Songwriting Guides

Forgiveness songs that really feel grounded yet cinematic, using repair promises, hooks, and sharp lyric tone. You will learn

• Accountability language without excuses
• Specifics over general 'sorry'
• Repair promises that scan
• Hooks that give space
• Bridge steps you’ll take
• Soft dynamics that sound sincere

Who it is for

• Artists writing real amends, not PR statements

What you get

• Accountability phrase bank
• Specifics checklist
• Repair-plan prompts
• Sincere-take vocal guide

Build Banda that feels built for replay, focusing on vocal phrasing, arrangement clarity, and the details that make this style unmistakable. You will learn

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

Who it is for

• Artists and producers making banda that feels current and honest

What you get

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

Shape Jazz Blues that feels built for replay, using comping with space for the story, cool subtext and winked punchlines, and focused section flow. 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

Shape a Cultural Differences songs that really feel built for goosebumps, using hooks, arrangements, 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 Chutney Soca that is built for replay, focusing on mix translation, lyric tone, 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

• Soca backbeat feel
• Melodic turns that nod to chutney
• Bilingual hook writing with respect
• Call and response chorus lifts
• Brass or synth lines that sparkle
• Mastering for parade and streams

Who it is for

• Artists blending chutney and soca into up tempo anthems

What you get

• Hook translators
• Backbeat groove maps
• Chorus lift templates
• Broadcast safe master notes

Build a Mourning songs that really feel true-to-life and memorable, using honoring specifics (voice, habits), chorus lines, and sharp section flow. You will learn

• Writing around absence with objects
• Honoring specifics (voice, habits)
• Major/minor color for hope and ache
• Breath-aware phrasing for emotion
• Chorus lines that hold gently
• Ritual framing without cliché

Who it is for

• Artists processing loss with honesty and care

What you get

• Memory scene prompts
• Harmonic color menu
• Breath plan worksheet
• Sensitivity checklist