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Raw feeling meets craft. How to Write Canadian Blues Songs shows you how to turn ideas into lyrics that land live and on record—swing phrasing, call‑and‑response baked in. You will learn

• Blues forms, rhythm changes, and reharm basics
• Phrasing over swing vs straight feels
• Solo structure—motifs, development, release
• Ending tags and codas that feel classic
• Lyric cool: subtext, irony, and winked punchlines
• Comping that leaves space for the story

Who it is for

• Vocalists and bands blending tradition with fresh stories

What you get

• Motif practice prompts
• Coda/ending cheat sheet
• Rhyme colour palettes
• Form maps

Raw feeling meets craft. How to Write Old-Time Songs shows you how to turn ideas into lyrics that land live and on record—story details, clear structure baked in. The goal: repeatable songs that feel true and travel. You will learn

• Imagery and objects that beat vague angst
• Structures that carry emotion without padding
• Revisions that keep truth and drop filler
• Melody writing that respects your range
• Turning messy feelings into singable lines
• Simple release plans you’ll actually follow
• Artists who want repeatable, pro‑feeling results without losing soul
What you get
• Templates
• Prompt decks
• Tone sliders
• Troubleshooting guides

Mix island breeze with honky tonk charm. Write beach town stories with steel, acoustic twang, and easy swing. Keep the mood funny and tender. Land choruses that taste like salt and lime.

• Progressions for sunlit ease and barroom sway
• Instrument roles for steel, uke, and Telecaster
• Lyric prompts for docks, boats, and second chances
• Grooves that lean between shuffle and calypso
• Mix tips for bright tops and warm mids

You get: Title banks, rhyme maps, chart templates, and set flow guides. Outcome: Shoreline anthems with porch ready hooks.

No fluff, just moves that work. How to Write Hokum Blues Songs distills process into hooks and verses with swing phrasing, extended harmony at the core. The goal: repeatable songs that feel true and travel. You will learn

• Lyric cool: subtext, irony, and winked punchlines
• Solo structure—motifs, development, release
• Blues forms, rhythm changes, and reharm basics
• Ending tags and codas that feel classic
• Comping that leaves space for the story
• Phrasing over swing vs straight feels
• Vocalists and bands blending tradition with fresh stories
What you get
• Rhyme colour palettes
• Motif practice prompts
• Coda/ending cheat sheet
• Form maps

Make honest songs that hit. In How to Write Tejano/Tex-Mex Songs you’ll shape chaos into choruses—built on memorable hooks, confident mixes—that read like a diary and sing like an anthem. The goal: repeatable songs that feel true and travel. You will learn

• Simple release plans you’ll actually follow
• Revisions that keep truth and drop filler
• Turning messy feelings into singable lines
• Structures that carry emotion without padding
• Imagery and objects that beat vague angst
• Melody writing that respects your range
• Artists who want repeatable, pro‑feeling results without losing soul
What you get
• Prompt decks
• Templates
• Troubleshooting guides
• Tone sliders

No fluff, just moves that work. How to Write Bush Band Songs distills process into hooks and verses with memorable hooks, clear structure at the core. The goal: repeatable songs that feel true and travel. You will learn

• Turning messy feelings into singable lines
• Melody writing that respects your range
• Structures that carry emotion without padding
• Revisions that keep truth and drop filler
• Imagery and objects that beat vague angst
• Simple release plans you’ll actually follow
• Artists who want repeatable, pro‑feeling results without losing soul
What you get
• Prompt decks
• Tone sliders
• Troubleshooting guides
• Templates