Reddit mentions of The Drummer's Bible: How to Play Every Drum Style from Afro-Cuban to Zydeco

I think that Jazzology book /u/SP12turbo recommended will have you pretty well covered on music theory, it looks fantastic, though I haven't read it. The Jazz Language by Dan Hearle is pretty good, too (and mercifully short). It usually shows up in Jazz Theory discussions. Helped me out a lot, too. Cheap, too IIRC.

I always recommend some books on fugue and counterpoint since I think horizontal composition is often neglected. Most pop songs are not written by a 4 piece band anymore so I think having a serious command of horizontality is important. If you can't think of a fugue, the theme song from Castlevania is one. It's by Bach and it's awesome. Because Bach is awesome. I like Mann's The Study of Fugue, it has selections (just the good parts) of a lot of classic texts by the masters.

For Percussion, which as I'm sure you know is quite relevant in modern music, check out The Drummer's Bible - it's an encyclopedic reference. It's pretty much amazing. You don't need to play drums to benefit from it, it's really a percussion book. Pretty much every beat from a genre of music ever is in there with at least one representative. I can't oversell the book. Go buy it.

https://www.amazon.com/Drummers-Bible-Every-Afro-Cuban-Zydeco/dp/1937276198

There's a church organist who has a series of books on kindle with a focus on chord theory too, if a bit more basic, that are good if you can get past the English being somewhat broken and needing a bit more proofing. I think you can get all of them for @$3.

> BTW, that wiki song structure article is a mess

Agreed. I linked to that wiki article without even really looking. Personally, I like the following books that go into a lot more detail in regards to production and EDM:

• Music Theory for Computer Musicians
  
• Composition for Computer Musicians
  
• Harmony for Computer Musicians
  
• Dance Music Manual
  
• The Drummers Bible
  
• Mixing Audio: Concepts, Practices, and Tools
  
• Making Music: 74 Creative Strategies for Electronic Music Producers
  
  All the above are solid books.

The Drummer’s Bible by Mick Berry and Jason Gianni is an excellent resource. I’ve turned to it many time for different gigs. It appears to be on sale right now too!