Basic Piano Library Composition Books

Composition Books encourage the development of creativity and compositional skills, while reinforcing important musical concepts including music reading and notation. 

At each lesson, Carolyne will utilize the Composition Books, which correspond page-by-page with the Basic Piano Course Lesson Books. Students will compose, and then play, their own pieces so they can see how the music actually sounds.

Composition Complete Level 1 (1A/1B Combined) Book

Alfred's Basic Piano Library:
​Composition Book Complete 1 (1A/1B)
This book is a compilation of Level 1A and Level 1B Composition Books.

​Method Concepts
  • Bass Clef F
  • Improvising in C Position
  • Treble Clef G
  • Improvising on the Grand Staff
  • Melodic and Harmonic Intervals:
    2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th
  • Legato
  • Improvising with Intervals
  • G Position
  • Sharps / F#
  • Flats / Bb
  • Eighth notes and rests
  • Incomplete measures
  • Three Part Form: ABA
  • Middle D Position

​40 pages
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Composition Complete Level 2 and 3 Combined Book

Alfred's Basic Piano Library: Composition Book Complete 2 & 3
This book is a compilation of Level 2 and Level 3 Composition Books.

Method Concepts
  • Dotted half notes, dotted quarter notes
  • Melodic and harmonic intervals:
    6ths, 7ths and octaves
  • 3/8 and 6/8 time signatures
  • Parallel Phrases
  • Composing with Melodic and Rhythmic Variations
  • Triads, primary chords, blocked and broken chords
  • Motive and Inversion
  • Retrogade
  • Major scales in contrary motion
  • Chromatic scale and Improvisation
  • F Major Scale
  • Minor scale and Improvisation
  • A Harmonic Minor Scale
  • Relative Keys
  • Overlapping pedal
  • Primary triads in Major and Minor keys
  • V7 Chord in A Minor
  • D Minor
  • Articulation

56 pages
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