Session formats
Practical musicianship for everyone, first-time hobbyists to working pros. Melody, harmony, structure, parts, and intent, converted into decisions you can execute.
Every format follows the same arc: diagnose → rebuild → next steps. The difference is scope, not seriousness.
- Diagnose: identify what's actually causing the issue, not just the symptom.
- Rebuild: make the smallest change that solves the problem reliably.
- Next steps: leave with a short plan you can execute this week.
If you're unsure, book Build (60). It's the most efficient reset and plan format.
Real material only. A song, draft, demo, chart, video, or one passage you can't get to sit right.
- One sentence goal, what "better" means
- One link, your recording, YouTube, or reference track
- One constraint, deadline, gig, audition, practice time
Diagnostic
One specific problem. One clear solution. The fastest way to stop wasting practice time on the wrong fix.
- A technique snag you can name (time feel, picking, fretting, voicings)
- One section that won't lock (riff, turnaround, intro, bridge)
- An arranging question: "what part should I play here?"
- Isolate the bottleneck quickly
- Test one or two solutions and pick the one that holds
- Leave with a practice move you can repeat all week
Build
Diagnose. Rebuild fundamentals. Map the next 2 to 4 weeks. The goal is durable improvement, not a temporary patch.
- Plateaus, you're practicing but the needle isn't moving
- Recurring problems, the same mistake across new songs
- Harmony and voicing work that needs context and reinforcement
- Identify the root cause, usually one missing link in the chain
- Rebuild the underlying mechanic with 2 to 3 targeted exercises
- Define a weekly practice plan that fits your schedule
Deep Work
Multi-topic or advanced work. Higher-level decisions, and you leave with a written plan to execute between sessions.
- Songwriting, theory, and application in one session
- Advanced harmony: function, voice-leading, modulation
- Arranging a full song or set with part economy and intent
- A prioritized decision list, what to change first
- Specific parts, or part rules, to execute
- A written plan for the next phase of work
Book the smallest format that can solve the problem.
Clarity is the product. Match the session to the scope.
Purchase at least 72 hours before your first appointment. Monthly plans are month-to-month and keep a standing slot while you're active.