Plan Your Piece

A fillable worksheet for deciding the forces, key, tempo, shape and chords of a piece before writing a single note.

What's inside

• Fields for title, who plays it, how long, key, time signature, tempo and mood
• A shape-of-it section for naming sections in order, and a grid to sketch the opening four bars
• Fields for the chords you'll use — home chord, chord that pulls home, two others, and the closing cadence
• A before-you-call-it-finished checklist covering range, breathing, structure, and a first rehearsal date