Your practice reps
Pick a guided idea and follow along at your own pace.
Melody
Craft an emotive opening statement using a violin melody over a sparse pad. Focus on phrasing and breath between notes.
Rhythm
Build a punchy trap loop from scratch — kick placement, snare on 3, layered hi-hats with velocity variation.
Harmony
Write a 4-chord loop in a minor key using jazz voicings. Add extensions (7ths, 9ths) to get that warm lo-fi feel.
Structure
Engineer a tension arc — 8 bars of rising energy, a 1-bar break, then the drop. Use filter sweeps and riser FX.
Rhythm
Lock in a syncopated bass line that sits perfectly under a 4-on-the-floor kick. Groove over 8 bars, no straight 8ths.
Beat Making
Take a 2-bar vocal sample, chop it into 4 pieces, rearrange and pitch-shift into a catchy 8-bar hook.
Melody
Create a 32-bar evolving ambient pad using slow filter modulation and subtle pitch drift. No percussion, pure atmosphere.
Structure
Write a 8-bar bridge that modulates up a minor third. Use a call-and-response between a lead instrument and rhythm section.