Introduction to Songwriting

Catalog description

This course introduces students to the essentials of contemporary popular songwriting, focusing on how the marriage of lyric, melody, harmony, rhythm, and form intersect to construct meaning for the creator and the audience. Students explore basic songwriting and production technology, such as digital audio workstations, drum machines, and synthesizers. Students develop a familiarity with a repertoire of contemporary and legacy popular songs across a broad set of genres.