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

Craft Roots Reggae that feels built for replay, focusing on groove choices, vocal phrasing. You will learn

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

Who it is for

• Artists and producers making roots reggae that feels current and honest

What you get

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

Write Marrabenta 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

Cyberbullying songs that really feel true-to-life and memorable, using moral high-ground tone, evidence-first images not rants, and sharp hook focus. You will learn

• Evidence-first images not rants
• Moral high-ground tone
• Consonant bite without yelling
• Hook framing that names the line crossed
• Twist bridges that move on
• Mix clarity so every word lands

Who it is for

• Artists turning receipts into cathartic hooks

What you get

• Receipt-to-lyric worksheet
• Tone guardrails
• Hook naming prompts
• De-anger editing pass

Write Stride Jazz that feels clear and memorable, using mix choices that stay clear and loud, hook symmetry and chorus lift, and focused hook design. 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

Urban life songs that really feel true-to-life and memorable, using images over abstracts, hooks, 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