David Abel

Learn to write songs! This book presents the basic concepts of popular songwriting, such as song construction, creativity techniques, melodic and harmonic development, how to write memorable lyrics, a...

New Solos for Classical Mandolin is a unique collection of original solo compositions for mandolin, designed for both practice and performance. Composed in a richly-textured style, this collection als...

When To The Temple Mary Went' scored for mixed voice choir SATB, with piano accompaniment.

River Valley Sketches was written as a short musical depiction of the composer's hometown and the river that runs through it. The inspiration for some of the melodic and rhythmic material comes from t...