Tag Archives: Genre Playbooks
How to Write Country (Story Arcs Detail Turns)
Country songs tell stories like your best friend on a porch light confession. They are built from characters, places, small objects tha...					
How to Write Rock and Classic Rock Songs: Riffs as Motifs
Want riffs that punch like a fist to the chest and stay in listeners heads forever? Good. You belong here. This guide turns riffs from ...					
How to Write Pop Songs that Stick Like Glitter
You want a song that clings to a listener the way glitter clings to your shirt after a nightclub confetti war. You want a hook that sne...					
How to Write Afrobeats and Afrobeat: Groove Call and Response
If you want a track that makes people move, scream the hook, and text their crush at 3 AM, you are in the right place. This guide teach...					
How to Write R&B & Neo Soul (Tone Pocket Ad Libs)
You want ad libs that feel like velvet and land like a punchline. You want little vocal moments that make listeners rewind and text the...					
How to Write Hip Hop Rap: Bars, Flows, Rhyme Density Explained
You want bars that land like a mic drop. You want flows that make heads nod on the subway. You want rhyme schemes that sound clever wit...					
How to Write Gospel (Call-and-Response Choir Arranging)
You want a choir that answers you like a squad of holy hypemongers. You want call phrases that land like a sermon and responses that li...					
Genre Songwriting Library: Rules to Break on Purpose
Yes you can break the rules. Do it with intent. This guide hands you a playbook for flipping genre expectations so your songs sound lik...					
How to Write Metal (Breakdowns Scream Phrasing Safely)
You want riffs that punch through a wall of amps. You want breakdowns that make bodies stop moving and start collapsing into orderly ch...					
How to Write Reggae (Off Beat Placement Lyric Themes)
You want a song that makes people sway their shoulders and forget the office email thread of doom. You want a groove that sits behind y...