Songwriting Guides

Write Progressive Metalcore with riffs, live dynamics, and shout back choruses that really explode on stage. You will learn

• Down-tuned riff architecture
• Heavy lyric images without edgelord cliche
• Transitions, stops, breakdowns
• Drum and bass locking at speed
• Harsh vocal tracking safely
• Dense mix clarity that still pounds

Who it is for

• Bands pushing weight and precision

What you get

• Riff motif banks
• Breakdown cue sheets
• Lyric image prompts
• Anti-mud checklist

Fiction Writing songs that really feel tight, honest, and replayable, using hooks, bridge turns, and sharp image clarity. 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 Indie Pop that really feels clear and memorable, using lyric themes and imagery, groove and tempo sweet spots, and focused mix translation. 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

Shape Ranchera that feels built for replay, using lyric themes and imagery that fit, arrangements that spotlight the core sound, and focused section flow. 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

Shape Lovers Rock that is tight, finished, and release ready, focusing on lyric tone, groove choices, and the details that make this style unmistakable. Expect practical steps you can repeat.Expect practical steps you can repeat.You will learn

• One drop feel with soft swing
• Skank guitar that supports melody
• Close harmony stacks for warmth
• Lyric intimacy without cliche
• Chorus lift that still feels gentle
• Tape style glue without haze

Who it is for

• Singers and bands making tender reggae love songs

What you get

• Feel templates
• Harmony maps
• Lyric intimacy prompts
• Warm clarity mix notes

Craft Glitch Hop [Es] that really feels tight and release ready, using staging pieces for gallery or stage, extended techniques and prepared sounds, and focused lyric tone. You will learn

• Extended techniques and prepared sounds
• Atonal or modal writing without losing intent
• Graphic scores and chance operations
• Rhythm cells that evolve not loop
• Noise as structure with dynamics
• Staging pieces for gallery or stage

Who it is for

• Artists exploring experimental songwriting that still communicates

What you get

• Technique menus
• Form experiments
• Constraint prompt decks
• Recording oddities checklist