Songwriting Guides

Craft Honky-Tonk Piano that feels tight, finished, and release ready, focusing on mix translation, lyric tone. You will learn

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

Who it is for

• Artists and producers making honky-tonk piano that feels current and honest

What you get

• Groove and phrasing maps for honky-tonk piano
• Hook and chorus templates
• Scene prompt lists for fast drafting
• Mix and release

Shape Canadian Folk Music that feels built for replay. Practical steps you can repeat each session. Clear templates to move from draft to master.You will learn

• Groove selection and tempo sweet spots for canadian folk music
• Hook shapes and chorus symmetry
• Lyric themes and imagery common to canadian folk music
• Vocal phrasing and breath
• Arrangement choices that highlight signature sounds
• Mix decisions

Who it is for

• Artists and producers making canadian folk music

What you get

• Groove and phrasing maps for canadian folk music
• Hook and chorus templates
• Scene prompt lists for fast drafting
• Mix

Build Melodic Hardcore where concrete scenes and tight tones hit hard without harshness. You will learn

• Riffs and modal flavors that really stick
• Concrete scenes over vague angst
• Shout-back chorus design
• Three- or five-piece clarity
• Loud tones without harsh fizz
• Set pacing with smart key flow

Who it is for

• Bands chasing catharsis with modern punch

What you get

• Riff starters
• Scene prompts
• Chant maps
• Tone-taming notes

Breakups songs that really feel built for goosebumps, using chorus payoffs with clean vowels, hooks, and sharp lyric tone. You will learn

• Hooks that flip pain into power
• Scene-based verses (texts, keys, boxes)
• Metaphors that avoid clichés
• Chorus payoffs with clean vowels
• Bridge turns that choose dignity
• Delivery that sounds strong not bitter

Who it is for

• Artists turning heartbreak into singable closure

What you get

• Scene prompt lists
• Metaphor swap deck
• Title and hook testers
• Post-cry vocal chain tips

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

Integrity songs that really feel grounded yet cinematic, using hooks, pick the sharpest scene for feeling, 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