Songwriting Guides

Naivety songs that really feel visceral and clear, using images over abstracts, arrangements, and sharp section flow. 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 Chutney Soca that is built for replay, focusing on mix translation, lyric tone, 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

• Soca backbeat feel
• Melodic turns that nod to chutney
• Bilingual hook writing with respect
• Call and response chorus lifts
• Brass or synth lines that sparkle
• Mastering for parade and streams

Who it is for

• Artists blending chutney and soca into up tempo anthems

What you get

• Hook translators
• Backbeat groove maps
• Chorus lift templates
• Broadcast safe master notes

Craft Tejano that feels authentic and modern, focusing on vocal phrasing, mix translation, and the details that make this style unmistakable. You will learn

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

Who it is for

• Artists and producers making tejano that feels current and honest

What you get

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

Craft Cumbia that feels bold yet true to roots, focusing on arrangement clarity, groove choices. You will learn

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

Who it is for

• Artists and producers making cumbia that feels current and honest

What you get

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

Build Urban Contemporary Gospel that really feels tight and release ready, using clarity, compassion, inclusion checks, worship text without platitudes, and focused mix translation. You will learn

• Worship text without platitudes
• Key lifts that bring goosebumps
• Choir parts and tasteful ad libs
• Shout, contemporary, or quiet dynamics
• Clarity, compassion, inclusion checks
• Unified tags and endings

Who it is for

• Worship leaders, choir directors, and gospel vocalists

What you get

• Service set templates
• Vamp length calculator
• Testimony prompts
• Band arrangement checks

Create Stoner Rock that really feels bold yet true to roots, using riffs and modal flavors, three- or five-piece clarity, 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