Songwriting Guides

Go songs that really feel tight, honest, and replayable, using images over abstracts, prosody, 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

Deliver Maracatu that is tight, finished, and release ready, focusing on mix translation, vocal phrasing, 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

• Parade tempo sweet spots
• Call and response chorus shapes
• Drum ensemble layering with space
• Whistle and break cue language
• Lyric scenes of procession and pride
• Recording big drums without smear

Who it is for

• Songwriters and leaders arranging modern maracatu sets

What you get

• Procession tempo map
• Break cue sheets
• Chorus response templates
• Low end recording guide

Mystery songs that really feel true-to-life and memorable, using bridge turns, images over abstracts, 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

Create Soul that really feels bold yet true to roots, using intimate lyrics within boundaries, harmony stacks and tasteful ad libs, and focused section flow. You will learn

• Velvet chord voicings
• Intimate lyrics within boundaries
• Harmony stacks and tasteful ad libs
• Pocket behind or ahead of beat
• Chorus lift without mood loss
• Plush, current vocal mixing

Who it is for

• Singers and producers making mood-rich records

What you get

• Voicing recipes
• Intimacy prompts
• Harmony maps
• Vocal chain starters

Craft Mongolian 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

Build Brooklyn Drill that feels true to roots yet fresh, using street detail without glamorising harm, minor piano motifs and tense textures, and focused mix translation. You will learn

• Gliding 808s and spaced kick grids
• Minor piano motifs and tense textures
• Cadence choices on, behind, ahead of grid
• Ad lib stacks and reload triggers
• Street detail without glamorising harm
• Limiter and de-ess safety for loud vocals

Who it is for

• MCs and producers crafting clear, heavy UK drill

What you get

• Kick and 808 grids
• Ad lib stack planner
• Narrative scene prompts
• Limiter safety notes