Songwriting Guides

Shape Kansas City Jazz that feels tight release ready, using mix choices that stay clear loud, vocal phrasing with breath control, 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

Create Folk Ragtime that feels ready for stages and streams, focusing on lyric tone, groove choices. You will learn

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

Who it is for

• Artists and producers making folk ragtime that feels current and honest

What you get

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

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

Shape Fann At-Tanbura that feels ready for stages and streams, focusing on mix translation, arrangement clarity. You will learn

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

Who it is for

• Artists and producers making fann at-tanbura that feels current and honest

What you get

• Groove and phrasing maps for fann at-tanbura
• Hook and chorus templates
• Scene prompt lists for fast drafting
• Mix and release

Build Depressive Suicidal Black Metal where concrete scenes and tight tones hit hard without harshness. You will learn

• Down-tuned riff architecture
• Heavy lyric images without edgelord cliche
• Transitions, stops, breakdowns
• Drum and bass locking at speed
• Harsh vocal tracking safely
• Dense mix clarity that really still pounds

Who it is for

• Bands pushing weight and precision

What you get

• Riff motif banks
• Breakdown cue sheets
• Lyric image prompts
• Anti-mud checklist

Comrades songs that really feel ready for stages and streams, using bridge turns, hooks, and sharp lyric tone. 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