AMU 306 - Songwriting

Course Units: 1.0

From minstrelsy and vaudeville through Tin Pan Alley, Motown, the Beatles, Burt Bacharach, Billy Joel, and Taylor Swift, this course will examine the creation, performance, transmission, and reception of popular song. In addition to analyzing lyrical/musical content as well as historical context, students will compose words and music in the styles of established master songwriters. Prerequisite(s): AMU 101 or permission of the instructor.