Songwriting Guides

Build Fandangos that feels built for replay, focusing on lyric tone, mix translation, and the details that make this style unmistakable. You will learn

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

Who it is for

• Artists and producers making fandangos that feels current and honest

What you get

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

Build a Equality songs that really feel grounded yet cinematic, using images over abstracts, pick the sharpest scene for feeling, 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

Craft Stride Piano that feels built for replay, focusing on mix translation, section flow. You will learn

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

Who it is for

• Artists and producers making stride piano that feels current and honest

What you get

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

Shape Son Cubano that is clear, memorable, and moving, focusing on vocal phrasing, 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

Shape Fann At-Tanbura that feels ready for stages and streams, focusing on mix translation, arrangement clarity. You will learn

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

Who it is for

• Artists and producers making fann at-tanbura that feels current and honest

What you get

• Groove and phrasing maps for fann at-tanbura
• Hook and chorus templates
• Scene prompt lists for fast drafting
• Mix and release

Craft Hard Rock that really feels clear and memorable, using three- or five-piece clarity, riffs and modal flavors, and focused lyric tone. 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