Songwriting Guides

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 a Taboo Subjects songs that really feel ready for stages and streams, using hooks, 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

Courage songs that really feel tight, honest, and replayable, using status images, post-chorus tags, and sharp hook focus. You will learn

• Anthem math for crowd shouts
• Verb-led hooks that feel unstoppable
• Status images that avoid flex clichés
• Pre-chorus climbs that explode
• Alliterative punch for swagger
• Post-chorus tags that brand you

Who it is for

• Artists writing big, strut-forward anthems

What you get

• Chant map templates
• Hook verb lists
• Status image prompts
• Tagline and ad-lib bank

Genre songs that really feel true-to-life and memorable, using arrangements, pick the sharpest scene for feeling, 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

Build Martinetes that feels ready for stages and streams, focusing on section flow, hook design. You will learn

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

Who it is for

• Artists and producers making martinetes that feels current and honest

What you get

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

Deliver Dunedin Sound that really feels clear and memorable, using lyric themes and imagery, hook symmetry and chorus lift, and focused section flow. 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