Songwriting Guides

Write African Popular Music with clean structure, bold images, and hooks designed for replay on radio and social. You will learn

• Groove and tempo sweet spots
• Hook symmetry and chorus lift
• Lyric themes and imagery that really 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

Shape Neo Soul that feels clear and memorable, using lyric themes and imagery that fit, groove and tempo sweet spots, and focused mix translation. 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

Healing songs that really feel visceral and clear, using milestones you can picture, chorus mantras, and sharp hook focus. You will learn

• Milestones you can picture
• Present-tense journaling that sings
• Chorus mantras that feel earned
• Pacing from heavy to lighter
• Honest relapse lines without drama
• Soothing vowel choices

Who it is for

• Writers documenting the climb out kindly

What you get

• Milestone scene cards
• Mantra builder
• Tone arc planner
• Vowel color cheatsheet

Fine Dining songs that really feel visceral and clear, using hooks, images over abstracts, 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

Write Criolla that is clear, memorable, and moving, focusing on vocal phrasing, arrangement clarity, 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

• Vals feel and rubato taste
• Guitar patterns with moving bass
• Lyric images of place and memory
• Counter melodies that weave
• Vocal delivery close and present
• Room miking that flatters wood

Who it is for

• Writers and players honoring musica criolla with freshness

What you get

• Vals rhythm sheets
• Lyric image prompts
• Counter melody starters
• Acoustic recording notes

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