Songwriting Guides

Shape Alternative R&B that really feels clear and memorable, using dembow and palm-wine options, guitar and percussion sparkle, and focused lyric tone. You will learn

• Dembow and palm-wine 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

Reality songs that really feel grounded yet cinematic, using prosody, arrangements, 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

Build Guaracha (Edm) that really feels built for replay, using vocal phrasing with breath control, arrangements, and focused hook design. 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

Heartache songs that really feel ready for stages and streams, using chorus payoffs with clean vowels, bridge turns, and sharp hook focus. You will learn

• Hooks that flip pain into power
• Scene-based verses (texts, keys, boxes)
• Metaphors that avoid clichés
• Chorus payoffs with clean vowels
• Bridge turns that choose dignity
• Delivery that sounds strong not bitter

Who it is for

• Artists turning heartbreak into singable closure

What you get

• Scene prompt lists
• Metaphor swap deck
• Title and hook testers
• Post-cry vocal chain tips

Write British Rhythm And Blues that really feels bold yet true to roots, using blues forms and reharm basics, comping with space for the story, and focused hook design. You will learn

• Blues forms and reharm basics
• Cool subtext and winked punchlines
• Swing and straight feel phrasing
• Comping with space for the story
• Motif-based solos and release
• Classic codas that land

Who it is for

• Vocalists and bands blending tradition with fresh stories

What you get

• Form maps
• Rhyme color palettes
• Motif prompts
• Coda guide

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