Genre Playbooks
How to Write Gospel (Call-and-Response Choir Arranging)
You want a choir that answers you like a squad of holy hypemongers. You want call phrases that land like a sermon and responses that li...
How to Write Hip Hop Rap: Bars, Flows, Rhyme Density Explained
You want bars that land like a mic drop. You want flows that make heads nod on the subway. You want rhyme schemes that sound clever wit...
How to Write Country (Story Arcs Detail Turns)
Country songs tell stories like your best friend on a porch light confession. They are built from characters, places, small objects tha...
How to Write Pop Songs that Stick Like Glitter
You want a song that clings to a listener the way glitter clings to your shirt after a nightclub confetti war. You want a hook that sne...
How to Write Metal (Breakdowns Scream Phrasing Safely)
You want riffs that punch through a wall of amps. You want breakdowns that make bodies stop moving and start collapsing into orderly ch...