The aims of this book are admirable; to provide young aspiring musicians with opportunities for doodling with notation and to embrace invention in a space free from the constraints and parameters one associates with standard approaches to formal musical composition. The author is honest about what the book is not intended to do. It won't help improve your understanding of musical theory and it won't teach you how to read music or how to improvise (although the activities in this book may well help in these areas of music making).
He is clear as to who the book is intended for – it is for anyone who wants to create music, particularly those who ‘would like to have a go at writing music down’, which is where the first problems arise. It may be intended for anyone, but it is not going to appeal to everyone. So, let's try and whittle things down and work out those who are going to get the most from this book. It is unlikely to be secondary school age children or adults. Most will say that being asked to write music inspired by grannies bouncing on trampolines is probably not for them. The general tone of the graphics, activities and language indicates that this is a book for young children.
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