101 Songwriting and Composing Techniques

by Jack Wheaton

One of the characteristics of the great composers was the ability to write long works of music based upon very simple motives and themes. This book provides 101 examples of specific techniques of variation and transformation applied to the popular theme “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star” and provides advice on how to practice these techniques and how to use them in compositions and arrangements of any style or genre. An appendix provides examples of the thirty most common left hand accompanying patterns.

33 pages, Spiral-bound

Published January 1, 1987