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Composer Boot Camp now only $2.99 at AMAZON KINDLE!

Composer Boot Camp now only $2.99 at AMAZON KINDLE! 

My new educational workbook Composer Boot Camp 101: 50 Exercises for Educators, Students, and Music Professionals is now available on Kindle for only $2.99. 

This is an excellent opportunity to gain access to fifty simple educational exercises for your elementary, high school, and college students, or even work on your own compositional skills. 


For those interested in having your classes purchase this book for the next semester or would like to add this book to your university library, this is a very affordable way to preview the entire book before making your book purchases while supporting a fellow musician.

Thank you so much for your support! I hope this music tool provides valuable insight on composition, orchestration, and writing music to media. 

Additionally, if you are interested in contracting me to develop a workbook specific to your music or media course, please feel free to contact me. 


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A Revolutionary NEW book that makes Writing Music FUN and EASY!

WANT TO WRITE MUSIC? 
Composer Boot Camp is a series of 50 exercises for educators and beginning, intermediate, and advanced musicians who want to develop their skills in composition. 

Composer Boot Camp 101 workbook is designed to help educators, students, and seasoned professionals to hone their compositional craft. There are a series of exercises, helpful tips, resources, and more to help the musician prepare a solid foundation in music composition developed by award-winning composer and music educator Sabrina Pena Young. 

Exercises are divided into four sections: 

BEGINNER LEVEL EXERCISES 
Appropriate for young students, adult learners, and those who do not yet read music. 

INTERMEDIA LEVEL EXERCISES 
Appropriate for high school students, music educators, college students, and musicians who want to learn how to write music. 

ADVANCED LEVEL EXERCISES 
For advanced college students, composers, music educators, and musicians with a strong grasp of music theory and performance who want to continue to excel in the craft of composition. 

TECHNOLOGY EXERCISES: 
Exercises for Intermediate to Advanced musicians who want to incorporate technology with their songcraft. 

The Main Subjects covered in this exercise workbook are: 

INSPIRATION – Learn how to kickstart a musical idea 
MELODY – Focus on developing melody 
RHYTHM – Exercise rhythmic skill 
HARMONY – Discover tonal harmony and chords 
ORCHESTRATION – Practice writing for ensembles 

“Unlike a complex method book, this book focuses on practical exercises that I have used myself as a composer or when instructing students. Educators will find a wide expanse of exercises here focuses on inspiration, melody, rhythm orchestration, and harmony. Students and professional composers will find exercises that will hone their musical skills and help them soar to the next level.” – Sabrina Pena Young 

A 21st CENTURY WORKBOOK 
An extra section on Technology brings composition to the 21st century and covers basic exercises for advanced students, educators, and composers to practice to develop composing to multimedia. These are key skills for any musician hoping to be marketable.

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