SW 111 - Essentials of Songwriting

Institution:

Berklee College of Music

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Description:

Credits:1 credit Prerequisites:None Course Chair:J. Perricone Required of:None Electable by:All Offered:Spring, Summer, Fall Description Designed to give an overview of the subject to the student contemplating a career as a songwriter or a career in music in which songwriting plays a major role. Topics include the importance of the song in the music industry, making a living as a songwriter, the relationship of words to music, song structure, and song demo production. This course should help some students decide whether Songwriting is the right major for them and also help music business/management majors and music production and engineering majors understand how to listen critically to songs as well as help prepare them to be more knowledgeable in music publishing, A&R, and other song-related fields.

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1.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Additional Information:

Historical Version(s):

09/01/2007 - 09/01/2007 

Institution Website:

www.berklee.edu

Phone Number:

(617) 747-2222

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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