F Songwriting

Catalog description

18 hours lecture and 18 hours lab per term. This course helps students to creatively combine music and words into songs. Students will study song form, lyrical devices, lead-sheet formatting, and prosody. Styles studied include Great American Songbook, "singer-songwriter," folk, and modern popular music. The class is divided between lecture sessions and opportunities for students to share their work for critique and brainstorm with classmates. (Degree Credit) (CSU)