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Theory Books
Here are some music theory books that are worth looking into.
| Edly's Music Theory for Practical People By Ed Roseman, author; Peter Reynolds, illustrator. This edition: Second Edition. This book proves that music theory need not be dreary. Soft Cover Book. Size 8.5 x 11. 160 pages. Published by Musical Edventures. (ED02)
This is one of the BEST theory books out there. | 
| The Jazz Theory Book
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Here are a few more music theory books that are worth looking into.
| Hal Leonard Pocket Music Theory A Comprehensive and Convenient Source for All Musicians. Book (not sheet music). Book only. Size 4x5.5 inches. 176 pages. Published by Hal Leonard. (330968)See more info... | 
| The Hal Leonard Pocket Music Dictionary Book (not sheet music). Book only. Size 4x5.5 inches. 240 pages. Published by Hal Leonard Corporation. (183006)See more info... |
| Alfred's Essentials of Music Theory - Complete (Book) Written by Andrew Surmani, Karen Farnum Surmani, Morton Manus. Format: instructional book. With introductory text, instructional text, musical examples and glossary. General Theory. 120 pages. 9x12 inches. Published by Alfred Publishing. (AP.17234)See more info... | 
| Music Theory For Guitar Guitar Book. Size 9x12 inches. 32 pages. Published by Hal Leonard. (699329)See more info... |
 
| Complete Book of Harmony, Theory & Voicing for Guitar by Bret Willmott. For Guitar (All). theory & harmony. Complete. All styles. Level: Intermediate-Advanced. Book. Size 8.75x11.75. 248 pages. Published by Mel Bay Publications, Inc. (95112)See more info... | ||
Jazz Theory Sites
- Marc Sabatella's site contains a wealth of material about jazz, featuring the freely browsable textbook A Jazz Improvisation Primer plus other educational materials and sheet music in his Online School. - [ link ]
- A Passion for Jazz! Music Commentary, History and Education - [ link ]
- Jazz Theory Materials for the "Classical" Musician
Dr. James E. Perone, Associate Professor of Music, Mount Union College - [ link ] - MusicNotes.com Links Page. Lots of great links - - [ link ]
Theory Sites
- dolmetsch online Online - Great site with lots of information
- Ricci Adam's Music Theory Online - Lesson and software for Mac and Windows
- The Tonal Centere - Tonality -
The Tonal Centre is an interactive site for music composers and theorists which explains and demonstrates some of the key concepts of tonality; including chords, scales, cadences, and modulation.
Reccommended Books
Check out the books that are listed through out the site. All are of interest and value for jazz guitarists. Here they are collected on one page (Useful Music & Guitar Books).
OR better yet buying one of my books or CDs helps support the cost of making this information available. ;-) It's FREE for YOUR viewing but costs me to make it available.
Books available directly through Curt Sheller Publications and this site are listed here.
Online Instructions and Information
Some of the online sites that I have checked out.
Jim Kroger has posted his page of links to online jazz guitar lessons.
Here are sites that I have visited and found to be very useful.
Guitarists
- Curt Sheller - www.curtsheller.com/lessons.html
- Jimmy Bruno - Jimmy Bruno - Jimmy has several great books and videos available. Jimmy cuts right to the point.
- Mark Stefani - One of the biggest and long running sites on the net, Great stuff. visionmusic.com - Probally on of the best sites on the net for jazz guitar. One of the oldest site from a long time educator.
- Steve Carter - www.frogstoryrecords.com - Steve Carter is a former Berklee teacher and posts lots of lesson to his site. - former teacher at Berklee. Putting lots of lesson stuff online.
- Rick DelSavio - www.rickdelsavio.com
- Joe Finn - www.joefinn.net
- Bob Russell - www.bobrussellguitar.com
- Joey Goldstien - joeygoldstein.com - Joey has a book available that has lots of great information in it. Very, very knowlegable musician. Located in Toronto, Canada.
- Tuck Andress (Tuck & Patti) - Pick & Fingerstyle Technique. Tuck describes various picking techniques of well known artists and popular picking styles.
- Jody Fisher - jodyfisher.com
- Dana Rasch's Beyond Chops - www.beyondchops.com
- Frank Vignola - www.FrankVignola.com The Frank & Joe School The Frank & Joe Show The Frank Vignola Quintet VM Entertainment Group
- Perry Terhune - Jazz-Primer.com by Perry Terhune
- Jack Zucker - www.sheetsofsound.com
- Freddie Green Style -
(www.freddiegreen.org) a great site on Rhythm guitar.
(From the freddiegreen.org site) Devoted to jazz rhythm guitar and the man who epitomized the big band guitar style.
This site is dedicated to the master of the rhythm guitar - Freddie Green, and was created for the purpose of collecting and sharing information that will aid the big band jazz guitarist in keeping this style alive and well. This is strictly a not-for-profit endeavor carried out by volunteers.
Non-Guitarist
Remember that the guitar is just your instrument of expression. We can and should learn from other instruments.
- Charlie Banacos (www.charliebanacos.com)
[from the Charlie's Banacos Site] - originator of the now classic exercises on such tunes as Autumn Leaves ,Giant Steps ,Anthropology (I Got Rhythm changes), Moment's Notice ,Countdown , major and minor blues, etc. using chord tones, tensions, passing tones, approaches, tonal paralypsis, bitonal pendulums (double mambos), hemiola substratum elisions, modal sequences, 23rd chords, intervallics, pivots, facets, agogics, number permutation systems, voicings in clusters, fourths, fifths, reverse tensions, interconnecting scales, entatonics, tetratonics, hexatonics, chord-on-chord, upper structure triads, pandiatonics, uperimpositions, harps, overlaps, etc. and 9-Basic Rhythm Systems and Sprays for sight-reading, etc.) is, in addition to his private in-person teaching in the Boston area, teaching by mail to people not in close proximity to Charlie's studio. The lessons are personalized using a cassette tape which is sent back and forth.
- Jerry Bergonzi (www.jerrybergonzi.com)
- Alain Benbassat ear training resource (www.miles.be)
- Here are the sites that I found to be useful.
- Hal Garper - These are some of the best articles I've ever read!!!
- Micheal Furstner - (www.jazclass.aust.com)
- Marc Sabatella's (Jazz Improvisation Primer). One if the first online resources for jazz improvisation.
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The Touring Musician: A Small Business Approach
to Booking Your Band on the Road Great book on organizing a jazz tour.
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Transcriptions
- Dan Cross's Central Park North - Promoting Canadian jazz music, and it's musicians
- Dominic "Dominator" Pieranunzio's Ukulele Tab Page - link
- Guido's jazz guitar transcriptions
- Adam Good - Jazz Guitar Solo Transcriptions
- The Jazz Guitar Transcription Site by Dirk Laukens
- Jenny's Jazz
- Jazz Resource Center.
- Kelly Bucheger Jazz Pages
- Marco Accattatis - bassist, composer
- Music Music Music ? Transcriptions
- Music Transcriptions - Brent D. Stuntzner
- EJMA Woodwinds Transcription page (French)
- Jazz Trumpet Transcriptions by Jacques Gilbert & Claude Gilbert
- Tim Cummiskey Transcriptions
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