MUSC 143 - Introduction to Songwriting

Credits: 1.5 Total Hours: 30

Students will learn compositional techniques of writing music for solo vocals with instrumental accompaniment, including creating melodies and lyrics over instrumental accompaniments supplied by the instructor. Emphasis will be placed on creativity, performance and collaboration. Students will be expected to create up to 3 original songs. Students will demonstrate individual songwriting progress during informal in-class performances, supported by the instructor and/or fellow students. Some instructor-mentored collaborative work will be expected.

Prerequisites
One of:

C in English 11
C in ENGL 070
C in ELD 072
C in ENGL 050 (if taken prior to September 2020)