About the Companion Website -- Welcome to Experiencing Music Composition -- The Experiencing Music Composition Program -- What to Expect from Young Composers : Typical Characteristics of Composers in Grades 3-5 ; Typical Qualities of Works by Composers in Grades 3-5 -- How to Use This Book -- Section 1: Compositional Capacities : On Composing ; Feelingful Intention ; Developing the Capacity of Feelingful Intention ; Musical Expressivity ; Developing the Capacity of Musical Expressivity ; Artistic Craftsmanship ; Techniques and Etudes for Grades 3-5 ; Developing the Capacity of Artistic Craftsmanship ; Final Thoughts -- Section 2: Using Sketchpages : Guiding the Journey ; Introducing Sketchpages to Young Composers ; Sketchpages as Multi-taskers -- Section 3: Creative Positive Compositional Experiences : Composition Requires a Different Kind of Teaching ; Working with "In-process" Composers ; Anchoring Knowledge, Inviting Inspiration ; Guidelines for Sharing Compositions -- Giving and Receiving Feedback ; Making the Most of Limited Timeframes -- Section 4: Teacher Guides and Student Sketchpages : Teacher Guides ; Curricular Organization & Compositional Strands ; Projects for Grade 3 ; Projects for Grade 4 ; Projects for Grade 5 -- Appendix: Sketchpage Notation Templates
