MUS 224 - Songwriting I (Beginning)

Credit hours: 3

Course Description:
This course includes instruction in the organization of musical ideas and words into the writing of popular songs, analysis of songwriting trends, and performances of student compositions.

Student Learning Outcomes:
Students will be able to:

Understand the technique and musical expression necessary to compose commercial quality songs, jingles and other musical compositions with a perception of musical aesthetics;
Demonstrate the elements of music and musical form necessary to help each student to progress from the level of proficiency at which he or she enrolls to a higher level of compositional skills, according to each student’s native ability;
Interpret a student’s own cultural heritage through musical composition;
Submit songs to the departmental collaborative CD project.