed to evaluate each student's progress.