By Jack Perricone (Berklee Press)
More academic in its approach than others on this list, Perricone’s book examines melody, tone, pitch, rhythm and other subjects in great detail. Heavily illustrated, the book is somewhat surprisingly easy to follow, though a background in music theory wouldn’t hurt. The author is both the founder of Berklee College of Music’s songwriting department and composer of the 1970s pop hit “Run, Joey, Run.”
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