Songwriting Guides

Build a Coaching songs that really feel tight, honest, and replayable, using pick the sharpest scene for feeling, bridge turns, 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 Horror Punk where concrete scenes and tight tones hit hard without harshness. You will learn

• Riffs and modal flavors that really 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

Write Ska that feels bold yet true to roots, focusing on arrangement clarity, lyric tone. You will learn

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

Who it is for

• Artists and producers making ska that feels current and honest

What you get

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

Create Glitch that really feels clear and memorable, using extended techniques and prepared sounds, staging pieces for gallery or stage, and focused section flow. You will learn

• Extended techniques and prepared sounds
• Atonal or modal writing without losing intent
• Graphic scores and chance operations
• Rhythm cells that evolve not loop
• Noise as structure with dynamics
• Staging pieces for gallery or stage

Who it is for

• Artists exploring experimental songwriting that still communicates

What you get

• Technique menus
• Form experiments
• Constraint prompt decks
• Recording oddities checklist

Write Brazilian that feels built for replay, focusing on section flow, lyric tone, and the details that make this style unmistakable. You will learn

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

Who it is for

• Artists and producers making brazilian that feels current and honest

What you get

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

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