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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.

• Lyric cool: subtext, irony, and winked punchlines
• Solo structure, motifs, development, release
• Blues forms, rhythm changes, and reharm basics
• Ending tags and codas that feel classic
• Comping that leaves space for the story
• Phrasing over swing vs straight feels
• Vocalists and bands blending tradition with fresh stories
What you get
• Rhyme colour palettes
• Motif practice prompts
• Coda/ending cheat sheet
• Form maps

Deliver radiant Latin Pop with rhythm first writing and chorus forward craft. Blend dembow or tropical sway with modern pop sheen. Keep lyrics joyful, flirty, and image rich. Land a hook by forty seconds and let percussion smile through the whole record.

• Groove families and percussion roles that never clutter
• Topline patterns with open vowels and chantable posts
• Progressions that glow in major and dorian colors
• Spanglish flow and culture care notes for accuracy
• DJ friendly intros and radio edits that pop fast

You get: Hook formulas, lyric prompts, drum racks, and arrangement maps. Outcome: Summer bright singles that feel global and local at once.