Finding the right words to define "groove" already puts you in the right mindset for producing and arranging a rhythm track. Here we'll discover what turns drums, guitar, bass and piano / keyboards into a 'well-oiled machine' that holds the song together.

Whether you write an arrangement from the ground up or are hired to "sweeten" an arrangement with horns and/or strings, your objective is to compose parts that, once they are heard, they are inseparable from the song.

A journey of learning and understanding the most useful principles of harmonic progressions and chord construction, from the viewpoint of some of the most successful popular songs written in recent decades.