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Compose within the Shashmaqam tradition with respect and clarity. Understand maqom structures, melodic paths, and rhythmic cycles. Shape vocal lines that honor ornament and text. Arrange dutar, tanbur, nay, and frame drums with space for breath and devotion.

• Maqom overviews and characteristic motifs
• Usul rhythm guides with hand pattern notation
• Text setting for poetry and classical diction
• Call and response forms for solo and ensemble
• Recording approaches for authentic room tone

You get: Reference charts, practice ladders, pronunciation help, and ensemble seating plans. Outcome: Works that honor lineage and communicate beautifully.

Turn found audio into living art. Curate with taste, transform with intent, and build narratives from fragments. Use time stretch, pitch, and reharm to create new songs that honor their sources. Sequence albums that feel like places, not folders.

• Sourcing strategies and ethical frameworks
• Chop methods, microtiming, and speech melody
• Harmony and reharm that respects identity
• Sound design with dirt, space, and re amp
• Mix and mastering for translation and breath

You get: Catalog sheets, edit kits, motif maps, and liner note guides. Outcome: Collages that tell clear stories and replay forever.

Write rock that moves bodies and sticks in heads. This eBook gives you a complete songcraft system from blank page to encore. You will map sections, design parts that interlock, and mix for radios, pubs, and festivals. You will learn

• Pocket, tempo, and feel that make choruses lift
• Drum patterns, fills, and section markers that guide crowds
• Basslines that glue harmony to groove
• Guitar voicings, tones, and hook architecture
• Vocal phrasing, stack plans, and lyric imagery that reads real
• Mixing and mastering moves for wide guitars and forward vocals

Who it is for

• Bands, solo artists, and producers who want big choruses with attitude

What you get

• Reusable section templates and count maps
• Tone recipes, mic tips, and track order checklists
• Troubleshooting for muddy mids, ice pick highs, and flat verses
• Write lean. Hit big. Let strangers sing it back.