An Understandable Guide to Music Theory: The Most Useful Aspects of Theory for Rock, Jazz, and Blues MusiciansPaperback, 1 January 1994

This guide explains the most useful aspects of theory in clear, nontechnical language. Areas covered include scales (major, minor, modal, synthetic), chord formation, chord progression, melody, song forms, useful devices, (ostinato, mirrors, hocket, etc.), and instrumentation. It contains over 100 musical examples.