Songwriting Guides

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

Build Afrobeat that really blends bilingual rhyme and percussion sparkle for instant groove. You will learn

• Dembow and palm-wine groove options
• Call and response hook shapes
• Bilingual rhyme with nuance
• Guitar and percussion sparkle
• Arrangement for dance and streams
• Collab strategy and credit care

Who it is for

• Singers and producers crafting pan-African hits

What you get

• Rhythm grids
• Hook translators
• Perc phrase banks
• Collab checklists

Deliver a Celebrating A Birthday songs that really feel grounded yet cinematic, using bridge toasts with warmth, inside-joke lines, and sharp hook focus. You will learn

• Names, ages, and memory snapshots
• Chantable cheers in pre-chorus
• Inside-joke lines that still land
• Bridge toasts with warmth
• Simple catchy melody shapes
• Clean, bright masters

Who it is for

• Writers making birthday songs people actually use

What you get

• Toast templates
• Number-hook ideas
• Memory prompt deck
• Party-proof mix notes

Craft a R&B And Soul songs that really feel true-to-life and memorable, using prosody, pick the sharpest scene for feeling, and sharp section flow. 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

Craft Novelty Piano that feels ready for stages and streams, focusing on section flow, arrangement clarity. You will learn

• Groove selection and tempo sweet spots for novelty piano
• Hook shapes and chorus symmetry that suit novelty piano
• Lyric themes and imagery common to novelty piano
• Vocal phrasing and breath that fit novelty piano
• Arrangement choices that highlight signature sounds
• Mix decisions that keep energy clean and loud

Who it is for

• Artists and producers making novelty piano that feels current and honest

What you get

• Groove and phrasing maps for novelty piano
• Hook and chorus templates
• Scene prompt lists for fast drafting
• Mix and release

Write Cajun Music that feels tight and release ready, using hook symmetry and chorus lift, arrangements that spotlight the core sound, and focused mix translation. You will learn

• Groove and tempo sweet spots
• Hook symmetry and chorus lift
• Lyric themes and imagery that fit
• Vocal phrasing with breath control
• Arrangements that spotlight the core sound
• Mix choices that stay clear and loud

Who it is for

• Artists making modern, honest records

What you get

• Groove and phrasing maps
• Hook templates
• Scene prompts
• Mix and release checks