Focus on Melody, Volume 1 contains piano literature with a wide variety of melodic treatments aimed at helping performers develop the skill of recognizing melodic features. The cleanly engraved scores are organized by period, in approximate order of difficulty. Includes hints about finding and projecting melodies, technical exercises for melodic expression, descriptive summaries, and brief composer biographies.

• Minuet in G Major, Minuet in G Minor, Prelude in C Major (Bach)
• Peasant's Flute Song (Bartok)
• Ode to Joy (Beethoven)
• Sonatina in A Minor (Benda)
• Melody (Bloch)
• Ballade Op. 100 No. 15 (Burgmuller)
• Waltz in A Minor Op. Posth. (Chopin)
• King William's March (Clarke)
• Le Petit Negre (Debussy)
• Sonatina in G Major Op. 168 No. 2 (Diabelli)
• The Evening Bell (Granados)
• Andantino Hob. I:85/2 (Haydn)
• The Avalanche Op. 45 No. 2 (Heller)
• Tolling Bell OP. 125 No. 8 (Hell...