Continuing from First Verse
The Four Factors, the SC-Citizen and the vocabulary are already in place. Week 9 goes straight into micro and macro economics.
Stage two · Reentry, community, transitional housing
Next Verse
Navigating Economics through Expressive Transformation. The same Four Factors framework, applied to money, recording craft and a real plan to release music. Personal expression starts turning into economic opportunity.
Setting
Reentry programs, transitional housing and community sites, with mobile studio equipment.
Length
4 weeks · one 3-hour session per week (weeks 9–12 of the arc).
Who it serves
First Verse participants continuing after release, and new participants starting here.
Ends with
A release-ready single, a release plan, a personal budget and a Next Verse Blueprint.
Two ways in, same four weeks
Continuing or brand new, everyone reaches week 12 together
Starting here
A 15–20 minute warm-up in week 9 covers the core ideas: name a system you’re in, look at the SC-Citizen, meet the four factors. That is enough to follow weeks 9–12 on their own.
Weeks 9–12
From personal story to a plan for the work
Week 9
Micro vs. macro
How what happens to you connects to the wider economy. A verse that moves from a personal image to a systemic one.
Week 10
Budgeting the bag
Income, expenses and savings in plain terms; checking vs. savings; avoiding predatory check-cashing fees. A money hook that’s honest, not preachy.
Week 11
A release plan
Platform, date, cover art idea, who it’s for, and one post that sounds like you.
Week 12
Showcase & release
Final mix, a listening session or showcase, and a Next Verse Blueprint with goals for housing, income and the next project.
Entrepreneurship in practice
From an idea to reinvestment
- IdeaA song, a concept, a project
- Ownership decisionWho writes, performs and profits
- Resource planTools, time, budget
- ReleasePlatform, date, audience
- ReinvestmentWhat the work funds next
What comes next
Finished work deserves somewhere to live
Last Verse is where released work, portfolios and mentor connections are meant to continue after the program ends.