Book excerpt: The GCSE Music Composition Workbook will help students build all the necessary skills and confidence to write a successful composition at GCSE by looking at forms, styles and genres. The workbook covers music for special occasions, verse and chorus, ternary form, theme and variations, minimalism, rondo, musique concrete, film and programme music. Various exercises are included throughout the book, building in difficulty to help students gain the required level of knowledge to work towards their first composition. “Very useful for teachers who perhaps aren’t so comfortable with teaching composition, and would appreciate a structured course to follow." - Russ Millard Head of Academic Music, Charterhouse