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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.

Mix island breeze with honky tonk charm. Write beach town stories with steel, acoustic twang, and easy swing. Keep the mood funny and tender. Land choruses that taste like salt and lime.

• Progressions for sunlit ease and barroom sway
• Instrument roles for steel, uke, and Telecaster
• Lyric prompts for docks, boats, and second chances
• Grooves that lean between shuffle and calypso
• Mix tips for bright tops and warm mids

You get: Title banks, rhyme maps, chart templates, and set flow guides. Outcome: Shoreline anthems with porch ready hooks.