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1.00 Credits
Credits:2 credits Prerequisites:HR-112 Course Chair:J. Perricone Required of:SONG majors Electable by:All Offered:Spring, Summer, Fall Description Basic songwriting techniques. Students will develop a strong sense of form, melody, harmony, bass line development, and rhythm. Introduction to lyric considerations. Projects, in lead sheet format, will cover a variety of styles. Note: It is recommended that students take SW-221 in conjunction with this course.
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2.00 Credits
Credits:2 credits Prerequisites:ISKB-211 (or piano private instruction level 2), SW-211, and SW-221 Course Chair:J. Perricone Required of:SONG majors Electable by:All Offered:Spring, Summer, Fall Description Continuation of SW-211. Proper integration of lyrics and melody. Expansion of tonal materials used in songwriting including modulation and modality. Further study of form including the transitional bridge and the primary bridge. Student projects include setting lyrics in various styles and forms. Note: It is recommended that students take SW-222 in conjunction with this course.
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1.00 Credits
Credits:2 credits Prerequisites:English competency and concurrent enrollment in SW-211 are highly recommended. Course Chair:J. Perricone Required of:SONG majors Electable by:All Offered:Spring, Summer, Fall Description This course will focus on the structural aspects of lyric writing, especially the use of rhythm, rhyme, and form. Emphasis will be placed on compositional decisions and choices available to the lyricist. Weekly writing exercises from the workbook.
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2.00 Credits
Credits:2 credits Prerequisites:SW-211 and SW-221 Course Chair:J. Perricone Required of:SONG majors Electable by:All Offered:Spring, Summer, Fall Description Composition of lyrics using techniques gained in SW-221. Student projects will cover various uses of form, approaches to "hooks," use of thesaurus and rhyming dictionary, writing to existing melody, collaboration with composers (lyrics first), and work sheets on form/function relationships.
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2.00 Credits
Credits:2 credits Prerequisites:AR-111, HR-211, and PW-161 Course Chair:J. Perricone Required of:SONG majors Electable by:All Offered:Spring, Summer, Fall Description Building on skills acquired in AR-111, this course focuses on writing effective arrangements built around a lead vocal with a contemporary rhythm section including percussion, background vocals, and synthesizer(s). Topics include conceptualizing and establishing a groove, writing effective introductions and fills, and supporting the style and structure of the song with appropriate instruments.
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2.00 Credits
Credits: 2 credits Prerequisites: SW-211 and SW-221 Course Chair: J. Perricone Required of: SONG majors Electable by: All Offered: Spring, Summer, Fall Description The purpose of this course is to provide the student with an overview of the contributions that songwriters have made to twentieth-century American culture. Included will be a history of the sources of, and the trends in, various popular American styles, including the blues, standards, show country music, and the more contemporary and progressive styles of rock, pop, and new wave. This course will use the basic technical and analytical tools taught in SW-221 and SW-211 to study and analyze significant popular songs and song styles.
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2.00 Credits
Credits:2 credits Prerequisites:SW-212 and SW-222 Course Chair:J. Perricone Required of:SONG majors who do not choose to take SW-371 Electable by:All Offered:Spring, Summer, Fall Description A writing workshop geared to the producer, arranger, or songwriter that focuses on writing original songs for artists, assignments for television or film, etc. The workshop involves collaboration and addresses the creative process from many angles in order to allow the student to develop varied skills and approaches.
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2.00 Credits
Credits:2 credits Prerequisites:SW-222 Course Chair:J. Perricone Required of:None Electable by:All Offered:Spring, Summer, Fall Description A course in workshop format designed to help the student develop individual style and technique in lyric writing. The course will focus on prosody of form and content, setting lyric to music and vice versa, and on the integration of techniques learned in SW-221 and SW-222.
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2.00 Credits
Credits:2 credits Prerequisites:None Course Chair:J. Perricone Required of:None Electable by:All Offered:Spring, Summer, Fall Description A study of the work of John Lennon, including musical analysis, lyric analysis, survey of his poetry and art, transitional periods, and the influence of his interest in surrealist and nonmusical events. Influences of Paul McCartney and Yoko Ono. Class presentations include audio and video clips.
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2.00 Credits
Credits:2 credits Prerequisites:SW-212 and SW-222 Course Chair:J. Perricone Required of:SONG majors Electable by:All Offered:Spring, Summer, Fall Description A practical business course for the songwriter. Topics covered will include making and marketing demos, copyright law, publishing contracts, sources of royalty income, performance societies, and collection agencies.
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