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

Deliver a Civil Rights songs that really feel visceral and clear, using images over abstracts, 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

Shape Balkan Folk Music that feels ready for stages and streams. 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 balkan folk music
• Hook shapes and chorus symmetry
• Lyric themes and imagery common to balkan folk music
• Vocal phrasing and breath
• Arrangement choices that highlight signature sounds
• Mix decisions

Who it is for

• Artists and producers making balkan folk music

What you get

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

Natural disasters songs that really feel grounded yet cinematic, using images over abstracts, 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

Create Glam Rock that really feels bold yet true to roots, using set pacing with smart key flow, loud tones without harsh fizz, and focused hook design. You will learn

• Riffs and modal flavors that 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

Craft Bouyon that is authentic and modern, focusing on mix translation, groove choices, 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

• Fast party tempo control
• Chant hooks that cut through
• Call and response crowd parts
• Bass and perc that loop clean
• Arrangements that reset energy
• Mix translation for big systems

Who it is for

• Vocalists and producers cooking festival ready bouyon

What you get

• Chant line banks
• Loop structure templates
• Call sheet for breaks
• Club translation checklist