1. The Nylon-String Foundation

2. Electric Guitar Textures and Discipline

3. The Philosophy of Arrangement

4. Keyboard Integration

5. Keyboard Voicing and Midrange Diplomacy

6. Pads and Atmospheric Design

7. Bass with Groove and Authority

8. Fretless Expression and Restraint

9. Bass as the Harmonic Foundation

10. Drum Programming and Human Feel

11. Rhythms from Other Traditions

12. Groove Construction: From Loop to Song

13. Building Arrangements from the Sketch

14. Advanced Layering and the Subtraction Pass

15. Dynamics, Space, and Closure