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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.

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

• Vocalists and bands blending tradition with fresh stories

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

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.