Insights into Music Composition introduces is designed for beginner compositional learners, and instructors of music composition -emphasizing how to create a piece of music- including methods and providing overarching context for composition.
This book explores the music of other cultures, music's interdisciplinarity atonal 12-tone techniques, the roles of form and style, the benefits and pitfalls of student-teacher relationships and the importance of building relationships with performers.
Combining class scenarios, discussion questions, practical exercises, an annotated guide of online resources, and a glossary of terms, chapters can be read in order or drawn on by topic.