"Mac"...

Thanks for responding.

I am learning music theory "later in life", so to speak. I've been using BIAB to compose songs (mostly "jazz") by playing and entering chords on the chordsheet window using my "ear" to determine what sounds "right". My one and only post to the "Users Showcase" is "Goodbye, Cabrini Green."

Composing songs and figuring out chord progressions by ear requires an immense of trial and error, but I find it exhilarating, truly, but the fact of the matter is that I'm doing nothing but guessing and getting lucky, at least when everything goes well.

If I asked you to advise me on what books I could read to instruct me in explaining and applying music theory, what would you recommend?

Currently, I'm learning how to design chord progressions by way of a workbook titled, "The Chord Wheel: The Ultimate Tool for All Musicians," created by a man named Jim Fleser.

"Mac", thank you.

- bluage -

"Music is what feelings sound like."-- borrowed from a Cakewalk Music Creator forum member, "Mamabear".