The Composer's Handbook 1

Schott Music Ltd. London
A do-it-yourself approach combining "trick of the trade" and other techniques with step-by-step guides to projects

"The Composer's Handbook" is a step-by-step guide to the composition of melody, harmony, form and texture and covers styles and techniques from plainchant to minimalism, rock and rave.
- for composers aged 11-18 - games and groupwork for the beginner - projects for the more advanced - illustrations and worked examples of complete pieces.

  - Introduction
  - First Steps: Giving your Ideas a Focus
  - Games and Graphics
  - Melodies and Riffs
  - Second Steps: Chords
  - Textures
  - Form
  - Trying Out Ideas
  - Reading and Writing
  - Style Study: Melody
  - Harmony
  - Counterpoint and Texture
  - Form
  - Twentieth Century: Tonality and Atonality
  - Techniques and Textures
  - Form and Process
  - Popular Music: Songs and Styles
  - Chords and Structure
  - Arranging and Recording