This link is a reminder to everyone on what form is. Only watch the first 46 seconds of the video.
Source: Education Portal
This link will explain what the form theme and variation is.
Source: Education Portal
This is a walk through of identifying the theme and the different variations.
Source: Brian Gossard
This video shows visually where the variations begin and end at in the music. The variations are identified by different colors.
Source: Sergiy Turchyn
This website explains what blues means in music. This will help you understand the blues form mentioned later in the tutorial.
Source: Study Bass
This website describes and explains what a 12 bar blues is. Visual examples are shown on this website.
Source: Study Bass
This video is an example of what a 12 bar blues will sound like. The video also has the chord progressions used in a 12 bar blues to follow along with.
Source: Brendan Danielson, Music by Ray Charles
What is the meaning of the term form in music? What is theme and variation form and what is a 12 bar blues form?