Accessories

Build rhythm first compositions with evolving forms, advanced harmony, and improvisation that speaks. Learn cyclical grooves, shifting accents, and melodies that grow from conversation. Keep intellect and body allied so the pocket stays human while the music explores.

• Metric modulation tools and layered ostinato design
• Chord tone targeting with outside lines that resolve
• Ensemble roles for drums, bass, guitar, and winds
• Head structures that invite development and call backs
• Live cues for transitions, vamps, and spontaneous form

You get: Drum loop labs, harmony workbooks, solo etudes, and rehearsal systems. Outcome: Concept rich tracks that still groove hard.

Write modern bop with deep harmony and fearless swing. Shape heads that sing, changes that flow, and shout choruses that light up the band. Keep solos lyrical over smart progressions. Deliver recordings that sound classic and current.

• Turnarounds, tritone subs, and II V games that move
• Guide tone lines for horn section unity
• Drum language for two feel, four feel, and set ups
• Piano guitar comping grids with register respect
• Form tags, codas, and trading maps for live sets

You get: Heads in concert and transposed keys, rhythm drills, and chart templates. Outcome: Neo bop that swings hard and reads easily in one pass.

• Finding voice: POV, distance, and honesty with boundaries
• Guitar/piano patterns that support the story
• Prosody: melody shapes that fit your vowels
• Editing passes—truth stays, filler goes
• Release cadence: singles, EPs, and live takes
• Objects > feelings—imagery that carries weight

• Writers who want raw feeling with modern clarity

• Anti‑cringe checklist
• Tone sliders from tender to wry
• Object prompt decks
• Verse/chorus blueprints

• Imagery and objects that beat vague angst
• Structures that carry emotion without padding
• Revisions that keep truth and drop filler
• Melody writing that respects your range
• Turning messy feelings into singable lines
• Simple release plans you’ll actually follow
• Artists who want repeatable, pro‑feeling results without losing soul
What you get
• Templates
• Prompt decks
• Tone sliders
• Troubleshooting guides

Turn raw emotion into cathartic songs with structure and teeth. Pair frantic drums with melodic counterlines and screamed confessionals. Build dynamics that crash then bloom. Keep lyrics specific so the pain feels human and the chorus hits like relief.

• Riff cells that pivot between fury and fragile
• Vocal safety, fry technique, and layer strategy
• Form maps for tension, collapse, and lift
• Clean vocal hooks over storm guitars
• Mix decisions for width without losing punch

You get: Practice plans, lyric prompts, tone chains, and live cues. Outcome: Screamo that devastates and still sings.

• Phrasing over swing vs straight feels
• Solo structure—motifs, development, release
• Lyric cool: subtext, irony, and winked punchlines
• Blues forms, rhythm changes, and reharm basics
• Ending tags and codas that feel classic
• Comping that leaves space for the story

• Vocalists and bands blending tradition with fresh stories

• Rhyme colour palettes
• Motif practice prompts
• Form maps
• Coda/ending cheat sheet