ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED IN THE 1940S, PAUL HINDEMITH'S REMAKABLE TEXTBOOKS ARE STILL THE OUTSTANDING WORKS OF THEIR KIND. IN CONTRAST TO MANY MUSICAL TEXTBOOKS WRITTEN BY ACADEMIC MUSICIANS, THESE WERE PRODUCED BY A MAN WHO COULD PLAY EVERY INSTRUMENT OF THE INTRODUCTORY - THE MEDIUM - THE NATURE OF THE BUILDING STONES - HARMONY - MELODY - ANALYSES