MUSC 229 - Songwriting

Institution:

College of Charleston

Subject:

Music

Description:

This course examines songwriting from historical and practical perspectives. Students will place in a historical context songs from a broad spectrum of artists and consider how songs both reflect and shape culture, identity and technology. Songwriters studied include Kendrick Lamar, John Dowland, Bob Dylan, Taylor Swift, Frank Ocean, Franz Schubert, The Beatles, Max Martin, Dirty Projectors, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Sia, Muddy Waters, The Shaggs and many more. Students will also write original music and present it in class, discussing how the basic components of songwriting-lyrics, melody, chord progressions, rhythm, arrangement, performance, production and form-work together to create a song.

Credits:

3.00

Credit Hours:

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Additional Information:

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Institution Website:

www.cofc.edu

Phone Number:

(843) 953-5500

Regional Accreditation:

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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