These three sonatinas are a perfect introduction to sonata form for beginning-level students. John Robert Poe has constructed these pieces with a careful eye to the variety of ways in which composers organize multi-movement sonatinas, including traditional sonata-allegro form, ABA movements, rondo and theme and variation. Mr. Poe's extensive experience as piano teacher/composer are clearly domonstrated in these beautiful pieces that perfectly fit the beginning hand and elvel of skill.