Songwriting Guides

Build a Game Shows songs that really feel ready for stages and streams, using images over abstracts, bridge turns, 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 Northern Soul that really feels clear and memorable, using harmony stacks and tasteful ad libs, pocket behind or ahead of beat, and focused section flow. You will learn

• Velvet chord voicings
• Intimate lyrics within boundaries
• Harmony stacks and tasteful ad libs
• Pocket behind or ahead of beat
• Chorus lift without mood loss
• Plush, current vocal mixing

Who it is for

• Singers and producers making mood-rich records

What you get

• Voicing recipes
• Intimacy prompts
• Harmony maps
• Vocal chain starters

Shape Turbo-Folk that really feels bold yet true to roots, using place and object imagery, singable ranges and breath planning, and focused hook design. You will learn

• Story frames with truth and twist
• Fingerpicking and strum patterns
• Place and object imagery
• Singable ranges and breath planning
• Sparse arrangements that carry
• Honest, forward vocal capture

Who it is for

• Writers shaping intimate, durable songs

What you get

• Story prompt lists
• Picking patterns
• Imagery decks
• Simple mix checklist

Nature songs that really feel grounded yet cinematic, using hooks, 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

Write Criolla that is clear, memorable, and moving, focusing on vocal phrasing, arrangement clarity, 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

• Vals feel and rubato taste
• Guitar patterns with moving bass
• Lyric images of place and memory
• Counter melodies that weave
• Vocal delivery close and present
• Room miking that flatters wood

Who it is for

• Writers and players honoring musica criolla with freshness

What you get

• Vals rhythm sheets
• Lyric image prompts
• Counter melody starters
• Acoustic recording notes

Write Balkan Music that feels clear, memorable, and moving, focusing on vocal phrasing, groove choices. You will learn

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

Who it is for

• Artists and producers making balkan music that feels current and honest

What you get

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