By William Russo with Jeffrey Ainis & David Stevenson (University of Chicago Press)
Not as well known as some of its like-minded bookshelf brethren, this book moves through a series of exercises that gradually become more complex. Along the way readers are taught about chord progressions, melody writing, matching lyrics to music, and so on. Well-regarded by working musicians, it keeps the concepts fairly simple and easy to comprehend.
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