The concentration is fully on repertoire and the author gives the student an in-depth look at interpretation, form, mood, and style. Folk songs, arrangements of classics and many originals such as Melody by R. Schumann, Musette from the Anna Magdalena Bach Notebook, Spinning Song by Ellmenreich, and Ballade by Burgmueller are included.  John Thompson also gives the student an in-depth look at Franz Liszt. Fingerings are given throughout, but less liberally than in previous levels.