Composition and Songwriting    2 s.h

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Students study the music of leading songwriters in the process of developing their craft and forming their own style. Assignments will include the creation of a portfolio of original compositions, as well as analysis of compositions by George Gershwin, Cole Porter, Harold Arlen, Duke Ellington, Woody Guthrie, Leadbelly, Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell, Lennon/McCartney, Stevie Wonder, Donald Fagan, Franz Schubert, Robert Schumann, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Ivan Lins, Sara Bareilles, Kendrick Lamar, John Mayer, and many others. Prereq.: MUTC 2631 with grade of a "C" or better.