This week on “The Composers Notebook.”

In this chapter, we will “dig in” to the “how-to” of composing music by introducing a strategy one can use to begin composing a new piece.

Enjoy a number of segments including:

Composition Lesson

        Overview of the Compositional Process

                Plan, Create, Manipulate, Organize, Revise, Perform

                Discussion about Planning and Creating

Technology Tips

        Notation Software: Finale vs. Sibelius

Composer News and Note

        Find out birth dates, anniversaries and important historical

        information for the week of May 1.

Music Jokes-Always Rated G for kids!

        Get a good chuckle (or boo) with our “very, very, very funny jokes.”

        (I apologize in advance.)