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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.

Make honest songs that hit. In How to Write Tejano/Tex-Mex Songs you’ll shape chaos into choruses, built on memorable hooks, confident mixes, that read like a diary and sing like an anthem. The goal: repeatable songs that feel true and travel. You will learn

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

Raw feeling meets craft. How to Write Old-Time Songs shows you how to turn ideas into lyrics that land live and on record, story details, clear structure baked in. The goal: repeatable songs that feel true and travel. You will learn

• 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