Songwriting Guides

Shape Garage House that really feels ready for stages and streams, using minimal lyrics, topliner collaboration flow, and focused mix translation. You will learn

• Swing and velocity for groove
• Ear-candy rotation without clutter
• 16-bar blocks with clear cues
• Booth rig mix translation
• Minimal lyrics that still hit
• Topliner collaboration flow

Who it is for

• House producers focused on dance-floor function

What you get

• Arrangement stencils
• Groove checklists
• Topline briefs
• Pre-master checks

Seasons changing songs that really feel visceral and clear, using small-hour images and lullaby vowels, hooks kids can hum, and sharp lyric tone. You will learn

• Small-hour images and lullaby vowels
• Mini-milestones and time jumps
• Love without halo clichés
• Hooks kids can hum
• Letters-to-future bridge moves
• Warm, close vocal capture

Who it is for

• Parents writing honest songs for and their kids

What you get

• Milestone prompt deck
• Lullaby vowel palette
• Letter-bridge templates
• Cozy-mix chain notes

Craft Rap Rock that feels clear and memorable, using release cadence that builds momentum, pocket and stress patterns, and focused hook design. You will learn

• Pocket and stress patterns
• Punchlines with real setups
• Beat selection without muddy subs
• Hooks that sing and stick
• Scene writing with stakes and turns
• Release cadence that builds momentum

Who it is for

• Rappers and producers building distinct voices

What you get

• Flow grids
• Punchline drills
• Beat brief templates
• Vocal mix notes

Build Southern Gospel that really feels bold yet true to roots, using unified tags and endings, shout, contemporary, or quiet dynamics, and focused lyric tone. You will learn

• Worship text without platitudes
• Key lifts that bring goosebumps
• Choir parts and tasteful ad libs
• Shout, contemporary, or quiet dynamics
• Clarity, compassion, inclusion checks
• Unified tags and endings

Who it is for

• Worship leaders, choir directors, and gospel vocalists

What you get

• Service set templates
• Vamp length calculator
• Testimony prompts
• Band arrangement checks

Nature songs that really feel grounded yet cinematic, using hooks, pick the sharpest scene for feeling, and sharp hook focus. You will learn

• Pick the sharpest scene for feeling
• Prosody that matches pulse
• Hooks that distill the truth
• Bridge turns that add perspective
• Images over abstracts
• Arrangements that support the story

Who it is for

• Songwriters chasing honest, powerful emotion writing

What you get

• Scene picker worksheet
• Prosody checklist
• Hook distiller
• Arrangement cue map

Shape Son Cubano that is clear, memorable, and moving, focusing on vocal phrasing, hook design, and the details that make this style unmistakable. Expect practical steps you can repeat.Expect practical steps you can repeat.Expect practical steps you can repeat.You will learn

• Clave placement you can feel
• Montuno patterns that rise
• Tres and piano interlock
• Tumbao that pushes without crowding
• Coro and pregon call and response
• Section flow from intro to descarga

Who it is for

• Bands writing modern Cuban son with classic foundations

What you get

• Clave maps
• Montuno starter motifs
• Coro prompt lists
• Arrangement stencils