Songwriting Guides

Unrequited Love songs that really feel built for goosebumps, using prosody, sensory images beyond roses and rain, and sharp image clarity. You will learn

• Sensory images beyond roses and rain
• Prosody that feels like leaning in
• Tension and release through pre-chorus
• Unique terms of endearment
• Rhyme that feels effortless
• A bridge that deepens not repeats

Who it is for

• Writers capturing new-love butterflies or steady warmth

What you get

• Image bank for touch/taste/sound
• Prosody checklist
• Hook symmetry templates
• Bridge angle prompts

Craft Son that is ready for stages and streams, focusing on groove choices, 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

Craft Salsa that feels clear, memorable, and moving, focusing on vocal phrasing, arrangement clarity. You will learn

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

Who it is for

• Artists and producers making salsa that feels current and honest

What you get

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

Craft Igbo Rap where cadence, beat choice, and story scenes lock together fast. You will learn

• Pocket and stress patterns that really groove
• Punchlines with real setups
• Beat selection without muddy subs
• Hooks that sing and stick
• Scene writing with stakes and turns
• Release cadence that builds momentum

Who it is for

• Rappers and producers building distinct voices

What you get

• Flow grids
• Punchline drills
• Beat brief templates
• Vocal mix notes

Write Electro Swing that really feels true to roots yet fresh, using swing and straight feel phrasing, comping with space for the story, and focused lyric tone. 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

Write Calypso that feels tight, finished, and release ready, focusing on vocal phrasing, hook design. You will learn

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

Who it is for

• Artists and producers making calypso that feels current and honest

What you get

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