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

Storytelling songs that really feel ready for stages and streams, using images over abstracts, prosody, and sharp image clarity. 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

Craft a Dreams And Aspirations songs that really feel built for goosebumps, using bridge turns, arrangements, 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

Deliver Peteneras that feels bold yet true to roots, focusing on hook design, groove choices. You will learn

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

Who it is for

• Artists and producers making peteneras that feels current and honest

What you get

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

Build Neo-Swing that feels tight and release ready, using classic codas that land, 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

Success And Failure songs that really feel built for goosebumps, using outro gratitude beats, family and team shout-outs, and sharp lyric tone. You will learn

• Grateful flex tone without cringe
• Origin-to-now contrasts
• Family and team shout-outs
• Hook slogans that stick
• Short brag lists with images
• Outro gratitude beats

Who it is for

• Writers celebrating wins with heart and humility

What you get

• Contrast setup templates
• Slogan vault
• Shout-out planner
• Outro gratitude cues