Intended to supplement classroom activity and instruction, each chapter provides an introduction to musical theory, explaining how music is written down and how to read it. Gives practical guidelines on tuning and maintenance, different styles of playing, and a history of relevant composers, soloists and music.

Includes index. "Piano and keyboards; violin and stringed instruments; flute, recorder, and woodwind instruments; trumpet and brass"--Cover. Some of the material was previously published in the Young musician plays series.