​Both the 10 core melodies and 17 secondary melodies are utilized to illustrate elements of theory and accompaniments in four keys. The melodic phrases are mostly in a five-note range. However, hand change and expression techniques are introduced. There are ten specific composition exercises distributed within the course that begin with a three-note repetition and contrast AABA form in four measures. These exercises conclude with a notated and accompanied sixteen-measure melody that incorporates repetition, retrograde, sequence, inversion, and 1st and 2nd endings.