Holistic Music Academy · The Grove

Grove Song Architect

Turn an 8-bar loop into a whole song. Learn arrangement step by step in a 10-lesson course, train your ears to hear structure, and hear every decision play back as you make it.
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Song Architect course · arrange like a pro in 10 lessons

Hands-on lessons that run on the song below. A coach walks you through each step, checks your arrangement as you go, and can show you any move so you hear the difference. Start with lesson 1, or jump to what you need.

Song shape
Your loop
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Shape match—

The song

Click a section to shape it · click a cell to bring a part in or out · click the ruler to jump
your energythe shape this style usually takes

Section

Name
Role
Length (bars)
Parts playing
Transitions and moves

Reading the shape

What each section is for, and how its energy compares to this style

Ear training

Hear structure in any song, not just this one
Game 1

Section Spotter

You'll hear 4 bars from somewhere in a song. Is it the intro, a build, the drop? Producers who can name sections by ear can study any track.

Press New round to start.
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Game 2

Feel the phrase

A short song plays from the top. Tap Change! the moment a new section begins. Count the bars: changes land on bar 1 of a group of 8.

Press Start. Tip: the gold dot is the 1 of every bar.
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