The compositions in this collection provide suitable material for study, recital, auditions, and musical recreation at the intermediate level. All selections are in original form and are set in approximate order of difficulty.
Jane Smisor Bastien teaches pre-schoolers through advanced high school students in her La Jolla, California, home studio. She is very active in the San Diego music teacher organizations.
For many years Mrs. Bastien was director of the Preparatory Department at Tulane University in New Orleans. It was for her students there that she first started writing. Since then she and her husband, James, have produced music and methods for all ages.