Songwriting Guides

Craft Chinese Folk Music where honest images, clean prosody, and warm vocals lead. You will learn

• Story frames with truth and twist
• Fingerpicking and strum patterns
• Place and object imagery
• Singable ranges and breath planning
• Sparse arrangements that really carry
• Honest, forward vocal capture

Who it is for

• Writers shaping intimate, durable songs

What you get

• Story prompt lists
• Picking patterns
• Imagery decks
• Simple mix checklist

Write Criolla that is clear, memorable, and moving, focusing on vocal phrasing, arrangement clarity, 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

• Vals feel and rubato taste
• Guitar patterns with moving bass
• Lyric images of place and memory
• Counter melodies that weave
• Vocal delivery close and present
• Room miking that flatters wood

Who it is for

• Writers and players honoring musica criolla with freshness

What you get

• Vals rhythm sheets
• Lyric image prompts
• Counter melody starters
• Acoustic recording notes

Build Pumping House that really feels true to roots yet fresh, using topliner collaboration flow, minimal lyrics, 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

Create Reggae Rock that really feels built for replay, using concrete scenes over vague angst, shout-back chorus design, and focused lyric tone. You will learn

• Riffs and modal flavors that stick
• Concrete scenes over vague angst
• Shout-back chorus design
• Three- or five-piece clarity
• Loud tones without harsh fizz
• Set pacing with smart key flow

Who it is for

• Bands chasing catharsis with modern punch

What you get

• Riff starters
• Scene prompts
• Chant maps
• Tone-taming notes

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

Process songs that really feel tight, honest, and replayable, using prosody, images over abstracts, and sharp image clarity. 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