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Build slow burning songs that ache with elegance. Use quiet dynamics, long vowels, and room tone to frame the story. Keep harmony simple and heavy with meaning. Let production feel like candlelight so the lyric does the talking.

• Image first writing for loss, distance, and small mercies
• Progressions with suspended relief and gentle turns
• Tempo and pocket choices that slow the breath
• Vocal delivery for fragile diction and glow
• Mix moves for soft highs and honest space

You get: Prompt decks, melody contours, arrangement maps, and reverb recipes. Outcome: Songs that feel like quiet rooms and last lines.

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.

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.